Memoirs of My Mission - Memorias de Mi Misión

October 2004 to March 2005, M. Smith Hall, Heritage Halls, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT. "So, your birthday is up in two months?" "Yes, I'll be 19 on December 4th." "So, are you working on your papers?" "I'm thinking about it." This was a very common cause of conversation at Brigham Young University, and for many, still is today, except that the missionary age has since been lowered to 18 years old for men and 19 for women since 2012.  In BYU and in other places where the LDS Church influence is strong, serving a mission is kind of like a rite of passage for the young man that is about to turn the age where he can be recommended for missionary service.  Back in 2004, that age was 19 for the men and 21 for the women.  I had started on working on the papers but felt very strongly that I should NOT continue on this course.  While others that were turning nineteen at the time were receiving mission calls to various places.  Russia.  Br...

Hello, everyone!  I am going to be using this blog over the next two years to talk about my experiences in my mission that I served for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, for two years, among the people of southeastern Mexico.  This blog is not intended to embellish, nor to detract, from the missionary experience in any way.  On the contrary, it is meant to show the realities of serving a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  For those that are prepared, it can be a great blessing in the lives of those that choose to serve the Lord with all their heart, mind, might, and strength.  You will find friends, that will become over time forever friends.  You will learn to respect the people whom God has called you to serve with.  You might have to express yourself in a tongue, or tongues, that are not familiar to you. I will probably be clueing you in on some aspects about the LDS faith that inspired me to make this decis...