Sister Casper was transferred Saturday September 14th, 2013. Her new companion is her angel mother Sister Overman. Heaven has a great team.
Mom wanted 3 things from this life...
A family...
A testimony of the Savior Jesus Christ...
And to serve a mission with Elder Casper...
She left this earth surrounded by all three.
I wish I was posting her weekly letter testifying of the amazing happenings in the Knoxville Tennessee Mission. I can only guess as to the wonderful reunion she is having with family and friends who met her when she left our side. I find peace knowing that for the first time in a long time she is pain free... Her fingers are straight, her legs are strong, and she is running with the angels.
Her companion Elder Casper (papa) will close this Knoxville mission with his children by his side.
Funeral services will be Saturday September 21st in St. George Utah. Where she will be laid to rest surrounded by the red rock and sun which she loved so much.
My mom lived and loved the Gospel. She shared her testimony of the Savior by word and deed. I will miss her, but knowing that the Savior welcomed her home bring peace to my heart.
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Cars, churches, and BS'rs...(can sister Casper really say that?)
It's Saturday again and time to remember all that has happened this week. Weather wise it has been glorious!!!! Between 75 & 80 something and not too bad on humidity and the sun has been shinning and of course everything is sosooooooooooooooo green. Last Saturday it was about 90 & 90% humidity and for the first time I was sticky and uncomfortable. Elder Casper has been uncomfortable before, but last week was a first for me.
Elder Casper, the senior & Elder Casper, the Younger ; Elder Mills (1st Assistant) & President Irion are dealing with a tricky situation. The Tennessee Knoxville mission has to give 5 cars to the Tennessee Nashville Mission. That means several of our companionships will be losing cars and will be bike or walking—no none wants to do it, but we are obedient and so they are working things out to figure who loses what and who goes where. In addition we have transfers on the 28th with 18 new missionaries coming in on the 27th – 8 missionaries going home on the 29th – and some of our visa waiters are starting to go to their assigned missions. There is excitement and joy and consternation and frustration and every other emotion you can imagine. The priesthood is working hard to make it happen and make it fair – glad I am not responsible. I only have to listen to some of the weeping & wailing & gnashing of teeth at the outcome. (again sister Casper has had 5 teenagers... I'm sure she is use to all of this)
Sunday, President & Sister Irion spoke in our ward. Great meeting – they are so good. It was fun to watch the investigators watch and listen. The investigators really pay attention! Our girls, Sister Preston & Sister Malloy had 3 investigators there – Elder Christensen & Davis had 3 investigators there & Elder Lutu and Hunter had one and then a less active member they are trying to help. Great meeting for them to be at.
A week ago Friday – Elder Casper got the Tennessee Knoxville mission blog, http://tkmcars.blogspot.com up and running. (Wow, Papa is growing up in this tech savvy world) He also sent a blast email out to the Mission Stake Presidents and Bishop’s letting them know the cars were now ready to be sold. On Monday he received a call from a counselor in the Rocky Face Spanish branch (we are in Tennessee remember) wanting to come see a car. He came on Wednesday – liked what he saw – his wife liked the car too – went to his credit union and got a check and bought the first car. He wasn’t able to get it until yesterday – check had to be sent to Salt Lake & salt Lake had to send the title to Tennessee, but yesterday he came and got the car. They put a temporary tag on it to get it to Rocky Face so Elder Casper has the Tennessee plate off the car – I think he is going to frame it. On Thursday he sold another car – returned missionary getting a car for school and work. This car has repairs being taken care of and then the elder will get it. In theory – the remaining 5 he needs to sell have been sold to one guy who is going to bring in a check this Monday. I think the guy is a BS’er but what do I know. By this time next week all the cars could be sold and gone and Elder Casper will feel as if he had died and gone to Heaven. Both Elder Casper’s maybe in Nashville on Friday as the take the cars we need to give to that mission down to them. As hard as the giving the cars up is – I think they will both be glad when it has been done.
I spent the week getting materials ready for new missionaries and transfer day.
