What is Your Best Missionary Story?

You probably had experiences on your mission that were incredibly spiritual, incredibly funny, moving, crazy, or just dumb.

You know when you got home from your mission that people were interested in your stories for the first week or two and then life entered in and they stopped being interested in the two best years of your life.

But, no matter whether you are 24 or 94, you will find yourself using the phrase, "when I was on my mission..." fairly often in Church or even just talking to strangers who are members.

Here is your chance to share your best stories.

Here are a few instructions:

Keep them to three short paragraphs if at all possible. They may be great stories but you aren't writing another bible. Keep them short and give us the meat. We'll catch on and enjoy them if they aren't long and drawn out.

One story per email please.

Send your story in an email to: create1631.ldsmissionarystories@blogger.com

Put the title of your story in the subject field of your email and put your first name and last initial at the end of your story.

Not every story will make it in. I'll have to look at each one and cut any that may be a problem.

With that said, SEND IN YOUR BEST STUFF!!

The 17th of Never

While out tracting for those prepared to hear the gospel message one hot summer day, I was greeted by a young man from Santo Domingo.

When we asked if his parents were home, he said “Let me check.” He came back a moment later and said that we would have to return.

Thinking that this might be an opportunity to share the message we had come so far to share, we got excited and said, “OK, great! When can we come back then?”

“The 17th.” Was his reply. Whipping out our weekly planners, my companion missionary said, “The 17th of June, then?”

“No” he said- “the 17th of never.”

I’ll never forget how slick this kid was or just how deadpan was his delivery. I mean, it was spot on, as if he had rehearsed it for months. My wife and I today use this sarcastically when we joke about things that we are sure will never happen. When should we get caught up on all the laundry? The 17th. When are we going to break down and put in our landscaping? Well, I’ve got some free time on the 17th… Jim A. - Utah

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