They probably just wanted to watch the game.

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Feb 5, 2017
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I live in Boston and I'm at church this morning and there is this very active

JohnnyB

2/5/17 9:39am

They probably just wanted to watch the game.

Ragnar Danneskjold

2/5/17 9:41am

Yeah. No way I'd want the missionaries there if I was watching my team in the

cougaman

2/5/17 9:42am

You couldn't swear with impunity

TNT

2/5/17 10:03am

Not a chance

YIsForBrigham

2/5/17 10:27am

Or they're the opposite type who want to try to save the world one

southernfriedcougar

2/5/17 10:04am

of all the types of mormons, this is the one that bugs me the most. They are

Mayor of Cougartown

2/5/17 11:41am

I would too even if it happened to be a regular occasion.

southernfriedcougar

2/5/17 9:43am

I had the missionaries over two weeks ago and had to delay the start of the pats

LaserCoug

2/5/17 9:47am

God has given him a test and this man has failed miserably by

Caboom

2/5/17 9:52am

Missionaries inviting themselves over for dinner? Is this a thing?

Game Changer

2/5/17 9:53am

Yeah, that's weird.

Traveshamockery

2/5/17 10:00am

We would ask 2 or 3 member families most weeks if we could swing by for a visit,

Duke Silver

2/5/17 10:27am

Yup, they do that now. In Puerto Rico we got maybe 2

BlueNtheFace

2/5/17 10:30am

We asked as missionaries, but always with 2+ weeks notice.

Lance71

2/5/17 11:06am

We would do it, but it was after I'd been in an area for 9 months, and we only

nslcougar

2/5/17 11:19am

My freshman year in college my roommates and I made a sign up sheet to feed us.

Metallicat

2/5/17 2:51pm

I did it all the time, but we considered it more of an Art. I would have been disappointed with a such a weak effort.

kccougar

2/5/17 8:19pm

What kind of socially inept weirdo invites himself over for dinner?

Backcountry

2/5/17 9:56am

At least know your audience. If there is one person I don't go and ask for

JohnnyB

2/5/17 9:58am

A 19-year-old football fan who would love to watch the game.

84 Grad

2/5/17 9:58am

If they want to watch the game then go to a sports bar and buy some dinner.

Backcountry

2/5/17 10:00am

You just described about 50% of missionaries. Effects of "raising the bar"

Kerbouchard

2/5/17 12:11pm

Sad, so sad

Backcountry

2/5/17 12:17pm

Yep. Strange correlation between lowering age and being less self-aware.

Shore10

2/6/17 8:04am

Probably from Huricane, UT or Montpelier, ID or someplace like that

MormonDevil

2/5/17 1:56pm

That is so freaking funny

TNT

2/5/17 10:02am

There was a member in my mission who wore a Pats jersey to church every week and

Scratch

2/5/17 10:03am

That's awesome!

shakarocks

2/5/17 10:07am

I'd say "Sure, come on over but we are watching the Super Bowl and there will be

BYUALWAYSNUM1

2/5/17 10:12am

Thats the Appropriate way to handle it

CBaass

2/5/17 10:45am

The missionaries caught me last week for dinner. I've had them over during some

TunaNoCrust

2/5/17 11:34am

Since when did it become basically mandatory for the missionaries to eat at

Kerbouchard

2/5/17 12:14pm

I don't believe it is mandatory. Is this where the Utah culture comes from?

BYUALWAYSNUM1

2/5/17 12:20pm

I enjoyed being able to handle my own dinner. I gained too much weight

phageman

2/5/17 12:35pm

Early 1990's

shakarocks

2/5/17 12:41pm

In every mission?

BlueNtheFace

2/5/17 1:08pm

Yes. The edict came from on high.

shakarocks

2/5/17 3:37pm

Easier said then done. I was in a lot of small branches and was probably fed

Cougarfan777

2/5/17 1:46pm

I agree. It wasn't always possible where I was.

shakarocks

2/5/17 3:37pm

2-3 dinners was a success in my mission as well

Ulysses14

2/5/17 3:42pm

I've heard some USA missionaries get less food $$$ on the assumption of a

Ulysses14

2/5/17 2:47pm

Missionaries DO receive less MSF stateside

CougarVikingSeaSider

2/5/17 2:54pm

Served stateside and our mission president did away with meal calendars

thecostarican

2/5/17 8:41pm

In my Mission Rio - Brasil if the ward branch didn't feed the missionaries

CariocaCoug

2/6/17 2:54pm

RE: I live in Boston and I'm at church this morning and there is this very

Cosmo4life

2/5/17 11:32pm

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