I need to tell you about the churches here. There are not only churches on every corner – but all down the blocks. I have never seen so many or seen so many different names. My favorite are the civil war area churches – still active – really interesting small buildings and the all have a cemetery with them. It is really special. We go from that to great, huge, majestic and absolutely incredibly beautiful facilities!!! The different denominations are side by side or across the street from each other and they are breathtaking. Then every once in a while you will see an LDS building and it is so comforting – it is coming home. There is a church we pass everyday on our way to the Mission office or church or the store or wherever we are going. It is the Fuse Church – and sports complex. It has a sign saying come worship physically and spiritually and it is huge. The signs are also orange – don’t know if that has meaning or not. So lots of churches with lots of attendance. When you go to a restaurant, you see families & individuals bow their heads for a blessing on the food. Sometimes they pray silently and sometimes verbally and everyone is very respectful. Then you go outside and see the sign for the South’s largest adult store – anything you want you can get.
We also have just a fun time with the squirrels – real animals. As we lay in bed at night we can hear them drop on to the roof and run across. It is kind of fun.
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
90% of the time we have it together...
Another busy week in Tennessee!!!!!
I keep thinking I am going to get enough of a handle on things that the pace will slow. We really are doing well – for 90% of the time we both know what we are doing and get it done quickly and if not perfect at least well done. Then that 10% slips in and throws you for a loop. President Irion says “welcome to the club”! just like life do you think?
Saturday we just did our usual stuff – laundry, grocery shopping, I had my hair done, Elder Casper bought a TV and VCR. Just small ones – we will not get TV but can play DVD’s – so I have put in some old, old, old Sherlock Holmes. These are from the 1st black & white TV series of Sherlock Holmes and it is a hoot to watch.
Friday we had a couples meeting from 9 to 11:30 at the mission home. It was also a leadership meeting during that time at the stake center so Elder Casper, the Younger was really involved with that one. We have 7 couples – two couples, the Roner’s and Casper’s are in the office. The other 5 couples are assigned to missionary areas – they will stay in one place their entire mission, but they have a specific area they are responsible for. It was so fun to meet together – these couples are amazing and just fun to be around.
Elder Bingham shared with us an experience he had had. A young Primary boy in their ward came up to him and got really close and looked and looked in his face and then asked “how come your face is hanging”? it was funny for all of us – we knew what he meant.
After the meeting we met with the Leadership missionaries at the stake center for taco salad, watermelon and brownies. Sister Irion had called on the Relief Society in the Farragut ward to help her prepare this meal for 80 and it was delicious.
In the afternoon 2 of our 6 zone/stake missionaries joined us for a special meeting. Our mission takes in eastern Tennessee, the Asheville stake in North Carolina, a part of Virginia, a part of Georgia, a part of Kentucky. The distances are just too great to bring everyone in, but 2 zones got to be included.
In the afternoon we had a meeting with Elder Erich W. Kopischke from the 70. What an amazing afternoon!!!! He was there for the young missionaries but we got the opportunity of being able to be taught also. As always he taught what we already know – but put in a way to strengthen and excite and recommit all of us to doing the things we have been called to do and that we have committed to do.
People matter and when we concentrate on people the numbers come. We are all sons and daughters of our Heavenly Father and He loves all of us. He has also given all of us our agency – the ability to choose for ourselves and He will never take that agency away. As missionaries we are not responsible for others decisions about accepting or not accepting the message and the gospel. We are, however, responsible to share that message and offer the invitation to come to the Savior and to our Heavenly parents. The spirit was so strong and so inviting – I spent half of my time in tears. I haven’t changed – still handle everything in tears.
Elder Casper, the Younger was busy making things go well and right during the meeting Elder Casper, the Senior received a call that a couple of Sister missionaries had had a car accident so he had to go out of the meeting to make phone calls and take care of that. That makes 3 accidents in the 2 months that we have been here.
Elder Casper, the Senior has another thing he is dealing with – he and Elder Casper, the younger and President Irion – they have to give 7 of the mission cars to the Tennessee Nashville Mission. It is causing weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth. I think I told you all that last week. No one wants to give up a car so it is not a fun situation.
Friday, August 9, 2013
The Projects, baseball, and speed limits...
