Comments on: Dumb Mission Rules. Dumb Missionaries. http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=172 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:34:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: stephen b http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=172&cpage=1#comment-1300 stephen b Tue, 18 Oct 2005 00:40:46 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=172#comment-1300 there are too many weird rules from my mission to mention. there were months at a time when the entire mission wouldn't have p-days, we'd wake up at 5:30 for extra study, and never eat dinner (only the occasional snack at panaderias and what not). my favorite however was never being able to speak in english, unless you were training, which i did twice, but was so out of practice with english that i had a realy hard time with it. i think that rule stemed from that worry of the mexican elders that we would all be talking about them, and they wouldn't be able to join in the conversation. all in all, i usually understood the reason for the rules. there are a couple of instances that caused a lot of commotion in the mission. the best however was when one of the secretaries stole the ap's computer, about $500 dollars in cash, and then ran off with a gay guy to tijuana. it was of couse, instantly discussed throughout the mission, we were in veracruz, and tijuana is far away, and the elder was an american, and why would you run off to tijuana... there are so many other more acceptable places to go in mexico if you are just trying to avoid responsability, and i imagine better places to meet men. there are too many weird rules from my mission to mention. there were months at a time when the entire mission wouldn’t have p-days, we’d wake up at 5:30 for extra study, and never eat dinner (only the occasional snack at panaderias and what not). my favorite however was never being able to speak in english, unless you were training, which i did twice, but was so out of practice with english that i had a realy hard time with it. i think that rule stemed from that worry of the mexican elders that we would all be talking about them, and they wouldn’t be able to join in the conversation. all in all, i usually understood the reason for the rules.

there are a couple of instances that caused a lot of commotion in the mission. the best however was when one of the secretaries stole the ap’s computer, about $500 dollars in cash, and then ran off with a gay guy to tijuana. it was of couse, instantly discussed throughout the mission, we were in veracruz, and tijuana is far away, and the elder was an american, and why would you run off to tijuana… there are so many other more acceptable places to go in mexico if you are just trying to avoid responsability, and i imagine better places to meet men.

]]> By: Mark B. http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=172&cpage=1#comment-1299 Mark B. Fri, 14 Oct 2005 23:58:48 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=172#comment-1299 The sad thing about all those Guatemalans is that they had wandered into forbidden paths and chose Pepsi over Coke. What a shame! The sad thing about all those Guatemalans is that they had wandered into forbidden paths and chose Pepsi over Coke. What a shame!

]]> By: bell http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=172&cpage=1#comment-1298 bell Wed, 12 Oct 2005 21:04:45 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=172#comment-1298 back to Coke/pepsi. I do not believe its against the WOW. Once I was at a ward BBQ in South Africa on my mission and I was drinking a one liter bottle. The bishops 10 year old daughter about had a heart attack!! He then called me over and said that lots of the ward members were opposed to Coke so to avoid controversy could I please not drink it??? Reluctantly I threw the bottle away. back to Coke/pepsi.

I do not believe its against the WOW. Once I was at a ward BBQ in South Africa on my mission and I was drinking a one liter bottle. The bishops 10 year old daughter about had a heart attack!! He then called me over and said that lots of the ward members were opposed to Coke so to avoid controversy could I please not drink it???

Reluctantly I threw the bottle away.

]]> By: Hyrum http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=172&cpage=1#comment-1297 Hyrum Tue, 04 Oct 2005 19:39:12 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=172#comment-1297 My first mission president had 3 pages of additional rules. We weren't allowed to wear green pants (I still don't know why), drink mate con bombilla (but cocido was fine), and we couldn't take showers with a blow dryer in hand. My first mission president had 3 pages of additional rules. We weren’t allowed to wear green pants (I still don’t know why), drink mate con bombilla (but cocido was fine), and we couldn’t take showers with a blow dryer in hand.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=172&cpage=1#comment-1296 Anonymous Tue, 04 Oct 2005 15:56:55 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=172#comment-1296 <blockquote>at about 4:30-5:00 after several hours of tracting, it sure sounded nice to go check on an appointment on the other side of your area in the air conditioned car listening to a little music!</blockquote> We were not supposed to use the A/C (supposedly to save gas) and they ripped the radios right out of the dashboard, covering the gaping hole with some sort of slogan about safety I've long since forgotten. Still, it was nice to have a car.

at about 4:30-5:00 after several hours of tracting, it sure sounded nice to go check on an appointment on the other side of your area in the air conditioned car listening to a little music!

