Don't take life too seriously.
Don't think you MUST convert people to believe the same way as you.
Take the time to learn about the country/state you are in. Go to museums and state parks.
If you must break rules in order to learn more about the place you reside in, so be it! Screw the mission president if he tells you to stop learning about your environment.
Don't listen to everything being said at Zone/District conferences. If someone asks you to perform a role play to brush up on your proselyting skills, flip the bird at them and tell them to go suck pickles.
Don't watch movies or hang out with member girls. That is against the rules for a good reason. Break the crappy rules.
Zee.
My advice for future missionaries:
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_zeezrom
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My advice for future missionaries:
Oh for shame, how the mortals put the blame on us gods, for they say evils come from us, but it is they, rather, who by their own recklessness win sorrow beyond what is given... Zeus (1178 BC)
The Holy Sacrament.
The Holy Sacrament.
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_Bob Loblaw
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Re: My advice for future missionaries:
I would just give one piece of advice: always do what you think is right, no matter the pressure to do otherwise.
"It doesn't seem fair, does it Norm--that I should have so much knowledge when there are people in the world that have to go to bed stupid every night." -- Clifford C. Clavin, USPS
"¡No contaban con mi astucia!" -- El Chapulin Colorado
"¡No contaban con mi astucia!" -- El Chapulin Colorado
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_zeezrom
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Re: My advice for future missionaries:
Bob Loblaw wrote:I would just give one piece of advice: always do what you think is right, no matter the pressure to do otherwise.
The only problem with that is, they might think being too serious is the right thing to do.
Oh for shame, how the mortals put the blame on us gods, for they say evils come from us, but it is they, rather, who by their own recklessness win sorrow beyond what is given... Zeus (1178 BC)
The Holy Sacrament.
The Holy Sacrament.
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Re: My advice for future missionaries:
sock puppet wrote:don't go
I agree. If there is one thing I could go back and change about my life, it would have been to not go on my mission. In hindsight it was a waste of time and money. It screwed with my head and was the influence for some really poor decisions I made in my early 20's.
Tapirs... Yeah... That's the ticket!