August already! WOW time flies! Here is the NEWS from KNOXVILLE:
Last Saturday Elder Casper, the Elder attended a ward priesthood breakfast and then the two of us spent 5 hours with the missionaries – Elder Lutu and Hunter, going with them to appointments. It was an experience.
Our ward has three families who live in the “projects” and they needed to visit them. Elder Lutu was really cute – he said ”we have to go to the projects, it will be scary, will you be ok?’ It was like going into the projects was in the movie Blindside. In fact, the apartments look exactly the same. The missionaries can only go in if someone is there who is a member or someone they know – no tracting or contacting is allowed in that housing area. It is really interesting.
We have had another busy week – they all seem to be busy.
We have 17 new missionaries coming in the last week of the month and to get all the supplies and their orientation books ready and all the things President & Sister Irion need so it is a lot of busy work for me. With my great abilities – I was able to jam 3 of the machines and had to have dad’s help in getting them going again.
We have been assigned to home teach the Bishops family – cute family. Murphy is 7 (named for Dale Murphy – the family are BIG baseball fans); Maddie is 11 going on 16; Skylar is 13 and Sterling is 17. Bishop McKellar is an attorney and they are just really fun. We talked about the University of Tennessee and how cool it would be to go to a Vols game (the Volunteers). Bishop gets tickets from all kinds of clients and so they are going to take us to a game. They are going to Virginia for the BYU game and offered to take us but that is a 5 hour drive and is a bit out of our mission area so we had to decline.
We get to see Elder Laws Casper every Monday for staff meeting. The rest of the week is iffy. They travel so much. It was zone meetings this week so he has been all over the place. President & Sister Iron took 3 zones and the assistants took the other 3. BUSY, BUSY, BUSY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Papa has been busy with the cars – we are going to be loosing cars and there is great weeping & wailing * ganashing of teeth because of it.
Our streets are only two lane with no shoulder, no sidewalk – nothing. The speed limit for the most part is 55 – and that is how fast folks drive, mostly I shut my eyes and let your dad do it. Riding bikes and walking these street is scary. Plus they are so hilly – up and down --- up and down.
Speed limit on freeway – 6 lane – is also 55. Strange system.
Saturday, July 27, 2013
Baptism, investigators, and primary...
Things have slowed down compared to last week, but they are not slow. We still get home usually after 7 pm, and we could stay longer.
We have really interesting weather here it rains some part of everyday so there is no need to water anything, and everything just grows and grows and grows. Papa is really glad he is not taking care of the yard, that would be all you would have time to do. All the green makes everything lush and really neat. I am getting a little tired of always having to go out the door and down the stairs on wet porches and stairs, they don’t get green – just wet.
Last Saturday we did our laundry and vacuuming and then were going into the office for just a few minutes. Papa needed to find a new car that had not shown up yet and he was going to the dealers to find it, so I was just going to do a few things in the office to wait for him. 4 hours later we finally left. We drove home so we could changed and go to a baptism. There is always something more we need to do.
Kenneth Ray Moore was baptized. He is 41 and really a very nice guy. There were a couple of investigators at the baptism, Michael Ellis is going to be baptized in a couple of weeks and then Kenneth’s brother. It was really interesting to see how intently the investigators listened to the talks on baptism and the Holy Ghost and how they watched the baptism. We got to the baptism and were in such a hurry we had both forgotten our missionary badges – we felt like we were not quit dressed!
Michael was thrilled, threw his arms around Kenneth and said "I will be with you in a couple of weeks brother"!
Michael is African American and straight out of Woodstock – still has the dreadlocks and is a musician. But he is golden!!! Sister Preston & Sister Malloy found him, he lives like almost in a ghetto area. He says “this whole area needs rehab” – then holds up the Book of Mormon and says “this Book is rehab”. He has been coming to church and we sit with him so there is a priesthood holder with him. He is a hoot and so ready to be a member. These sisters are so good at finding people and committing them to baptism. They are amazing! We know that there is a really good chance one or both will be transferred the end of August and we can hardly stand it!! We hate the thought of losing them.
