Missionaries. It may seem obvious that they would have influenced my decision to go on a mission. But missionaries have been a big part of my life since I was like 5. The Elders taught my mom at first, and then we had some Sisters who came and taught her. I was baptized 6ish years after her, so we had a lot of missionaries in our home in that time. When I started going to church when I was 5, I wouldn't go to primary without one of the missionaries coming with me. As I got older, I understood more who the missionaries are and what they do. Even now, we still have the missionaries over a lot, and even back at school I knew a bunch of missionaries through James.
I have looked up to these people for years. Many years. Anyone willing to give up 2 years or 18 months of their life has always been interesting to me. Interesting in a good way. So I guess my point is...missionaries have influenced me to be a missionary, just by their examples. They are the ones who, without even realizing it, first gave me the idea that maybe some day I could serve a mission.
That being said...you never know who you are affecting and making an impression on! Would you want to follow the example you're setting? Just something to think about :)
I have looked up to these people for years. Many years. Anyone willing to give up 2 years or 18 months of their life has always been interesting to me. Interesting in a good way. So I guess my point is...missionaries have influenced me to be a missionary, just by their examples. They are the ones who, without even realizing it, first gave me the idea that maybe some day I could serve a mission.
That being said...you never know who you are affecting and making an impression on! Would you want to follow the example you're setting? Just something to think about :)
it is weird when you become one, because you are no longer looking up at them. you're on the playing field with them.
ReplyDeleteyeah...I imagine it's akin to being an EFY counselor.
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