Has the raised bar been beneficial to missionary work?

[Donuthole]

If you choose to ignore the God's work on earth part, you are probabyl better going in the peace corps.

The peace corps. Or as one of my closest friends (a peace corps alum) called it after returning from his stint in South America: the "get a piece" corps.

[ERCougar]

If you choose to ignore the God's work on earth part, you are probabyl better going in the peace corps.

I just point that out to people who don't really believe in the Church but feel like a mission is great training for life.

[Blueintheface]

I agree, it is broken. They need to send the elders out on service missions, digging wells, building schools and medical clinics (that sort of thing) in 3rd world countries. Then after a day's work perhaps they can teach at night. I would wager everything I own that they would get more converts that way.

This times a thousand.

My parents have served two missions following a 3 year stint as Mission Presidents and both were service missions, in Moscow and The Phillipines.

Their health has prevented any more long term travel outside of the country but my father still serves as a humanitarian missionary at the State Prison.

I can't even shovel my own walk.

[Non Sequitur]

The peace corps. Or as one of my closest friends (a peace corps alum) called it after returning from his stint in South America: the "get a piece" corps.

In Ecuador we used to refer to blue-eyed, light-skinned kids as "Peace Corp Projects."

[creekster]

In Ecuador we used to refer to blue-eyed, light-skinned kids as "Peace Corp Projects."

That's funny.

[Green Lantern]

Kids in general these days seem more socially retarded. I am the Priest Quorum adviser in our ward. The main problem any of our priests is known to have had was pornography. The YM president and I joked that it would be refreshing and a relief, in a weird sort of way, to know that these kids were getting busy with girlfriends.

None of them date. They hang out. They text. They sit in the same car or room and don't say a word...they text. Then, they go home and whack off to internet porn.

I think that's the sad truth about why these kids are retards.

This is fantastic.

My question is: How do we make the kids today more socially adept? My experience has been that organized programs from high school athletics to debate team are huge helps. The kids coming out of things like that seem to have more confidence and better social skills than those who have never been involved in any kind of organized extracurricular activity.

[Non Sequitur]

This is fantastic.

My question is: How do we make the kids today more socially adept? My experience has been that organized programs from high school athletics to debate team are huge helps. The kids coming out of things like that seem to have more confidence and better social skills than those who have never been involved in any kind of organized extracurricular activity.

It's a double-edged sword. Growing up in California, all of the kids in my priest quorum were socially adept. We hung out with the right kids and went to the right parties. But all of us drank, smoked pot, and were slow to observe the law of chastity. I raised my kids in Utah and the biggest problem I ever had is that one of them went through an EMO phase for a couple of month. I'm glad they were a little socially retarded.

[Paperback Writer]

It's a double-edged sword. Growing up in California, all of the kids in my priest quorum were socially adept. We hung out with the right kids and went to the right parties. But all of us drank, smoked pot, and were slow to observe the law of chastity. I raised my kids in Utah and the biggest problem I ever had is that one of them went through an EMO phase for a couple of month. I'm glad they were a little socially retarded.

I'm not raising my kids in Utah. What is an "EMO phase"?

[creekster]

I'm not raising my kids in Utah. What is an "EMO phase"?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emo_(music)

[Paperback Writer]

This is fantastic.

My question is: How do we make the kids today more socially adept? My experience has been that organized programs from high school athletics to debate team are huge helps. The kids coming out of things like that seem to have more confidence and better social skills than those who have never been involved in any kind of organized extracurricular activity.

I personal blame the deterioration of social skills on the demise of church basketball in my corner of the LDS world.

[Commando]

The peace corps. Or as one of my closest friends (a peace corps alum) called it after returning from his stint in South America: the "get a piece" corps.

hmm... would that be a step back on my resume at this point in my life?

[Green Lantern]

It's a double-edged sword. Growing up in California, all of the kids in my priest quorum were socially adept. We hung out with the right kids and went to the right parties. But all of us drank, smoked pot, and were slow to observe the law of chastity. I raised my kids in Utah and the biggest problem I ever had is that one of them went through an EMO phase for a couple of month. I'm glad they were a little socially retarded.

I'm totally making that phrase part of my daily lexicon.

[LA Ute]

I personal blame the deterioration of social skills on the demise of church basketball in my corner of the LDS world.

[Donuthole]

hmm... would that be a step back on my resume at this point in my life?

Who cares about the resume--they offer student loan deferment and federal Perkins loan forgiveness! (15% for each year you complete for the first two years, and 20% for years 3 and 4). Plus, you get $8k for each 2-year stint.
In 4 years, you could cut your student loans by 70%, all while getting laid.

[BigPiney]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emo_(music)