code: public static Date localDateToDate(LocalDate localDate) {
          Objects.requireNonNull(localDate, Required.LOCAL_DATE.toString());
          
          Instant instant = localDate.atStartOfDay().atZone(ZoneId.systemDefault()).toInstant();
          return Date.from(instant);
      }
docs: Converts a localDate to Date
  
  @param localDate The LocalDate to convert
  @return The converted Date