dahlia Posted September 28, 2016 Report Posted September 28, 2016 On 9/24/2016 at 8:56 PM, MormonGator said: I had them up north. I've gone a few times in my new ward but so far no one has bothered to show up at my house. Same with missionaries. We'd have them over weekly for dinner up north. Down here? Nope. Sad too. You guys don't have some kind of sign up sheet or something to get the missionaries? What about just asking them when you see them at church? Quote
Guest MormonGator Posted September 28, 2016 Report Posted September 28, 2016 4 minutes ago, dahlia said: You guys don't have some kind of sign up sheet or something to get the missionaries? What about just asking them when you see them at church? Usually we would just text the missionaries and say "Hey, lets get together X" and it would be laid back. I'm not used to formality down here. In fact, you would think in the stuffy north there would be more formality than the laid back south. I think it has to do with the age of people down here (Not an insult, just reality). Luckily someone called and we agreed to go to dinner with them in a few weeks. Nice. Hopefully this will lead to something more. Quote
Sunday21 Posted September 28, 2016 Report Posted September 28, 2016 49 minutes ago, MormonGator said: Usually we would just text the missionaries and say "Hey, lets get together X" and it would be laid back. I'm not used to formality down here. In fact, you would think in the stuffy north there would be more formality than the laid back south. I think it has to do with the age of people down here (Not an insult, just reality). Luckily someone called and we agreed to go to dinner with them in a few weeks. Nice. Hopefully this will lead to something more. Where is the lady with the missionary meal calendar? My latest calling! I am trying to find out how this calling will work. Is the missionary meal calendar person allowed to attend the first few minutes of priesthood to hand out the calendar and plead/nag/threaten/shake her fists? Quote
Guest MormonGator Posted September 28, 2016 Report Posted September 28, 2016 4 minutes ago, Sunday21 said: Where is the lady with the missionary meal calendar? My latest calling! I am trying to find out how this calling will work. Is the missionary meal calendar person allowed to attend the first few minutes of priesthood to hand out the calendar and plead/nag/threaten/shake her fists? nagging won't work, it'll only make people resent you. Remember you can't force them. What you do is "Hey guy, pass this around at priesthood please." If no one signs us, speak to their wives. If no one still signs it, THAN start the nagging. But it's still counterproductive to nag. Quote
Sunday21 Posted September 28, 2016 Report Posted September 28, 2016 9 minutes ago, MormonGator said: nagging won't work, it'll only make people resent you. Remember you can't force them. What you do is "Hey guy, pass this around at priesthood please." If no one signs us, speak to their wives. If no one still signs it, THAN start the nagging. But it's still counterproductive to nag. Thanks! Any other suggestions? How does guilt go down? Eg 'have you ever been tracting? Was that hard work?' What do you think? I guess I could call people.... Quote
Traveler Posted September 30, 2016 Report Posted September 30, 2016 On 9/24/2016 at 4:21 PM, Jane_Doe said: Well what do you know: I have home teachers! How'd of thought that? I've never had home teachers in 10 years! I better get some cookies out of the freezer so that they come back.... Anyone else ever have that realization? Some HT humor: An average LDS member died and was about to enter heaven when he was told that he was early and his accommodations were not ready yet. Would he mind going temporally to Hell while his heavenly accommodations were completed. He agreed. When he arrived in Hell he was assigned to an LDS Ward and given a HT companion and 1 LDS family to home teach. This is not so bad he thought. A couple of months later he received his assignment to go to heaven. When he arrived in heaven he was assigned to an LDS ward and given 37 families to home teach. WHAT!! He objected – how can this be heaven with 37 families and I don’t even get a HT companion. His heavenly Bishop sadly admitted that there really are not very many home teachers in heaven. In Utah, Mormon boys argue over different things to prove how macho they are: Boy #1: My father is more righteous than yours – My father goes home teaching. Boy#2: Well my father is more righteous than yours – My father goes home teaching on the first day of the month. Boy #1: Well my father is even more righteous than yours – My father goes home teaching every month the day before your father does. The Traveler zil and Jane_Doe 2 Quote
Sunday21 Posted October 1, 2016 Report Posted October 1, 2016 On 2016-09-27 at 10:17 PM, MormonGator said: Usually we would just text the missionaries and say "Hey, lets get together X" and it would be laid back. I'm not used to formality down here. In fact, you would think in the stuffy north there would be more formality than the laid back south. I think it has to do with the age of people down here (Not an insult, just reality). Luckily someone called and we agreed to go to dinner with them in a few weeks. Nice. Hopefully this will lead to something more. Hey cool beans! Good turn up for the books! Quote
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