tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35670024.post2837071650050722315..comments2023-07-05T06:49:34.363-07:00Comments on emerging from the ashes: if the missionaries showed up...from the asheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10505277568750065742noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35670024.post-71872879092847327932007-04-03T16:12:00.000-07:002007-04-03T16:12:00.000-07:00Amen. I wish someone in the old ward or the missi...Amen. I wish someone in the old ward or the missionaries, if they came, would just come out and say something to me. "Why aren't you coming anymore?" "What happened to your testimony?" "Do you think you'll come back?" Just say it. Just ask me. I'm not going to flip out, I promise.from the asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10505277568750065742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35670024.post-53252480042665635622007-04-03T07:03:00.000-07:002007-04-03T07:03:00.000-07:00What I can't stand is the insincerity. "Oh we jus...What I can't stand is the insincerity. "Oh we just wanted to visit all the people in our area that we haven't met before."<BR/><BR/>"Look, Elder, I know you're only here because we haven;t been to Church in six months. Don;t play games with me."<BR/><BR/>Lots of earnest protestations of innocence, blah blah. I was a missionary; I know how it goes. The Elders aren;t my friends, and they aren;t even going to be around for more than a few months. i've got not time for them. Home Teachers, sure. I know them, they know me. They're real people you can get to know, and they don't have as much of an agenda as the Elders. usually. If they do, they can;t come over either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35670024.post-73009522792815459812007-03-31T14:40:00.000-07:002007-03-31T14:40:00.000-07:00Great scenarios! I was actually sad to see them e...Great scenarios! I was actually sad to see them end as I was reading! Funny stuff, fta!!Sister Mary Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642154849765529070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35670024.post-47456844130060562252007-03-31T05:53:00.000-07:002007-03-31T05:53:00.000-07:00Yeah, we could always give them a break and let th...Yeah, we could always give them a break and let them hang out. Then they could put down that time as "working with inactives" and they wouldn't even feel guilty for not tracting those hours.from the asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10505277568750065742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35670024.post-47927788247149387022007-03-30T16:52:00.000-07:002007-03-30T16:52:00.000-07:00I have the same dilemma about how to deal with the...I have the same dilemma about how to deal with the missionaries. On the one hand, I was so miserable on my mission and so many people gave me free food and hospitality. They really kept me sane during those two years.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, like all teenage boys, they're only after one thing.<BR/><BR/>They actually came by a couple months ago. I thought they were looking for me, but they were just knocking random doors at 8pm on a winter night. It was an inconvenient time, so I told them I wasn't interested in their message. I still think I should have invited them in so they could see that exmos are nice people.NFlandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284950332573759898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35670024.post-79454382888548263722007-03-29T17:15:00.000-07:002007-03-29T17:15:00.000-07:00Glad you liked them!I just can't bring myself to b...Glad you liked them!<BR/><BR/>I just can't bring myself to be mean to them. They're probably having a tough time as it is.from the asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10505277568750065742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35670024.post-80661861297186578932007-03-28T21:59:00.000-07:002007-03-28T21:59:00.000-07:00I have written, "I think my favorite one" so many ...I have written, "I think my favorite one" so many times that I think I'll just have to say I don't have a favorite one. These were so funny. Reminded me of the times I have run into the missionaries over the last few months. Normally I would cheerfully say hi and talk with them, but now I ignore them or just stick with "thanks" when they open the door during Halloween. I'm glad to say they haven't stopped by our house. Phew!Lemon Blossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17791715547019751455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35670024.post-48326564476696525832007-03-28T20:16:00.000-07:002007-03-28T20:16:00.000-07:00Those scenarios were hilarious! I liked the hot tu...Those scenarios were hilarious! I liked the hot tub one the best. Being not too distant from the mission field myself, I really feel those poor guys' pain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35670024.post-4180904401173241462007-03-28T16:59:00.000-07:002007-03-28T16:59:00.000-07:00"...they started trying to walk in without being i..."...they started trying to walk in without being invited." How rude!<BR/><BR/>I had fun with the spiked lemonade thought. If those hypothetical missionaries would be like I was, they wouldn't even know what was going on. "This lemonade tastes strange!" But they wouldn't be able to say that out loud, because that'd be rude. Then again, theys already stopped by and shoved their way in without an invitation.from the asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10505277568750065742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35670024.post-35760631895714971602007-03-28T15:11:00.000-07:002007-03-28T15:11:00.000-07:00Some mishies stopped by our place a while ago. Th...Some mishies stopped by our place a while ago. They acted like they were entitled to be allowed it- they started trying to walk in without being invited. DH stood his ground in the doorway and didn't let them pass. He simply told them it was a bad time. They haven't been back.<BR/><BR/>ps- I liked the spiked lemonade option.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35670024.post-86475841723035554622007-03-28T09:11:00.000-07:002007-03-28T09:11:00.000-07:00Glad you liked it. That would be the easiest opti...Glad you liked it. That would be the easiest option, provided you can manage to see them before they see you!from the asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10505277568750065742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35670024.post-89371100467214895652007-03-28T05:55:00.000-07:002007-03-28T05:55:00.000-07:00LOL. I take option one, minus the little voice ye...LOL. I take option one, minus the little voice yelling that the doorbell is ringing. D'oh! :-DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com