Meeting With A Missionary For The First Time

I am (finally ) meeting with missionaries next week.
What should I expect? Anything I should do?

[Palerider]

I am (finally ) meeting with missionaries next week.
What should I expect? Anything I should do?
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Keep your appt and listen to what they have to say and ask lots of questions.....good luck!!!

[Jbs2763]

Doug, I was raised in the church and strayed for several years in my late addolecence and early to mid-twenies. When I did come back to church I took the discussions. My expericnce with this, even tho it was more of a refresher for me. As I am sitting here pondering how to word what I felt, I would have to say that the spirit was there. As we were discussing Joseph Smth and the First Vision, we were out on my parents big wrap around front porch and it was a nice summer afternoon. And I could just picture Joseph and Hyrum teaching the gospel to someone 175 years ago.


I have heard from several freinds who are converts that as they were reading the BoM and hearing the discussions. That it was like they had heard it before, that they immediatly KNEW the church was true.

I'm not sure if that is what you are looking for.

Thank you very much Palerider and Jaime....that was most helpful and appreciated.

[Brother Dorsey]

I am (finally ) meeting with missionaries next week.
What should I expect? Anything I should do?
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Douglas,
I was coverted from the Catholic church many years ago. I was raised Catholic, went to Catholic schools growing up etc.. When I look back at the whole picture I find that the Catholic church (in my opinion) has this whole mysterious ritualistic idea about God. I remember always wondering about God...who is He? What is He? Does He know me? Does He hear me? And the whole thing about praying to Mary and the "saints" and chanting prayers over and over and the statues and stuff that was found nowhere in the Bible always got to me. The Catholic church was way to mysterious to me, The Catholic's idea of God the Father was too vague for me. When I found the Lord's true church my eyes were opened, so many questions were answered....God the Father became just that to me....a loving, nurturing, caring Father. And His Son Jesus Christ became my Lord and Savior who lives today. My advice to you is to keep an open mind and open heart...ask lots of questions and you will be amazed at how easy the answers come and how it all fits into the puzzle. You will know where you came from, why you are here and where you can go after this life. You will learn how to pray (talk to God) without prewritten prayers....what a joy that is! And when you are done with your first visit with the missionaries, humble yourself, get on your knees and ask God if what they taught you was true and I know Joy will fill your heart! The Lord loves you and he will not lead you astray. Godspeed on your journey my brother.

[Andy_Plsn]

just remember to ask alot of questions. questions that you truly want to know and maybe even make a list of things that you are really interested in. as a recent convert myself ( just about a month) i know and as jamie stated when i took the lessons and read the book of mormon that it was like i had alredy heard it all. when i had the lesson of joseph smith and the first vision that was when it all hit i was thinking that if there is nothing in this lesson that i probaly wasent going to take another one, well maybe one more but not more than 2. the spirit was soo strong that day that that i knew i had to come back and learn more. it was all down hill from there well i wont say down hill thats a bad analogy cause life just became soo much better after i had taken the lessons and this entire precess has been the best thing i have ever done. so just remember ask lots of questions and take it all with an open heart.

andy

[Brother Dorsey]

just remember to ask alot of questions. questions that you truly want to know and maybe even make a list of things that you are really interested in. as a recent convert myself ( just about a month) i know and as jamie stated when i took the lessons and read the book of mormon that it was like i had alredy heard it all. when i had the lesson of joseph smith and the first vision that was when it all hit i was thinking that if there is nothing in this lesson that i probaly wasent going to take another one, well maybe one more but not more than 2. the spirit was soo strong that day that that i knew i had to come back and learn more. it was all down hill from there well i wont say down hill thats a bad analogy cause life just became soo much better after i had taken the lessons and this entire precess has been the best thing i have ever done. so just remember ask lots of questions and take it all with an open heart.

andy
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Yeah...what Andy said! You Rock Andy!

[Snow]

Good luck with you visit. Please let us know how it goes.

Thank you all! Yes I will most definitely keep you all up to date!

[prisonchaplain]

Ocassionally, I will go to an ETWN site that features a radio program about converts to the Roman Catholic church. They seem to focus mostly on clergy, but sometimes others. Yes, some LDS have gone that way, as have some pentecostal preachers. :-) A former colleague of mine--a fellow prison chaplain, even got on the show after resigning his commission, and then his Nazarene ordination, to become Catholic.

I know these currents flow both ways, and I always find the stories interesting.