To A Missionary Or Not

[wolfjingles]

hey

To be a misisonary or not is my question???

I have always been told it is up to me and the things is any way i go someone is going to be disapointed in me. I have prayed about it and feel i should serve a mission. I dont know what to excpect though so if any one has insite on this please it would be apreciated

[Traveler]

hey

To be a misisonary or not is my question???

I have always been told it is up to me and the things is any way i go someone is going to be disapointed in me. I have prayed about it and feel i should serve a mission. I dont know what to excpect though so if any one has insite on this please it would be apreciated

Serving a mission is not about you.

The Traveler

[Guest ApostleKnight]

I dont know what to excpect though so if any one has insite on this please it would be apreciated

You'll have the highest highs and lowest lows of your life up to that point. It makes for a wonderful contrast that you have to experience to treasure.

Cultivate patience; you will have companions who seem like the biggest idiots in the world. In turn, they may think the same about you. Patience is a must-have.

Get your spiritual eyes examined (pray), and if necessary, seek corrective "lenses" (repent) to help you see others as Christ sees them...and what Christ sees in them. Think of the most important person in your life...the absolute most important person; then treat everyone you meet as if they were that person.

Grow familiar with the scriptures (seminary mastery ones are a good place to start). Get used to reading them daily...and liking it (if you don't already).

Above all, focus on loving everyone around you. I don't mean being attracted to them, or liking how they look/talk, or even understanding them. If nothing else, just love them...charity is more than love, it is perfect love. Only Christ can grant it, only you can seek it. Without love, all the testimony and scripture quoting and service projects in the world won't mean a thing. People can see it in your eyes, the "spark" we reserve for loved ones, and the lack of it we show to everyone else. Again, companions...ah companions...you'll want to kill some of them, but even so you have to love them! People sense the spirit of unity between you two, or the lack of it, and it's very important to inviting the Spirit into the discussion.

Since I'm on the subject, allow me to share the single greatest lesson I've learned in my life:

There is one grand teaching in the scriptures, which is: Acquiring and sharing the love of God is ultimately of greater value than any other thing. Everything else is commentary.

When you really learn that, when it penetrates your soul and takes root in your heart, you will be ready in the sense that really matters. Most people can learn scriptures and how to communicate lessons effectively, with a little hard work. But the lamp of love doesn't burn on elbow grease or midnight oil...it draws flame from the salve of Christ-like love.

Charity. Get it. Love it. Live it.

And enjoy your mission!

[hexum]

hey

To be a misisonary or not is my question???

I have always been told it is up to me and the things is any way i go someone is going to be disapointed in me. I have prayed about it and feel i should serve a mission. I dont know what to excpect though so if any one has insite on this please it would be apreciated

Wolf:

I'll say a few things for you.

The mission is probably the hardest thing I've ever done in my life. What I did, and what all other missionaries do ist extremely taxing.

That being said, looking back, the mission is the foundation to my life and the life of my wife and children. I'm honestly not quite sure where I'd be without it. It just provided so much to my life, the greatest of which is a testimony that God lives, the Christ can save us from our sins, and that Joseph Smith is a prophet of God. If you put forth the effort, you truly lose yourself in the work.

I'd follow your feelings and what the Lord has instructed you to do! Best of luck to you.

[wolfjingles]

thanks for the input. I realy feel i should serve a mission. The more i pray about it the stronger the feeling gets that i should serve a mission so i guess i just need to get organised and go and who caraes what any one else thinks. They have time to cool off while i am gone right???

[Palerider]

I did not go on a mission when I was 19....it took me a year to get ready....am I glad I did...it changed my life......I love the country of England and the people there......

[Heather]

They have time to cool off while i am gone right???

If they don't then it's their problem, not yours. You're never going to be able to please everyone, so you need to do what works for you and what you feel is right. I was pretty upset to hear someone telling my future husband that he ought to be ashamed of himself for getting married in a place his family could not attend. Just need to realize that not everyone will understand or even accept all the decisions you make in your life.

[miztrniceguy]

one of the problems is the "stigma" of not being a Returned Missionary. When I was single(just under 4 years ago) i would be chatting in an LDS chatroom and get PM's all the time whose first question was "RM?"...not even a hello first when they found out i was not, they didnt even want to talk anymore....their loss...i'm happily married and it wasn't important to my wife...we plan to serve a mission together after our children are grown

[wolfjingles]

i am a girl so weather i serve or not people are not going to give me a hard time as far as being an rm. But it is just i dont know what to expect and people have expectations of what they want me to do so. that is why i am here trying to figure it out

[n64_gba_snes_games]

i am a girl so weather i serve or not people are not going to give me a hard time as far as being an rm. But it is just i dont know what to expect and people have expectations of what they want me to do so. that is why i am here trying to figure it out

it doesent matter what outher people thinks it is what our hevenly father thinks and going is the right dessision.

[BenRaines]

Expect to go out and serve others and serve the Lord. That is what you should expect from a mission. A mission is not about you it is about service to the Lord and to others. If you lose yourself in the service of others your mission will be all you could ever hope for and more. The same is true of life.

Ben Raines

[wolfjingles]

Thanks for that input, I really think that is a better way to look at it then to worry about what and how. I never thought about it but you are right we are there to serve the lord and if i can keep that in mind the rest will happen

thanks