By the way, the missionaries do not go out proselyting until 10am every day, this is standard throughout the world. However there is another religion that does go out early and often in pairs, dressed about the same as LDS missionaries and they go out primarily, and I dare even say only, on Saturdays. It is very common for people to get those particular proselyters mixed up with LDS missionaries. When I served my mission, many people had falsely assumed that they were us, however, we never went out before 10 am to proselyte. as it is stated in the article above: " They awaken at 6:30 a.m., prepare for their day with prayer and devotionals, then work from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. with sparse breaks between for lunch and dinner. They share everything and travel together everywhere."
I would replace "devotionals" with personal scripture study (8-9am) and companionship study (9-10am).
I apologize for those missionaries who have seemed to be pushy. It is sometimes hard when you have been working for so many days and nobody wants to listen to you. I found that when someone listened even slightly, I got really excited because we prepared so much everyday, that I just wanted to teach or explain at least some of what I had prepared.
I think this article was very successful in presenting facts about the missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I have served a mission for the Church and wouldn't replace it for the world. All too often, people get the wrong idea about about the church and the missionaries, but if they will just take a second to realize for themselves exactly why the missionaries are out there, people might not be so afraid to talk to them. They are just normal human beings doing the best they can to help others. In addition to that, some even give up more than what was mentioned above and they do this because they love the Lord and follow Him the best they can. In my opinion, there truely is no greater work than that.
I invite all who have read this article to be more kind to the Missionaries, and to listen to them. For they have likely come a long way to talk to you and others. It is not easy to be a missionary, they are often yelled at, belittled, beat up, chased by dogs and even an occational death threat. Remember, their whole perpose is to Invite others to come unto Christ, so don't be offended if they invite you.
I give my personal thanks to the author of this article. It is very refreshing to see that there are still honest reporter/writers out there. thank you! :)
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By the way, the missionaries do not go out proselyting until 10am every day, this is standard throughout the world. However there is another religion that does go out early and often in pairs, dressed about the same as LDS missionaries and they go out primarily, and I dare even say only, on Saturdays. It is very common for people to get those particular proselyters mixed up with LDS missionaries. When I served my mission, many people had falsely assumed that they were us, however, we never went out before 10 am to proselyte. as it is stated in the article above:
" They awaken at 6:30 a.m., prepare for their day with prayer and devotionals, then work from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. with sparse breaks between for lunch and dinner. They share everything and travel together everywhere."
I would replace "devotionals" with personal scripture study (8-9am) and companionship study (9-10am).
I apologize for those missionaries who have seemed to be pushy. It is sometimes hard when you have been working for so many days and nobody wants to listen to you. I found that when someone listened even slightly, I got really excited because we prepared so much everyday, that I just wanted to teach or explain at least some of what I had prepared.
I think this article was very successful in presenting facts about the missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I have served a mission for the Church and wouldn't replace it for the world. All too often, people get the wrong idea about about the church and the missionaries, but if they will just take a second to realize for themselves exactly why the missionaries are out there, people might not be so afraid to talk to them. They are just normal human beings doing the best they can to help others. In addition to that, some even give up more than what was mentioned above and they do this because they love the Lord and follow Him the best they can. In my opinion, there truely is no greater work than that.
I invite all who have read this article to be more kind to the Missionaries, and to listen to them. For they have likely come a long way to talk to you and others. It is not easy to be a missionary, they are often yelled at, belittled, beat up, chased by dogs and even an occational death threat. Remember, their whole perpose is to Invite others to come unto Christ, so don't be offended if they invite you.
I give my personal thanks to the author of this article. It is very refreshing to see that there are still honest reporter/writers out there. thank you! :)