Friends don't let friends use java.util.Date !

DateUtils.java

public class DateUtils{
	/*
	* Converts java.util.Date object to a java.time.LocalDate
	* Things are so much more convenient now!
	*/
	public static LocalDate asLocalDate(final Date date){
	    return Instant.ofEpochMilli(date.getTime()).atZone(ZoneId.systemDefault()).toLocalDate();
	}
	
	/*
	* When you need a java.util.Date object just because some
	* library that you are using uses it.
	*/
	public static Date asDate(final LocalDate localDate){
		  return Date.from(localDate.atStartOfDay(ZoneId.systemDefault()).toInstant());
	}
}