We were not supposed to use the A/C (supposedly to save gas) and they ripped the radios right out of the dashboard, covering the gaping hole with some sort of slogan about safety I’ve long since forgotten.

Still, it was nice to have a car.

]]> By: Jay S http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=172&cpage=1#comment-1295 Jay S Mon, 03 Oct 2005 19:25:36 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=172#comment-1295 How is the mileage limit a dumb rule? The main focus is so that the cost of running the cars is kept down (higher resale, less maintainence and fuel), and they certainly aren't inflexible about miles. As an added bonus it requires you to plan efficiently and not use the car as much, which gets you 1) more efficient use of the time and more work done and 2) less time in the car. at about 4:30-5:00 after several hours of tracting, it sure sounded nice to go check on an appointment on the other side of your area in the air conditioned car listening to a little music! As far as the mission rules about not going into homes of the opposite sex, its generally a good idea 1) prevents temptation 2) prevents false accusation and 3) keeps silly 19 year olds focused (even the most righteous can falter). Sure it was annoying, but most of the time we got around it by bringing a local ward member (which is usually better for long term activity). The dumbest thing I ever heard in our mission was the rumor about the elders and sisters "hot tubbing" in the stake center. Apparently this was why, 9 years later, only the zone leaders had a key to the building, and it was chained to a huge license plate like key tag. How is the mileage limit a dumb rule? The main focus is so that the cost of running the cars is kept down (higher resale, less maintainence and fuel), and they certainly aren’t inflexible about miles. As an added bonus it requires you to plan efficiently and not use the car as much, which gets you 1) more efficient use of the time and more work done and 2) less time in the car. at about 4:30-5:00 after several hours of tracting, it sure sounded nice to go check on an appointment on the other side of your area in the air conditioned car listening to a little music!

As far as the mission rules about not going into homes of the opposite sex, its generally a good idea 1) prevents temptation 2) prevents false accusation and 3) keeps silly 19 year olds focused (even the most righteous can falter). Sure it was annoying, but most of the time we got around it by bringing a local ward member (which is usually better for long term activity).

The dumbest thing I ever heard in our mission was the rumor about the elders and sisters “hot tubbing” in the stake center. Apparently this was why, 9 years later, only the zone leaders had a key to the building, and it was chained to a huge license plate like key tag.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=172&cpage=1#comment-1294 Anonymous Mon, 03 Oct 2005 02:26:30 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=172#comment-1294 Bret, LOL. See if I can remember. Koreatown, Cerritos/Downey, Huntington Park/South Gate/Compton/Watts, west South Central (Crenshaw/Jefferson Park/Hyde Park), and Long Beach. Bret,
LOL. See if I can remember. Koreatown, Cerritos/Downey, Huntington Park/South Gate/Compton/Watts, west South Central (Crenshaw/Jefferson Park/Hyde Park), and Long Beach.

]]> By: Bret http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=172&cpage=1#comment-1293 Bret Sun, 02 Oct 2005 22:57:16 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=172#comment-1293 Justin, 00'-02' ebonics speaking. What areas were you in? I did Compton/Carson, Gardena, Inglewood, Torrance, Lomita, and Palos Verdes Justin,
00′-02′ ebonics speaking. What areas were you in?
I did Compton/Carson, Gardena, Inglewood, Torrance, Lomita, and Palos Verdes

]]> By: Davis Bell http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=172&cpage=1#comment-1292 Davis Bell Sun, 02 Oct 2005 11:05:33 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=172#comment-1292 RT: I was in Rosario; were you? RT:

I was in Rosario; were you?

]]> By: Justin H http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=172&cpage=1#comment-1291 Justin H Sun, 02 Oct 2005 05:26:08 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=172#comment-1291 Bret: 94-96, Span-Am, under Pres. Farnsworth for most of it. (When were you there?) Bret: 94-96, Span-Am, under Pres. Farnsworth for most of it. (When were you there?)

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