General Conference and Miracles

Hello everyone, this week has been pretty crazy with a new companion

and all. This last Wednesday was crazy with getting home from

transfers and writing family that we had to finish our shopping and

that was the end of it.

 

So I'm taking over the area, because my companion is new here so

planning was a bit difficult but I managed getting good plans and

goals with Elder Neuerburg. We made a VGPA, which is our vision for

this area, goals, plans and accountability. It really helps us do good

and be better hard working missionaries.

 

My Birthday was very fun, it was our most jam packed day of teaching

last week. Came back from the gym and our door was decorated with

balloons and a Happy Birthday sign, with a card from the sisters in

our district. We had a good time teaching and some missionaries in

this zone threw me a small birthday party with 2 pies. We walked into

the Danbury building and we walked into the back and the room light

was off but there was like a fire flicker, I was wondering what that

was exactly. Walked into the room with a surprise "Happy Birthday

Elder Casper!" I was so happy, and suspected it was that. I love the

missionaries in our Zone, and they are super amazing. A member was

going to take us out but he was tired from a flight home so he left

$40 in the door for us to go get food. We got Burger King. Haha but it

was close and I wanted to teach more children of God. So we ate then

went to a members and shared the Because he Lives video. It was a good

day.

 

I love general conference, and all the talks were great! Those two

days flew by and then we were back to normal missionary work. So much

revelation that comes from the prophet and the apostles. Jeffrey R.

Holland was my favorite but Elder Pearson of the 70 had a good talk.

Watching general conference as a missionary is different than back

home. I was paying so much attention and every time they talked about

missionaries I was like "I'm one of those missionaries!" It was really

fun and I felt the Spirit so strongly.

 

The Willis's had us over for Easter Breakfast and we had an Easter Egg

Hunt, I found the Golden Egg!

 

Now getting to the Miracles, During Personal Study I read in Preach my

Gospel about how to recognize promptings from the Spirit as

promptings. I have been feeling like we are having no success and I

feel like I wasn't getting promptings to do things. And while reading

that section I had the thought that I need to go Tracting. Something

President Morgan has said over and over, there is no way to show

Heavenly Father that you want it more, than by tracting. Tracting is

the most difficult part of missionary work, but doing that shows

Heavenly Father that you are ready for blessings. So Elder Neuerburg

and I made the goal that we would tract at least one door a day, and

if we have time do more. So we prayed and started tracting. The first

door we knocked on, this lady answered and she asked if we come back

another day. So we will be stopping by soon. A couple houses down we

gave a Book of Mormon to this guy. We have seen a lot of blessings in

the past couple days.

 

Yesterday we tracted in the morning, 4th door this girl comes out and

watches the video and we talk a lot about Christ, and gave her a Book

of Mormon and she was interested. Going to send the sisters over to

see her. President doesn't want us teaching girls, that is a rule he

has, and a good one to have. We got a media referral for this guy and

we decided to go hit him up at night. We get to the door and all we

heard was yelling and screaming and everything. We were thinking about

coming back later. We decided to knock, we hear this lady yelling "who

is it?" And we didn't say anything. The door swings open and we tell

her "Hi we are missionaries from the church of Jesus Christ of Latter

Day Saints, we got a message saying that Elliot wanted a Bible." She

yells to Elliot "Elliot the Jehovah's are here!" We correct her "no we

are Mormons" and she says "oh, come on in" so we went in and gave the

bible to them, Elliot didn't remember asking for a bible, even though

it was the same day we got the referral. She was telling us that she

was "church shopping and wishes there was more churches than just

Protestant and Catholic Churches". We told her that "We have a church

in Newtown". She was way excited and we were teaching them a little

bit about what we do. She was interested, she said "how can I do this

thing?" And we were confused and responded "what?". She says "how do I

learn more, do I sign a paper or anything" and we just told her how we

will teach them. Gave the Book of Mormon on the way out. Set up an

appointment for Thursday. They already said they would be baptized and

were way excited to read the Book of Mormon, she wanted to study it

all day. 2 days into doing the work we have already been blessed

immensely. The people in this area are so ready to hear what we have

to say, their hearts have been softened. 3 new investigators in 1 day.

We were so excited we were going to call President Morgan to tell him

about that cool experience we had.

 

I love this work and I really love being a missionary. I really

encourage you all to read Alma Chapters 37-42 because I have been

reading these chapters and have been able to do a lot of amazing

things. I invite you all to read from the Book of Mormon and pray

about it. Gain that testimony in this book of holy scripture that

testifies of Jesus Christ. Build your faith with a foundation of

Christ. I truly believe that this is the True Church, President Thomas

S. Monson is a prophet of God. I know the Book of Mormon is true. I

love you all and hope you have a great week.

 

Love,

Elder Domenick Casper

Dad,

My Birthday was really fun, some of the missionaries in my zone decided to throw me a little party with pie, I'll talk about that more in my weekly email. Being 20 doesn't feel that different, I'm still a missionary. We taught a crazy amount of lessons that day. Oh also thanks for the Tie, I wore it on my birthday! 

I did see conference, and I went to the priesthood session. My favorite talk was by Jeffrey R. Holland and elder Pearson of the 70. 

Easter was fun, thanks for the Candy. I'm back on the Meal plan though and lost 4 pounds already. 

My new Companion is tight, we go hard and do a lot to show the Lord we are ready for Blessings. We have gotten 3 new investigators in the past 3 days, the work is starting to go. 

Tell Brandi Congratulations for getting into BYU-Idaho, it is truly an amazing school! That is cool about the Winter/Spring track! She should go to Sunrise Village, I love those apartments! 

Thanks for sharing your mission experience, that really brings me a lot of Joy. I love hearing missionary experiences.

Love you,
Elder Domenick Casper