It is fun to see Laws , Elder Laws Casper , when he is in the office, he calls us papa and grandma. I try to remember to call him Elder Casper, but Lawsie comes out a lot more often than it should. He is working hard, and we see him almost every day. This week they spent Wednesday, Thursday & Friday in Chattanooga so we only saw him for a few minutes on Wednesday.
Papa & I were asked to substitute in Primary last week. The Primary President talked to us after Sacrament meeting. We thought we would just be siting with them during sharing time so we said yes – after Sunday School we found the Primary room and they handed us a manual and said it is lesson #whatever. We had 5 7/8 year olds – PJ, just baptized last month, Murphy, and David waiting to be baptized when they turn 8, and Drake and Rain or River (I can’t remember which name it was) she is the only girl. Drake’s dad & Rain/rivers mom are dating and investigating the church – so it was an interesting class. I do a lot better with a little more notice, but they are all cute kids
Papa has spent his time this week dealing with bikes/bike locks/and new tires on automobiles. I have been getting things ready for next transfer day – hoping to be just a step ahead or at least where I should be this time.
Today papa is going to a ward Priesthood breakfast and then Elders Lutu and Hunter have asked him to go with them to some investigators. I will clean the house and get the washing done. This afternoon we are going out to see one of our sisters and take her a copy of the ensign magazine and visit for a few minutes. We don’t get in her house, we just visit on the porch, and that is a good start.
We have really interesting weather here it rains some part of everyday so there is no need to water anything, and everything just grows and grows and grows. Papa is really glad he is not taking care of the yard, that would be all you would have time to do. All the green makes everything lush and really neat. I am getting a little tired of always having to go out the door and down the stairs on wet porches and stairs, they don’t get green – just wet.
Last Saturday we did our laundry and vacuuming and then were going into the office for just a few minutes. Papa needed to find a new car that had not shown up yet and he was going to the dealers to find it, so I was just going to do a few things in the office to wait for him. 4 hours later we finally left. We drove home so we could changed and go to a baptism. There is always something more we need to do.
Kenneth Ray Moore was baptized. He is 41 and really a very nice guy. There were a couple of investigators at the baptism, Michael Ellis is going to be baptized in a couple of weeks and then Kenneth’s brother. It was really interesting to see how intently the investigators listened to the talks on baptism and the Holy Ghost and how they watched the baptism. We got to the baptism and were in such a hurry we had both forgotten our missionary badges – we felt like we were not quit dressed!
Michael was thrilled, threw his arms around Kenneth and said "I will be with you in a couple of weeks brother"!
Michael is African American and straight out of Woodstock – still has the dreadlocks and is a musician. But he is golden!!! Sister Preston & Sister Malloy found him, he lives like almost in a ghetto area. He says “this whole area needs rehab” – then holds up the Book of Mormon and says “this Book is rehab”. He has been coming to church and we sit with him so there is a priesthood holder with him. He is a hoot and so ready to be a member. These sisters are so good at finding people and committing them to baptism. They are amazing! We know that there is a really good chance one or both will be transferred the end of August and we can hardly stand it!! We hate the thought of losing them.
It is fun to see Laws , Elder Laws Casper , when he is in the office, he calls us papa and grandma. I try to remember to call him Elder Casper, but Lawsie comes out a lot more often than it should. He is working hard, and we see him almost every day. This week they spent Wednesday, Thursday & Friday in Chattanooga so we only saw him for a few minutes on Wednesday.
Papa & I were asked to substitute in Primary last week. The Primary President talked to us after Sacrament meeting. We thought we would just be siting with them during sharing time so we said yes – after Sunday School we found the Primary room and they handed us a manual and said it is lesson #whatever. We had 5 7/8 year olds – PJ, just baptized last month, Murphy, and David waiting to be baptized when they turn 8, and Drake and Rain or River (I can’t remember which name it was) she is the only girl. Drake’s dad & Rain/rivers mom are dating and investigating the church – so it was an interesting class. I do a lot better with a little more notice, but they are all cute kids
Papa has spent his time this week dealing with bikes/bike locks/and new tires on automobiles. I have been getting things ready for next transfer day – hoping to be just a step ahead or at least where I should be this time.
