NSFW 18+ π³οΈβπ Missionaries called to serve sinners and Saints and maybe learn something on the way.
Stories are fictional. Images aren't my own
The guy who owns the building has an arrangement with the Elders. Every Transfer Day, he offers the missionary $1,000 for their new companion to spend the night with him and his roommate.
They always accept and become closer than ever afterwards.
And we sell the videos later.
A member, who told me he wanted to get ready for his own mission soon, arranged to go on splits with me to talk to his friend about the church. Apparently they had had their own discussion before and had different plans for me. I think we all come out of it learning something!
My junior companion came back from splits with our zone leader. Usually he'd go with the senior, but specifically chose not to this time.
"What did you guys go over? Was it important?"
"He just wanted me to support you more. You do a lot. Let me show you what he taught me."
I was exhausted after a long day of walking around and knocking on doors, so when we came home for lunch, my companion told me to take a nap and he'd prepare a meal for me. I definitely didn't expect that, but somehow it was exactly what I needed.
My companion would often disappear while we were giving discussions, often with our investigator volunteering to show him to their bathroom. It was weird because it seemed like every neighbor was loudly playing the same movie. I'll look it up when I get home. It sounds intense!
My companion was getting depressed about us not getting many baptisms, especially compared to others in our zone.
Luckily, our neighbor heard us discussing strategies and he offered to give him a few tips through a role play. He really knows how to drive his points home.
My companion was having a hard time with Fast Sunday.
"I've never walked as much as we do now! How can you go so long without eating?"
"We have a dinner appointment later this evening, but if it really bothers you, I know something that will hold you over until then."
My companion's hair was getting too long in the front.
"You'll need to get it cut, Elder."
"But I like it like this!"
"Then you'll need to convince me."
He did a good job, but he'll still need to cut it for our appointment with the mission president in two weeks.
The bishop's son acts like he has power over us missionaries, when he absolutely doesn't, so the missionaries in his ward have a tradition to keep him humble. When we go on splits with him, one of us will make sure to put him in his place. Every week.
My new companion kept complaining that there was nothing to do in this small town. He'd just transferred in from the city. On the next Preparation Day, I showed him there's a lot to do at a hotel.
"One bed? But we can't sleep in the same bed."
"Oh, we're not sleeping."
My current area is really slow, missionary work wise. Luckily I've been able to trick my companion by meeting regularly at a local motel. Before we leave, I give him something to help him pass out while there, and then I can make some money with our "investigator."
Normally if an investigator is taking too long to commit to being baptized, we're supposed to cut them off, but my companion and I kept saying he just needed more attention.
We may need to classify our visits as community service in a few weeks to keep this up.
Missionaries may be scared of new experiences, but building up trust first helps to overcome such hurdles. My first companion was good, but it was my second one who really taught me through example how to open hearts and change minds.
Even as the junior companion, I realized I had a responsibility to listen to my senior companion and let him guide me. He's had loads more experience that I could benefit from, not only while in the mission field, but also in life in general.
We need to be receptive to learning.
As APs (Assistants to the President), it's our job to make sure missionaries have the support they need. My companion and I are known to help motivate struggling missionaries by showing them how well we work together as a team.
We are strong believers in leading by example!
As a senior companion, it's important to know when you need to assert your authority and when you can let your junior companion decide. If you train them right, it might even be the same thing.