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CardiacCoug · 09-28-2008, 09:27 PM

I have a female co-worker who has shown some interest in the Church. She came to our daughter's baby blessing last year and has read some of the Book of Mormon.

She was talking to me about my mission and saying what a great experience a mission must be -- how it would be really fun to get to travel, learn a new language and culture, etc.

I said, "Well, you're not really free to travel where you want. You just go where you're told and live there and do missionary work all day every day."

Her: "How do they know you're not traveling where you want instead of working?"

Me: "Well, you would have to convince your companion to break the rules. And you also have supervising Elders called District Leaders that you have to check in with and they keep track of the missionaries."

Her: "Are the District Leaders always boys or can they be girls?"

Me: "They're always Elders."

Her: "That's messed up. And the girls are two years older, right?"

Me: "That's right. Yeah, I guess it is kind of messed up. The Church is pretty sexist."

I'm an awesome member-missionary, huh? Are you guys impressed?

MikeWaters · 09-28-2008, 09:42 PM

the church wastes the talent of a lot of women. and suffers the talent of a lot fo men.

ute4ever · 09-28-2008, 10:27 PM

Since district and zone leaders in the Temple Square mission are all sisters, the next time a conversation like this comes up, you don't have to say that it's men-only.

Also, from what I saw, convincing your companion (and sometimes your entire zone) to stay in all day, borrow tv's from the churches and rent video game systems from Blockbuster wasn't all that hard to do. Neither was going to rap concerts or out on double dates.

Ah, but what happens when a companionship reports that they handed out 20 Books of Mormon that week....won't the office find it curious if they don't ask for more books? That is easily solved: just leave 20 books on the bus stop bench.

CardiacCoug · 09-28-2008, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by ute4ever

Since district and zone leaders in the Temple Square mission are all sisters, the next time a conversation like this comes up, you don't have to say that it's men-only.

Also, from what I saw, convincing your companion (and sometimes your entire zone) to stay in all day, borrow tv's from the churches and rent video game systems from Blockbuster wasn't all that hard to do. Neither was going to rap concerts or out on double dates.

Ah, but what happens when a companionship reports that they handed out 20 Books of Mormon that week....won't the office find it curious if they don't ask for more books? That is easily solved: just leave 20 books on the bus stop bench.

Great advice. I forgot about Temple Square. So I guess it's not that a Sister CAN'T be a District Leader, there just hasn't been a Sister who was sufficiently qualified in a mission where there are also Elders.

I stayed up playing cards until 5 AM with three other missionaries one time. And we watched The Lion King one night. That's about as rebellious as I got on the mission.

TripletDaddy · 09-28-2008, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by CardiacCoug

I have a female co-worker who has shown some interest in the Church. She came to our daughter's baby blessing last year and has read some of the Book of Mormon.

She was talking to me about my mission and saying what a great experience a mission must be -- how it would be really fun to get to travel, learn a new language and culture, etc.

I said, "Well, you're not really free to travel where you want. You just go where you're told and live there and do missionary work all day every day."

Her: "How do they know you're not traveling where you want instead of working?"

Me: "Well, you would have to convince your companion to break the rules. And you also have supervising Elders called District Leaders that you have to check in with and they keep track of the missionaries."

Her: "Are the District Leaders always boys or can they be girls?"

Me: "They're always Elders."

Her: "That's messed up. And the girls are two years older, right?"

Me: "That's right. Yeah, I guess it is kind of messed up. The Church is pretty sexist."

I'm an awesome member-missionary, huh? Are you guys impressed?

Explain to her that most sister missionaries are unattractive, so they would make ineffective leaders of 19 year old men.

barnes · 09-29-2008, 03:14 AM

On my mission there was a traveling sister AP. She was only over sisters but she did trump all other Elders authority over then.

myboynoah · 09-29-2008, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by barnes

On my mission there was a traveling sister AP. She was only over sisters but she did trump all other Elders authority over then.

That's messed up.

MikeWaters · 09-29-2008, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by barnes

On my mission there was a traveling sister AP. She was only over sisters but she did trump all other Elders authority over then.

We may have been in the same mission.

Sleeping in EQ · 09-29-2008, 12:11 PM

SIRS was a DL as a missionary.

Archaea · 09-29-2008, 01:48 PM

I only wanted leadership positions so that I could have a car. It was cold in Germany and APs and ZLs got cars, the rest of us walked, biked or took public transportation, which is actually quite good in Germany.

The car would have been nice but for the AP who put gasoline in the radiator.

09-28-2008, 09:27 PM	#1
CardiacCoug Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 471	Talking to a co-worker about my mission... I have a female co-worker who has shown some interest in the Church. She came to our daughter's baby blessing last year and has read some of the Book of Mormon. She was talking to me about my mission and saying what a great experience a mission must be -- how it would be really fun to get to travel, learn a new language and culture, etc. I said, "Well, you're not really free to travel where you want. You just go where you're told and live there and do missionary work all day every day." Her: "How do they know you're not traveling where you want instead of working?" Me: "Well, you would have to convince your companion to break the rules. And you also have supervising Elders called District Leaders that you have to check in with and they keep track of the missionaries." Her: "Are the District Leaders always boys or can they be girls?" Me: "They're always Elders." Her: "That's messed up. And the girls are two years older, right?" Me: "That's right. Yeah, I guess it is kind of messed up. The Church is pretty sexist." I'm an awesome member-missionary, huh? Are you guys impressed?

09-29-2008, 12:11 PM	#9
Sleeping in EQ Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The People's Republic of Monsanto Posts: 3,085	SIRS was a DL as a missionary. __________________ "Do not despise the words of prophets, but test everything; hold fast to what is good; " 1 Thess. 5:21 (NRSV) We all trust our own unorthodoxies.

09-29-2008, 01:48 PM	#10
Archaea Assistant to the Regional Manager Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Orgasmatron Posts: 24,338	I only wanted leadership positions so that I could have a car. It was cold in Germany and APs and ZLs got cars, the rest of us walked, biked or took public transportation, which is actually quite good in Germany. The car would have been nice but for the AP who put gasoline in the radiator. __________________ Ἓν οἶδα ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα

09-28-2008, 09:42 PM	#2
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	the church wastes the talent of a lot of women. and suffers the talent of a lot fo men.

09-28-2008, 10:27 PM	#3
ute4ever I must not tell lies Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 5,103	Since district and zone leaders in the Temple Square mission are all sisters, the next time a conversation like this comes up, you don't have to say that it's men-only. Also, from what I saw, convincing your companion (and sometimes your entire zone) to stay in all day, borrow tv's from the churches and rent video game systems from Blockbuster wasn't all that hard to do. Neither was going to rap concerts or out on double dates. Ah, but what happens when a companionship reports that they handed out 20 Books of Mormon that week....won't the office find it curious if they don't ask for more books? That is easily solved: just leave 20 books on the bus stop bench.

09-29-2008, 03:14 AM	#6
barnes Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 23	On my mission there was a traveling sister AP. She was only over sisters but she did trump all other Elders authority over then.