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07-24-2008, 06:56 AM
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07-24-2008, 07:15 AM
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just where exactly were you picking up random girls to bring to church? was this some kind of missionary effort where you found someone as you were driving around before meetings? or did you have certain places you went to find them? libraries, bars, other churches, mcdonalds?
btw...just teasing!
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07-24-2008, 07:21 AM
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One of them was a stripper. Well, she used to be. She'd gotten out of the line of work a couple years before. But let me tell you, nothing is so awkward as being on a date with a girl, watching a movie in your dorm room, and she tells you she was a stripper.
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07-24-2008, 09:29 AM
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well, maybe if she said she was a porn star...or tried to be !
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07-24-2008, 09:44 AM
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I wish I had served a mission. Not because it was expected, but because I believe that it might have prevented me from becoming inactive. That being said, I have realized that I am on a full time mission....... to live the gospel and be an example to as many as I can. I want my kids to serve, I think it will be a great experience for them. Kids are trained to finish high school, go to college, start a career......in that order. The church includes serve a mission and I think wisely so, because it is Spiritual education.. I think the problem of waiting till you finish your education is obvious......most guys answer another calling......ladies! They end up getting married. Thankfully, Exaltation is available to all, mission or not, but their maybe someone out there waiting for you to knock on their door.
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07-24-2008, 11:37 AM
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What is an RM?
I am a Roman Catholic-and this section is Learning about the Mormon Church-
-so what is an RM? Inquiring Minds want to know. Thanks -Carol
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07-24-2008, 11:39 AM
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I think his original question was: Do I think there is a stigma attached to not serving a mission? There wasn't for me, but I joined the church when I was 26 and they weren't accepting missionaries at that time. I would have loved to have gone on a mission and it's one of my big regrets that I wasn't able to.
You're very free to choose to go or not go. However, I would follow the promptings of the spirit. It's possible that, at the moment, you aren't of the right mindset to be the missionary you could be if you waited.
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07-24-2008, 11:40 AM
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07-24-2008, 01:02 PM
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It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks. For me, I was afraid of marrying someone who would go inactive because of my dad leaving, and it was really hard on my mom, so I had concerns about marrying a return missionary because I wanted to make sure the Gospel was a huge priority (but my dad went and he says that was to make his parents happy, so that's no guarantee). A guy I dated hadn't gone, but I think it was his overall behavior that turned me off, thinking he might leave the church someday. My friend married a great guy who never went on a mission and he chose to join the military instead. She never had any issues with that. My brother didn't go on his mission until he was 21 and I think he got more out of it because he waited until he was ready.
Anyway, people are nosey. "When are you going to have a baby? When are you going to have another baby? Why aren't you married?" My friend was judged as being unrighteous because she didn't have a baby for 8 years, which she decided was the right decision because of how unstable her marriage was. She didn't want to bring a baby into a family where they were yelling at each other all the time and possibly going to get divorced. People need to respect personal revelation on these issues.
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07-26-2008, 10:14 PM
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