10-18-2007, 05:31 PM | #131 | |
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On the other hand I will allow for the fact some of this gets taken overboard and then the consequences can be bad down the road. Yes folks, a frigid bitch for a wife can have serious consequences on current and future generations. |
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10-18-2007, 05:51 PM | #133 |
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My problem with the entire situation is that I believe a mission is most important for the missionary him/herself. I think that converting people is one of the least important things a Mormon missionary does on a mission. I think it'd be better to have more missionaries serve and fewer converts per missionary (or even fewer total converts).
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10-18-2007, 05:59 PM | #134 | |
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I know this is just an excuse, but I have two sons who aren't that excited about going to church. Fortunately one has a wife and kids so he makes it now and then, the other never goes. One of the excuses I hear. I never went on a mission Dad. I just don't feel comfortable there. They play golf with friends who went to more prestigious schools than they did and that isn't a problem for them. Again, it is just an excuse they pull out, but more than once I have had to explain to them they are just as good a person as their buddy who went on a mission. As a father I don't like seeing them carry that burden with them. |
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10-18-2007, 06:04 PM | #136 | |
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I think it is and that is a generality in our culture that has many holes in it in actuality, IMHO. |
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10-18-2007, 06:08 PM | #137 | |
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I do think that people often regret not serving on a mission, and I think that sometimes people are made to feel inferior for not serving. That's sad. Personally, I'm glad I served because the experience enriched my life. But if someone wants to serve a mission, one can always give it a whirl as a senior citizen. P.S. I don't believe that Steve Young was a virgin when he got married. |
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10-18-2007, 06:09 PM | #138 | |
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The "work" isn't necessarily fulltime missionary work, and a desire to serve God is not the only qualifier.
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Even if a mission ends up bringing the greatest benefit back to the missionary, that only happens as a result of the missionary giving himself to something larger. Similar to the fact that happiness can't be found by seeking it; it's a byproduct of a certain life. If we have a bunch of missionaries going out seeking "life experiences", they'll miss them. |
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