posted
So, out of curiosity, what’s the deal if you do get sent somewhere where you know people? Are you allowed to visit them?
If, hypothetically, you ended up in Iowa and Bob & I wanted to invite you and your companion to diner, could you accept? Would we have to listen to your spiel so you could count us as inquirers?
posted
Usually you can go for dinner or a visit if there are extended family or friends nearby. Missionaries probably should check with their mission president or zone leader if they have to leave the area or if they have any reason to think it would be funky, but usually they let you go. My brother was able to visit my uncle and on my mission we ran over an visited my companion's cousin on one of our P-Days.
Posts: 6415 | Registered: Jul 2000
| IP: Logged |
posted
I'm guessing Guatemala. Probably either the Central or South mission. Although Quetzaltenango is the best.
Posts: 1652 | Registered: Aug 2003
| IP: Logged |
Explanation: I've been guessing Indiana on these "Guess the Mission" games for years now. Dagnabbit, someday I'll be right. And this is that day!
Posts: 26077 | Registered: Mar 2000
| IP: Logged |
posted
Do all LDS missionaries go door-to-door and converse with people? Or do some have different duties?
I'm asking because a Catholic friend from college went on a mission, but she helped homeless kids in Honduras that were presumably already Catholic.
Posts: 134 | Registered: Apr 2003
| IP: Logged |
posted
The young ones go on proselyting missions (conversing with people). Some of the older (retired-type) missionaries do service missions.
Posts: 26077 | Registered: Mar 2000
| IP: Logged |
posted
There are welfare missionaries, to name one. I remember wishing that I were a welfare missionary quite often when I was in the Philippines. Many of the people weren't ready for a spiritual message because their lives were so desperate from day to day. I felt so helpless to do anything for them. But we did what we could.
Posts: 7050 | Registered: Feb 2004
| IP: Logged |
posted
Dana, my older brother was serving in El Paso, TX when we moved from Washington State to the Ft Worth/Dallas area. It just so happened that our traveling path took us right through his mission. We didn't want to "break the rules" and try to see him, but my mother did prepare a care package to leave on his doorstep. Turns out, my brother was flat-out sick that day and was lying on a cot next to the front window. He just happened to look up and see his Mom placing a package on the doorstep! Imagine his surprise!
Well, all the rest of us in the car watching couldn't restrain our excitement. Rules or no rules, we all rushed out of the car and tackled him! Sure was fun to see him then.
Posts: 7050 | Registered: Feb 2004
| IP: Logged |
Printer-friendly view of this topic
![[Dont Know]](graemlins/dontknow.gif)
![[Wink]](wink.gif)
![[Angst]](graemlins/angst.gif)
![[Smile]](smile.gif)
![[No No]](graemlins/nono.gif)
