Originally posted by Regret
I think many Mormons just don't understand how to explain the concept to someone who is unfamiliar with our beliefs. I actually never did the missionary thing. I often wish I had, but regrets are really only worth while if you get over them and don't make the same mistake twice 😉
True, true.
And I know someone at Uni here who is a Mormon and was a missionary once, how they get the places they go to are selected. I was surprised that they might end up being a missionary in a place where they might not even speak the language, but I guess he was right and it is an opportunity to learn.
Ohhh, he's a Mormon.
Who?
Originally posted by Imperial_Samura
I remember that Chick tract that dealt with Mormons. The girls horror as her spinster aunt let them in "They're [b]Mormons!"And? I thought everyone knew that. [/B]
😆 ahhh, yes... I remember. As her face melts off
Mormon: "Girl, I am your father."
Girl: "NNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!."
Then god appears and smotes the Mormons.
Originally posted by Imperial_Samura
And I know someone at Uni here who is a Mormon and was a missionary once, how they get the places they go to are selected. I was surprised that they might end up being a missionary in a place where they might not even speak the language, but I guess he was right and it is an opportunity to learn.
Yeah, although they learn the language before going to a country. Foreign speaking missionaries get up to nine weeks of training prior to being sent to the country they are called to. If the missionary already speaks the language they go to missionary training for three weeks.
Originally posted by Alliance
Yes. He did two years...but he alwas talks about how he liked it so much....i sometimes questioned whether or nto he jsut wanted to spend two years in PR.
Well, Mormons believe missionaries are closer to the spirit than most lay people in the LDS Church due to their need for more direct aid in teaching than most need. Given this typically Mormons will have a stronger experience. From a secular stance one might claim it is due to the perception/placebo effect, from our stance we believe the spirit is stronger during that time. Either way they tend to return having enjoyed it.
Originally posted by Alliance
Surely, they have SOME free time.
They get a preparation day (P-day) once a week where they are allowed to clean their clothes, shop for groceries, etc. But they are encouraged to spend their time productively, and dress code is somewhat more lax. Typically though, from those I have spoken with P-day is rather busy doing various chores and writing letters to friends and family. The rest of the days of the week are for missionary work and so activities on a P-day are often more functional than recreational, but most missionaries have a few hours to play basketball or something.