When reading the story about the returned missionaries love story gone wrong, I found it very interesting to be able to get inside a guys head. For the most part girls are usually the ones known for over analyzing situations and conversations, but in this incident the tables were turned. I think that it is hard enough for missionaries to adjust to life at home after a mission, but when you throw in a girl on top of all the other adjustments it can be a disaster. My sister waited for her boyfriend during his mission for 2 years, and he baptized our whole family before he left. When he came home he was so awkward and didn't know how to act around her, a lot like the RM in the story. In most cases I think that missionaries expect home to be exactly the way they left it when they return, however, life doesn't get put on hold wail they are gone. That is where the RM in the story went wrong. I agree with the author that when you plan things out in your head, the life events almost never go according to plan, and only leave you disappointed and yearning over what could have been.
“As I stood under the faucet, my eyes closed, and as the hot water saturated my hair, warmth poured over me. But it went far beyond the water. I felt myself being over taken by a feeling of calmness, and i knew that heavenly father was pleased with me.”
I liked this quote because I was able to relate to this experience. When ever I am having a rough day when I o and clear my head and relax I am usually always able to find little blessing and feel Heavenly fathers love for me. You just have to take a step out of the world and be able to listen for those small whisperings.
Yeah I agree with you missionary are kinda awkward when they do come home. I think it just hard to adjust back to normal life. When my brother came home from his mission he was kinda awkward. But that a cool story how your sister boyfriend baptist your family.
ReplyDeleteLOVE the quote you chose. I have definitely felt that way before, the warmth of his love pouring over me. And that's funny you would say that about you're sister boyfriend because my brother was definitely one of those awkward returned missionaries too ha. I think it must be so hard to come home from a two year experience because mentally you are still in that other place, but physically you're not. Way harder than we can imagine. It's even harder for the missionary in this story because everything has changed since he left. It seems hard to put ourselves in the shoes of an RM...
ReplyDeleteHey we used the same story… weird. Your story is awesome about the awkward return of Rms. I have a couple friends out in the field that come back soon and I can’t wait to see how much differently they act. It’s going to get crazy. But looking at it from the point that I’m going to be one of those missionaries in April I can total see why the get like that. I visited the MTC before to do some volunteer work, and the atmosphere there is like being in a monastery. Its super peaceful and quite all the time. Then from going from there to nothing but church work for two years I can understand why your game falls off a little bit.
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