Today papa is going to a ward Priesthood breakfast and then Elders Lutu and Hunter have asked him to go with them to some investigators. I will clean the house and get the washing done. This afternoon we are going out to see one of our sisters and take her a copy of the ensign magazine and visit for a few minutes. We don’t get in her house, we just visit on the porch, and that is a good start.
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| Volunteer Stadium from across the river. |
Sunday, July 21, 2013
Presidents and kings...
It has been a huge week—very, very busy for both of us.
On Monday at staff meeting I shared Addie Loraine Casper’s picture (William and his wife Nakya had a baby girl. making Elder and Sister Casper Great Grandparents) Everyone was duly impressed.
Every 6 weeks every mission has transfers, new missionaries come in and new leadership is called. New companions and sometimes new areas or districts or zones created so it is a LOT of work.
Tuesday afternoon we received 16 new sisters and Elders to serve as missionaries in the Great Tennessee Knoxville mission and 1 Sister and 3 Elders who are visa waiters, they are going to Brazil.
We have two Elders and one couple who have finished their mission and are leaving.
Plus we had 23 missionaries from the North Carolina mission join us on the first of July. It has been an interesting experience. You have to have some place for these missionaries to stay and to serve and that takes time and effort.
Wednesday was transfer day . Last Saturday, every missionary who was going to be involved in transfer changes in anyway received a notice to be on a conference call. They were told to be at the stake center for the 11:00am meeting on Wednesday with their bags and bikes and happy faces No one was told where they were going or who their companions would be, but you know how speculations begins as soon as you know you are getting a new Bishop? Well this is the same.
Both Elder Casper & I have some pretty hefty responsibilities. We both have presentation’s to make to the new missionaries. Elder Casper gathers up the keys to the cars, the cars stay in the area, they do not move with the missionary and then has to get the right keys/car to the right companionship (he is dealing with 80 cars). I do a small snack for the ward members who drive the missionaries to the meetings and then take the new missionaries back to their new areas. We have missionaries as much as 3 hours away from the mission office. That is a huge commitment on the part of the members to help out but they do and love it.
Elder Casper and I got bagels sliced and ready to serve with flavored cream cheese, an apple/orange juice drink, and some trail mix that we just put into snack size storage bags – just kind of laid it out for the members to take as they liked.
THERE IS AN 8:00AM FOR THE NEW MISSIONARIES. They all stay at the Presidents house the night before which is a block away and walk to the 8:00am meeting. It is so incredible to see the coming down the street, led by President Irion. I handle it like I do everything, lump in my throat and tears in my eyes. (It runs in the family)
At 8:00am we did our presentations – Elder Casper does a little quiz on the history of Tennessee – Tennessee has produced 3 presidents and 2 kings – no one ever knows – do you?
PRESIDENTS –Andrew Jackson, John K. Pike, & Andrew Johnson (Lincoln’s VP)
KINGS – Davy Crockett King of the Wild Frontier and Elvis Presley, King of Rock & Roll.
If anyone ever guesses – they guess Elvis.
Then he talks about safety in driving and riding their bikes and show a video with Elder Holland about safety. I talk about mail and supplies and baptism reports and getting the forms into me so we can get people on the records. In June we had 27 baptisms and so far in July we are up to 17. We are going to one tonight, the sisters who live here have a baptism this week and next and have asked us to come.
We went back to the office after the 8:00 meeting – got the mail and then back to the stake center with mail so the kids can pick it up and it doesn’t get lost in the transfers.
For the 11:00am meeting, we meet in the chapel. All the missionaries are sitting on the sides with the center section totally empty. Ward members who have driven are along the back, those missionaries who are going home are seated on the stand. We are on one side on the front row as office staff.
At 11:00 one of the AP’s conducts the meeting, announces we will sing CALLED TO SERVE and who will give the opening prayer. We all stand and sing CALLED TO SERVE and the other AP brings the new missionaries in and has them sit in the center section. Really big lump in the throat and I only get about 3 words out and then I am totally in tears.
