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Originally Posted by ldsmissionary
It was, if missionaries live right, they're supposed to be guided to the 'right' doors.
What are we to derive from missionaries who knock their little fingers off but never make a sale? They weren't living right? 
Actually, missionaries at the MTC are taught to be obedient to the GOSPEL. Mission Presidents happen to have the great honor of hosting the missionaries during their time in the mission field.
Speaking back to the subject of door-knocking, mission presidents are being instructed to keep knocking to a minimum. It's a last resort of all of the possible mission activities that can be done.
Deliberately? You have data to support this?  My personal observation is that the new mission presidents are given adequate time with the outgoing mission presidents along with contact information to continue communication should anything come up down the road that needs clarification. The Area Authorities are also instructed to bend over backwards to make these transitions incredibly easy for the new mission presidents. If anything, the LDS church deliberately makes a tremendous effort to make new mission presidents' lives much easier than just 'drop 'em in the field and let the spirit guide.'
I completely agree. But we were talking about 'door-knocking' specifically, weren't we? |
It seems that you have had some different experiences with missionary work.
I very much disagree with your idea that missionaries are salesmen out to make a "sale".
I think it much more accurate to consider faithful missionaries as teachers of righteousness. They present to investigators a summary of God's Plan of Happiness and bear their own living testimonies of its truthfulness and eternal benefits. The Holy Spirit speaks to the investigators in His own way and that Spirit is what converts, not the missionaries.
Missionaries are expected to be obedient to their mission president and on down through zone and district leaders. As they keep the rules and live temple worthy and anxiously engage in the good cause set before them each morning, the Holy Spirit guides them and "coincidence" miracles occur almost daily.
Door knocking may not be the most effective way to get teaching opportunties, but door knocking is a frequent experience most likely for most young missionaries in most missions.
I fail to understand why you are arguing with me if you are in fact an experienced LDS Missionary and a faithful member of the LDS Church, as your screen name implies.