Letter from Casey

hey hey everybody


Sounds like life is going good. sorry the stupid key boards don't work all to well so its really not my fault I promise. Alisa was telling me that I sounded like an uneducated fool but the key boards are all jacked up and so nothing really works all to well, but hey its the general message that counts right? So wow where to start hmmmm haha... The foods is pretty ok I guess but gets super old super fast and gives all us guys way bad gas so its honestly pretty funny being in a class with 4 sister missionaries too. But my comp keeps getting weirder by the day so 8 weeks from now its gonna be VERY interesting. I guess you could say he means well for the most part but hes getting on my nerves with a few things but what do i do? The shower and the bathroom are the only time he won't be right next to me so I bet that you could guess where I spend a lot of my time. But all things considered every things going fairly smooth I guess.

So there are 2 elders going to Peru so they leave us in like 2 weeks which really sucks cuz I get along with both of them really good. Elder Francis is from Cali and Elder Harris is from Idaho. Me and Elder Francis get along probably the best and hes leaving me so its a bummer but what do ya do. Then my comp is going to New Jersery and the other 2 elders are going to Minnesota. Then there is one of the sisters - hermana Keele from Springville is going to My exact same mission. Then in our zone there is a whole district going to the Houston south mission next week so its kinda cool.

Everything else is going great though. Thanks so much for all the letters I love em keep em all coming. The spirit here is crazy too. I've never been so "spiritual" in my life for this long so its pretty neat. I suppose. We got to go to the temple today and it was amazing but it was the biggest session id ever been in. The chapel was packed when we went into the room there was only 2 empty seats. But we all go as a zone every Friday to the 10 : 20 session so its really cool I got a ton of my ?'s I had answered so it really hit the spot and I'm really looking forward to going again next week. I'm super glad that they let us go every week, we can pick what we want to do when we get there to so its really pretty neat.

Then this sunday is mission conference and fast Sunday, so its Both really good and really bad at the same time. The good is we all get together and get to have a really good devotional or whatever ya wanna call it and the bad is they lock up the cafeteria so we CAN NOT EAT till 5 so that is no bueno. Our fire side this week was really good though we have one every Sunday and Tuesday night and we got the presiding bishopric to come this week so it was really good but the word is its about time to get an apostle again so that will be good. That's about it for this week. The only other thing I can think of is how good the Sundays and w-ends are cuz its ice cream days. There super good, its all you can eat and I think that may have been part of Tylers weight he put on.

But thanks a ton for your thoughts letters and prayers. I love all of it, please keep em coming. God bless ya. love Elder Bown

Casey's Address while in the MTC

If you would like to keep in touch with Casey (Elder Bown) while he is in the MTC you can mail him or use the Dear Elder Service. He gets the Dear Elder Letter the next day and they do not charge postage. We're sure Casey would love to hear from his friends and family. If you do choose to use Dear Elder please put Casey Roger Bown. They will also ask you for his estimated MTC departure date it is 0427.


Casey Roger Bown
MTC Mailbox # 358
TX-HOUE 0427
2005 N 900 E
Provo, UT 84604-1793

First Night as Elder Bown

Casey was set apart as a Missionary February 23rd, 2010. He was set apart by the Stake President. It was a very spiritual experience where the spirit of missionary work was present. Casey was told to have a missionary companion with him until he was in the MTC. His cousin Chris volunteered to fill the position. Chris was a good missionary companion making sure that Casey followed the mission rules and kept the girls at arms length. Casey makes a very handsome missionary and you can tell that he is excited to go and serve as a Missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

Casey and Logan. They are an awesome pair. They have so much fun together. Logan will really miss Casey.

Casey and his Companion Chris

The Farewell

Casey's Farewell was February 21, 2010. He had a lot of support from his family and friends.
Casey gave a good talk, his subject was "Let Virtue Garnish thy Thoughts." He talked about lessons he learned while working on the farm and "Enjoying time in the mountains with his dad." He talked about what has helped him prepare to serve a mission. It was a good talk with a lot of laughs and also a spiritual aspect. We enjoyed hearing his testimony and about how excited he is to serve our Heavenly Father as a Missionary.

After the meeting, we enjoyed a nice ham dinner and lots of desserts. We have to thank everyone that helped make the dinner so nice. It was a nice celebration to start Casey's mission.

Niece and Nephews

Casey is so loved. He has adorable nephews and a niece that would do anything for him and Casey would do anything for them. They will have a great example to look up to while he is gone.

Farewell Date

Casey's Farewell Date has been set for February 21st 2010 at 9:00 at the Fayette ward building. We would love to invite anyone that would like to come. We will be having food after Sacrament Meeting so come hungry. If you need any directions please contact Casey or any member of our family and we would be happy to get you there!

One last vacation for two years.

Our family took us on an awesome vacation to spend time together before Casey leaves on his mission. We had a great time together making some awesome memories. We loved teasing Casey and being teased by Casey. We had some intense shuffle board competitions, great food, adventurers zip-lining through the jungle, playing in the ocean, whale watching and making some really fun memories. We will miss Casey over the next two years but know that he will bring back some amazing memories to share with us.