DON'T BE "THAT" MISSIONARY

DON'T BE "THAT" MISSIONARY:

1. It's ok to have a personality

2. it's ok to have a brain and an opinion

3. Do not, however, be a self righteous know-it-all

4. Do not adopt the district accent (watch the DVDs)

5. Be exactly obedient

6. It is very important to follow the missionary rules but remember to never get so hung up on the letter of the law that you loose the spirit of the law

7. Have fun

8. And above all else, use common sence and let the spirit guide

DON'T BE "THAT" RETURNED MISSIONARY

1. Don't return to your old are and tell the new, assigned missionaries how to run it

2. Do not "forget your Book of Mormon" and use it as an excuse to continue returning and hit on the young, single mother in the ward.

Just a little rant but there are a lot of problems or issues that you run into as a missionary which you never really expected to deal with before. As a missionary you become a psycologist, a counselor, a mediator, a teacher, and a friend. We are not supposed to tell people what to do in personal trials (like having your teenage son go ballistics) but we always have to bring them back to a gospel principle which, in reality, is what will make a profound, lasting difference in their lives.

Things are really different from what i expected but this has helped me to know what I need to do and what I need to change to have a better relationship with God and with my family.

Lots of love,

Hermana Quintana