Comments on: The Worst Thing I Did on My Mission

By: a random John

a random John — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:06:14 +0000

Like Jeremy I got here indirectly from the Niblets. On my mission I witnessed, but did not play in a similar game between missionaries and a local Brazilian team. The missionaries killed them. They had two JC players and a few guys that had played in high school. The next week there was a rematch, but the game was soccer, and the outcome equally lopsided the other way.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:06:56 +0000

I just discovered this blog from the Nibleys nomination page. My weird, rule-breaking mission story is here.

By: Chad

Chad — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 07:02:50 +0000

The worst thing that I did in Bulgaria was go see the original star wars trilogy in the theatres (yes, it’s worse that watching them on vhs/dvd somehow) with another greenie while our trainers were out the border getting their visas renewed.

I wish I would have spent more time getting to know some of the members and becoming their friend, not just another missionary pumping them for contacts/referrals/etc.

By: Kim Siever

Kim Siever — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 18:17:59 +0000

I was there from Jan 1994—July 1994. I’ve been following news and what not from time to time. When I was there it was only about 4,000 pop. From what I hear it is close to or above 20,000. I’d love to go back and see it.

Are you in Vegas, annegb?

By: manaen

manaen — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 06:16:38 +0000

Not mine, but — a newly-hatched RM at the Institute was talking about his mission in Scotland. They wanted to catch some local color towards the end of their mission. Liked to see new things. Ferry ran up to Norway, cheap. Didn’t like walking. Mission car fit just fine on ferry.

By: annegb

annegb — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 06:46:30 +0000

Kim, I’m only 80 miles from Mesquite. When were you there?

It’s not a nice little town anymore.

By: Tim J.

Tim J. — Fri, 04 Aug 2006 00:09:33 +0000

I agree. I also think this was the main reason for the “no getting together on p-day with other missionaries” rule–which nobody obeyed. The Americans would sit at one table, the Hispanics at the other. And Spanish was never spoken.

By: NFlanders

NFlanders — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 23:47:05 +0000

I’m with Rusty. When I think how we treated a lot of the Latino missionaries, it’s a miracle that 1) they stayed in the Church and 2) didn’t kill us in our sleep.

By: Kim Siever

Kim Siever — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 18:35:09 +0000

When I was in Mesquite, NV, I had a companion who listened to music, watched movies on the church library TV/VCR combo, and smoked. I did two of the three.

Sometimes he would drive by himself to St. George to work with Hispanics (he was Spanish-speaking) leaving me in Mesquite by myself. I would arrange splits for all that time except when I was sleeping.

When it was my turn to drive, I would make sure the radio was turned off before he got in (he left it on when he drove). After awhile, he’d forget to turn it on at all when I was driving.

By the time the three months were over, we were having companionship study together. Not a total write-off I guess.

Actually, come to think of it, I wish I knew what he was up to.

By: Bret

Bret — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 04:17:43 +0000

I don’t what’s THE worst thing, but I did allow my senior comp to go ring shopping for his fiance/fellow district sister missionary and give it to her. Thank the Lord Almighty he was soon transferred and she was too…to Washington D.C. (from L.A.) Glad the Lord looks out for me when I’m too stupid to do myself.

Rusty,
OOOoooooooooooooo, you bad boy! Talk about a Peter! Anyway, Tim asked for worst stories, not regrets.