This time was a REALLY, REALLY big lump and lots of tears as Elder Laws Casper, new AP in the Tennessee Knoxville mission led the missionaries into the meeting. That was one of the really big speculations – Elder Robinson will be going home and so everyone knew we would get a new AP. Elder Casper looks and acts the part. It is amazing!
Of course now we have two Elder Casper’s and we are having fun. Papa called Elder Hales, a Missionary Elder Laws Casper had trained, about a car issue and said “this is Elder Casper”.
Elder Hales said “no its not – I know Elder Casper and you are not him”. Papa said this is Elder Casper the Car guy and Elder Hales started to laugh. They laughed all through the telephone conversation,don’t know how much they were able to get done.
One more thing about the transfer meeting. The mission theme is Hope of Israel and so we always stand and sing that as a closing song. President has a sword the he raises overhead and swings every time we sing sword of truth and might, it is kind of cool.
We have been assigned 5 sisters to find, we have to see if they are still in the ward area. We have found another one! She has moved but the note I sent to her was forwarded on and I had our phone numbers in it and she called! This is going to be a long process but we are working on it. Now we just need to start with the young adults – all 34 of them.
Now onto laundry and the rest of our Pday.
On Monday at staff meeting I shared Addie Loraine Casper’s picture (William and his wife Nakya had a baby girl. making Elder and Sister Casper Great Grandparents) Everyone was duly impressed.
Every 6 weeks every mission has transfers, new missionaries come in and new leadership is called. New companions and sometimes new areas or districts or zones created so it is a LOT of work.
Tuesday afternoon we received 16 new sisters and Elders to serve as missionaries in the Great Tennessee Knoxville mission and 1 Sister and 3 Elders who are visa waiters, they are going to Brazil.
We have two Elders and one couple who have finished their mission and are leaving.
Plus we had 23 missionaries from the North Carolina mission join us on the first of July. It has been an interesting experience. You have to have some place for these missionaries to stay and to serve and that takes time and effort.
Wednesday was transfer day . Last Saturday, every missionary who was going to be involved in transfer changes in anyway received a notice to be on a conference call. They were told to be at the stake center for the 11:00am meeting on Wednesday with their bags and bikes and happy faces No one was told where they were going or who their companions would be, but you know how speculations begins as soon as you know you are getting a new Bishop? Well this is the same.
Both Elder Casper & I have some pretty hefty responsibilities. We both have presentation’s to make to the new missionaries. Elder Casper gathers up the keys to the cars, the cars stay in the area, they do not move with the missionary and then has to get the right keys/car to the right companionship (he is dealing with 80 cars). I do a small snack for the ward members who drive the missionaries to the meetings and then take the new missionaries back to their new areas. We have missionaries as much as 3 hours away from the mission office. That is a huge commitment on the part of the members to help out but they do and love it.
Elder Casper and I got bagels sliced and ready to serve with flavored cream cheese, an apple/orange juice drink, and some trail mix that we just put into snack size storage bags – just kind of laid it out for the members to take as they liked.
THERE IS AN 8:00AM FOR THE NEW MISSIONARIES. They all stay at the Presidents house the night before which is a block away and walk to the 8:00am meeting. It is so incredible to see the coming down the street, led by President Irion. I handle it like I do everything, lump in my throat and tears in my eyes. (It runs in the family)
At 8:00am we did our presentations – Elder Casper does a little quiz on the history of Tennessee – Tennessee has produced 3 presidents and 2 kings – no one ever knows – do you?
PRESIDENTS –Andrew Jackson, John K. Pike, & Andrew Johnson (Lincoln’s VP)
KINGS – Davy Crockett King of the Wild Frontier and Elvis Presley, King of Rock & Roll.
If anyone ever guesses – they guess Elvis.
Then he talks about safety in driving and riding their bikes and show a video with Elder Holland about safety. I talk about mail and supplies and baptism reports and getting the forms into me so we can get people on the records. In June we had 27 baptisms and so far in July we are up to 17. We are going to one tonight, the sisters who live here have a baptism this week and next and have asked us to come.
