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Date: January 17, 2020 09:08PM
messygoop Wrote:
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> I can not ever remember praise coming from church
> leaders. No, always put-downs and belittling our
> character. Jokes made at others' expense.
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> Hinckley takes a jab at missionaries' grooming and
> appearances.
>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuN_ZDJKkPoI was one of those missionaries in that room that day.
It's ironic that he said that though because the mission president made a big stink that we look out best that day. We all looked REALLY good that day. I remember my companion and I that morning ironing our shirts and polishing our shoes. None of the missionaries looked anything but great that day but his jokes fell flat because we all knew none of us had wrinkly shirts and we looked good.
I have to admit, those jokes did bother me because I knew none of it was actually true. I was also doubting at that point on my mission and was tired of being guilted and beat over the head by the mission president and GA's.