Rumors of 19 year old females going on missions

[PaloAltoCougar]

I volunteered to help inspect our mission's cars this morning during a mission conference. Overall, the cars were in good shape, although sisters' vehicles were invariably cleaner and in better shape than elders'. While inspecting a sisters' car, I turned on the radio and was amused to hear a CD of some rockin' instrumentals. The first one up was, appropriately enough, the theme from Mission Impossible. The CD was a violation of mission rules, but the sisters' secret remained safe with me. They got a full pass.

[TripletDaddy]

Why didn't I think of that?

I was a letter of the law kind of guy

[Copelius]

lol. i never liked any of them.

Why didn't I think of that?

[Northwestcoug]

My son's mission they banned basketball and soccer because a couple guys broke bones. Boo.

I broke a bone playing basketball on my mission. Got a cast and got transferred to a car area. There was no talk of banning basketball.

Back then, mission presidents were men, manly men.

[TripletDaddy]

On your mission?! Lock your heart, Elder!

lol. i never liked any of them.

[Sullyute]

for me it was meeting girls, dating, etc.

On your mission?! Lock your heart, Elder!

[TripletDaddy]

That seems like an overreaction. Playing sports are one of the few times you feel like a normal person on your mission.

for me it was meeting girls, dating, etc.

[Sullyute]

My son's mission they banned basketball and soccer because a couple guys broke bones. Boo.

That seems like an overreaction. Playing sports are one of the few times you feel like a normal person on your mission.

[jay santos]

Helped set apart my daughter last night. Cried. Went out to dinner with the family. Went to bed. Cried. Hardly slept. Dropped her off at airport this morning @ 5:00. Surpisingly, didnt' cry. Came home looked at some pictures of her. Cried. Currently feeling antsy, realizing she can't text to say she made it through customs, or when she arrives in Mexico City (I'm sure its a small friendly place ). Sending your child/firstborn/only daughter/easiest off for a year and half is harder than I expected it to be.

I hear ya. I wasn't prepared how hard it would be. I cried for several days with my daughter. I think I went into full on depression for a couple weeks with my son. Number three says she is putting papers in in a couple months. I think my wife is going to lock her in to stop it.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Helped set apart my daughter last night. Cried. Went out to dinner with the family. Went to bed. Cried. Hardly slept. Dropped her off at airport this morning @ 5:00. Surpisingly, didnt' cry. Came home looked at some pictures of her. Cried. Currently feeling antsy, realizing she can't text to say she made it through customs, or when she arrives in Mexico City (I'm sure its a small friendly place ). Sending your child/firstborn/only daughter/easiest off for a year and half is harder than I expected it to be.

Hang in there, brother. It is excruciating, especially with that first one. But the pain will start to subside once the letters/e-mails start rolling in.

[Eddie]

Helped set apart my daughter last night. Cried. Went out to dinner with the family. Went to bed. Cried. Hardly slept. Dropped her off at airport this morning @ 5:00. Surpisingly, didnt' cry. Came home looked at some pictures of her. Cried. Currently feeling antsy, realizing she can't text to say she made it through customs, or when she arrives in Mexico City (I'm sure its a small friendly place ). Sending your child/firstborn/only daughter/easiest off for a year and half is harder than I expected it to be.

When our son went out I thought it a little odd that there was no mechanism to notify parents of the missionaries' safe arrival. After 4-5 days of no contact, I could restrain my wife no more and she contacted the mission home to make sure her boy had arrived safely.

Years ago, obviously this wasn't as much of an option. But with current email, texting, etc., it doesn't seem like it would take much.

Now she gets a pretty big kick out of taking photos of any elders serving in our area and sending those photos on to their mother.

[byu71]

Helped set apart my daughter last night. Cried. Went out to dinner with the family. Went to bed. Cried. Hardly slept. Dropped her off at airport this morning @ 5:00. Surpisingly, didnt' cry. Came home looked at some pictures of her. Cried. Currently feeling antsy, realizing she can't text to say she made it through customs, or when she arrives in Mexico City (I'm sure its a small friendly place ). Sending your child/firstborn/only daughter/easiest off for a year and half is harder than I expected it to be.

WEll, think about parents who are trying to get their kids back from Isis. Hopefully that cheers you up.

[Art Vandelay]

Helped set apart my daughter last night. Cried. Went out to dinner with the family. Went to bed. Cried. Hardly slept. Dropped her off at airport this morning @ 5:00. Surpisingly, didnt' cry. Came home looked at some pictures of her. Cried. Currently feeling antsy, realizing she can't text to say she made it through customs, or when she arrives in Mexico City (I'm sure its a small friendly place ). Sending your child/firstborn/only daughter/easiest off for a year and half is harder than I expected it to be.

[TripletDaddy]

I know it is merely coincidence that PAC and his wife head to the South of France on vacation, Pac spends his time off trying to locate a BYU dude he knows on the Internet, Meanwhile PACs wife comes home with a mysterious rash.

[CardiacCoug]

The day after we returned from a great trip in which we tried vainly to find ER Cougar, Mrs. PAC asked me to look at a bug bite she had picked up somewhere in the South of France (this was the first time she mentioned it). One could see the tiny bite mark, but far more concerning was the red circle, approx. an inch in diameter, that surrounded it. I've read enough about Lyme Disease that I immediately reproved her (lovingly and with love unfeigned) and told her to see a doc. Three hours later, she was in his office. He prescribed doxycycline (sp?) and ran some tests. Three days later, the antibodies test came back negative, but he's having her come back in three months to confirm. My sense is he's doing the right thing here and is just being careful. She can't be too sick, as she crushed me on a long climb Saturday during our first ride after a three-week layoff.

Yeah the doctor is doing things right I think. It makes sense to start doxycycline after a tick bite and rash while tests are coming back just in case to treat for ehrlichiosis and other similar diseases while you are waiting for the tests.

At least that's what I recall from when I was doing ER and urgent care stuff ten years ago.