fishonjazz
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Everyone in my family who has went on a mission (a ton of men and women) all loved it and have no regrets.A quick story about my call. I was on the fence about going at all. I put in my papers, largely for my parents. But I literally wrote on the paperwork that I will not go to Germany. I had taken 6 years of German through Jr High and High School and I didn't want to do anything more with the language. I wanted to go foreign but english speaking, like maybe australia, where a leader in my ward whom I greatly looked up to had gone on his mission. Anyway, my parents knew this, they knew I was on the fence and might not accept the call. So when I opened my envelope and it said "Munich Germany Mission", my mom instantly burst into tears. I didn't want to deal with that and I needed time to process this so I of course stormed off, grabbed my jacket and helmet and jumped on my motorcycle and sped away. I drove around for a few hours, then came home. Everyone had settled down. In the end, a really good friend of mine helped me work through things and I of course went. I met my wife on my mission, and have been married 31 years now, so you could say that it completely changed my life to go on my mission, and I loved it. Sometimes I wish I could go back to my mission times, when things were simpler and more fun and exciting than regular life. But I am grateful I went, and it had a huge impact on me and my family, and of course meeting my wife there was the biggest factor.
So anyway, that's my story in a nutshell.