tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985039856976573232.post1629347356310900117..comments2022-12-08T06:01:19.643-05:00Comments on Live From Kent...: My Mission...10 Years LaterJonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14825519767379367699noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985039856976573232.post-34344836124845784632011-12-12T13:14:40.423-05:002011-12-12T13:14:40.423-05:00Oh, and when I visited Ruidoso back in 2006 for th...Oh, and when I visited Ruidoso back in 2006 for the opening of the new chapel, I really did feel like I had "come home" to a degree. Part of it was Ruidoso has a lot of people that are still there from my days there, while most of my other areas have hardly anyone left I knew.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14825519767379367699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985039856976573232.post-13186076321860092462011-12-12T13:11:08.965-05:002011-12-12T13:11:08.965-05:00@CuriousCity, I totally agree. Unfortunately, the...@CuriousCity, I totally agree. Unfortunately, the overall church culture doesn't seem to measure success by things that can't be tangibly measured like a baptism number. I have always felt like I had a successful mission! :)Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14825519767379367699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985039856976573232.post-60313894523752180582011-12-12T13:09:46.292-05:002011-12-12T13:09:46.292-05:00@Granny J...I loved serving in Ruidoso...I was pre...@Granny J...I loved serving in Ruidoso...I was pretty happy everywhere I served, but Ruidoso is where I felt like everything clicked in terms of my confidence as a missionary and just being in the right place at the right time.<br /><br />As for stats, I think I disliked how they were used more than stats period. They were usually used as weapons ("you're not doing enough!") rather than as improvement tools. It's the same way with any stats; they often don't tell the whole picture. And our mission kept some insane stats, especially my first mission president.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14825519767379367699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985039856976573232.post-14872751819109957532011-12-12T12:22:33.886-05:002011-12-12T12:22:33.886-05:00Your mission is a success because you came from th...Your mission is a success because you came from the experience as a better member. It succeeds every time someone you touched succeeds. That's a hard lesson to learn that we don't succeed on our own.<br /><br />flutfuln?CuriousCityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03892851247105313794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985039856976573232.post-8656482481961937252011-12-12T12:10:56.613-05:002011-12-12T12:10:56.613-05:00Loved reading this! Missions are faith building ex...Loved reading this! Missions are faith building experiences for everyone. (IMHO) I kept thinking "Ammon" as I read your post. I wanted my sons to throw the statistics out the window and become friends BUT one son served as an Assistant and found stats to be very helpful. Finding balance in all things...is that one of the many lessons we all need to learn?<br /><br />We loved having you and Huwe serve here! And come on, you know the whole butchering afternoon was your favorite experience ever! As a matter of fact Jared (the kid on the far left in camo) has 80 animals hanging in the reefer now. He's a little stressed out! Hey since you have some experience he could use some help. ;)Granny Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00422276986783106429noreply@blogger.com