Posted by:
runtu
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Date: May 15, 2012 10:57AM
During my mission, I saw only one General Authority (they seemed to be afraid to come to Bolivia, for some reason). As I wrote in my book, we were really excited to see one of the Lord's anointed servants, and it was devastating to have him yell at us for about an hour.
I thought that this guy was an exception, but then I remember missionaries telling me that Angel Abrea had given them a similar dressing down before I arrived in the mission. One of my friends said, after reading that account, "I have been convinced for a long time that the General Authorities hate missionaries." I asked him what he meant, and he said that, because he was an AP, he met a lot of General Authorities who came through his mission. All of them treated the missionaries with unmistakable contempt; it was clear to my friend that they viewed missionaries as children and almost as necessary evils to be tolerated because no one else will do the grunt work of bringing in converts.
So, my question to you is this: Is my friend right? Do GAs generally treat missionaries with contempt?
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/15/2012 12:12PM by runtu.