Nice to meet you all!

[Jake15]

Hello everyone! I joined mainly for an assignment, but I might as well introduce myself. My name is Jake and I am currently attending college.


I have been a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day saints for all my life. I got off of serving a mission a few months ago (that thing where Mormons wear white shirts and ties and yes – I even rode a bike!). I love our Heavenly father and I am grateful for all his son Jesus Christ has done for me. I consider myself a Christian, and I love God’s holy word- which I believe includes the Bible and the Book of Mormon.


30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.


Mark 12:30 KJV


God bless!

 

[Hidden In Him]

Greetings Jake! God bless you, and welcome to CF!

 

[Another Lazarus]

Welcome and share Jesus love to others.

 

[St_Worm2]

Hi Jake, WELCOME TO CF ..

If you don't mind me asking, what does you "assignment" involve?

Thanks!

Yours and His,
David
p.s. - I'll let my LDS friend know that you are new here as well by adding her @Jane_Doe to this post.

 

[sunshineforJesus]

Hi and welcome here.

 

[Jake15]

Hi Jake, WELCOME TO CF ..

If you don't mind me asking, what does you "assignment" involve?

Thanks!

Yours and His,
David
p.s. - I'll let my LDS friend know that you are new here as well by adding her @Jane_Doe to this post.

No problem! I assume that by “assignment” you mean my mission, correct?


Anyways, the mission program is primarily for unmarried men ages 18-25 and unmarried women ages 19-25. These young people receive an assignment, to go serve somewhere in the world. This assignment, we believe, is inspired of god. Older senior couples and mature single women can serve as well, but they often do different activities than the younger missionaries.


These people go out and perform missionary work like, for example, distributing literature, teaching others, giving service, and strengthening the faith of local members.


I loved my service, it has certainly shaped my life!

 

[St_Worm2]

No problem! I assume that by “assignment” you mean my mission, correct?

Hi Jake, I don't know, it was your word from the OP. See below:

Hello everyone! I joined mainly for an assignment, but I might as well introduce myself. My name is Jake and I am currently attending college.

Anyways, the mission program is primarily for unmarried men ages 18-25 and unmarried women ages 19-25. These young people receive an assignment, to go serve somewhere in the world. This assignment, we believe, is inspired of god. Older senior couples and mature single women can serve as well, but they often do different activities than the younger missionaries.

These people go out and perform missionary work like, for example, distributing literature, teaching others, giving service, and strengthening the faith of local members.

I loved my service, it has certainly shaped my life!

It sounds like it would (shape your life, that is). So that is the "assignment" you spoke of then? You were assigned to this place as a part of your mission field?

Thanks!

Yours and His.
David

 

[Little Lantern]

Greetings, @Jake15 , and welcome to CF! May you find good encouragement and fellowship here.

 

[Jane_Doe]

Hi Jake, I don't know, it was your word from the OP. See below:




It sounds like it would (shape your life, that is). So that is the "assignment" you spoke of then? You were assigned to this place as a part of your mission field?

Thanks!

Yours and His.
David

Jake, I think David's asking you to share where you served your mission and what activities you personally enjoyed the most.
(Trying to help with the lingo-gap here)

 

[St_Worm2]

Jake, I think David's asking you to share where you served your mission and what activities you personally enjoyed the most.
(Trying to help with the lingo-gap here)

Hi Jane, thanks I was just interested to know what the nature of his assignment was. We've had a couple of people use that terminology around here over the years, but they were both students who had assignments to finish for school. But I can certainly understand being "assigned" here as a Mormon missionary if that's what he meant. I just wasn't sure, that's all.

How are you doing? (our paths have not crossed here for awhile now sadly)

--David

 

[Jane_Doe]

Hi Jane, thanks I was just interested to know what the nature of his assignment was. We've had a couple of people use that terminology around here over the years, but they were both students who had assignments to finish for school. But I can certainly understand being "assigned" here as a Mormon missionary if that's what he meant. I just wasn't sure, that's all.

(Obviously I'm not Jake, but just answering for LDS people in general)

Missions are voluntary things, so that itself is not something forced at all. Once you volunteer to serve, you are 'assigned' to a mission in a certain part of the world. Hence some people will refer to their work in that part of the world as their 'assignment'. Obviously they volunteered for it, and service doesn't stop just because you leave that section of the world (though it does change forms).

So that's where that lingo is coming from. It doesn't have anything to do with school.

How are you doing? (our paths have not crossed here for awhile now sadly)

--David

I am doing great! Getting close to graduation which is scary and exciting at the same time! Yourself?