We went back to the office after the 8:00 meeting – got the mail and then back to the stake center with mail so the kids can pick it up and it doesn’t get lost in the transfers.
For the 11:00am meeting, we meet in the chapel. All the missionaries are sitting on the sides with the center section totally empty. Ward members who have driven are along the back, those missionaries who are going home are seated on the stand. We are on one side on the front row as office staff.
At 11:00 one of the AP’s conducts the meeting, announces we will sing CALLED TO SERVE and who will give the opening prayer. We all stand and sing CALLED TO SERVE and the other AP brings the new missionaries in and has them sit in the center section. Really big lump in the throat and I only get about 3 words out and then I am totally in tears.
This time was a REALLY, REALLY big lump and lots of tears as Elder Laws Casper, new AP in the Tennessee Knoxville mission led the missionaries into the meeting. That was one of the really big speculations – Elder Robinson will be going home and so everyone knew we would get a new AP. Elder Casper looks and acts the part. It is amazing!
Of course now we have two Elder Casper’s and we are having fun. Papa called Elder Hales, a Missionary Elder Laws Casper had trained, about a car issue and said “this is Elder Casper”.
Elder Hales said “no its not – I know Elder Casper and you are not him”. Papa said this is Elder Casper the Car guy and Elder Hales started to laugh. They laughed all through the telephone conversation,don’t know how much they were able to get done.
One more thing about the transfer meeting. The mission theme is Hope of Israel and so we always stand and sing that as a closing song. President has a sword the he raises overhead and swings every time we sing sword of truth and might, it is kind of cool.
We have been assigned 5 sisters to find, we have to see if they are still in the ward area. We have found another one! She has moved but the note I sent to her was forwarded on and I had our phone numbers in it and she called! This is going to be a long process but we are working on it. Now we just need to start with the young adults – all 34 of them.
Now onto laundry and the rest of our Pday.
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Happy Birthday President... Irion that is!
We had the missionaries over for dinner on Sunday – we had Hawaiian Haystacks & seemed to have enough food for all. We had Elders Garbringer, Davis, Hunter & Lutu and Sisters Preston & Malloy.
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| sister missionaries with Sister and Elder Casper |
We had a great gospel discussion on the temple. It was fun to be with these kids, they helped clean up and then left for appointments with investigators.
We will do it next fast Sunday,
We had 3 zone conferences this week – papa has had 80 cars to inspect over the last two weeks. The have put 15 ½ gallons of washer fluid in cars along with oil (when needed), transmission fluid, and anything else they could help with. He has also filled out forms letting these kids know what needs to be repaired on the cars and then followed up on Friday – some have great follow through, ours not so much. (I'm thinking Elder Casper should be use to this... he did raise 5 teenagers).
He also has to match up gas receipts and mileage and all kinds of things to be able to keep the cars in the mission. He is busy.
I ended up not taking a turn at the Zone Conferences – we have 16 new missionaries coming this week that I was pretty much on top of things for – then got the information that we have 4 visa waiters ( missionaries assigned to Brazil who can’t get a visa yet) who will be coming so had to get their materials ready . We also have leadership changes on Wednesday, transfer day, and so I have had paperwork up to my eyeballs – just trying to get ready.
This will be our second transfer day since we have been in the field – we had been here one week last time. This time we should be a little more prepared but don’t hold your breath. Papa has to do a presentation on cars and safety and I have one on mail, Ordering Supplies, and Baptism. Really messed it up last time – hope to do better this time.
We are still having rain everyday – not the torrential down pour, but still rain. Then the sun comes out and shines on all the green and it is amazing.
Still looking for our wandering sheep – not much luck yet but haven’t had a lot of time either. I met the Young Single Adult Branch President last week and we will work with him to get some things also. Seems like a really nice man.
Dad taught Sunday School last week and will teach again this week. Our Sunday School teacher is taking his mom back to Georgia and so needed help – Ron is a really good teacher and I think everyone enjoyed his class.
President Irion’s birthday is on Thursday and Sister Irion has asked me to help put together a book of birthday wishes from the missionaries – so in addition to transfer – I get birthday, that is ok. That is the fun stuff to do.
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