Posted by:
melissa3839
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Date: December 08, 2010 03:43AM
I cannot tell you how many stories I have heard about young missionaries not even having enough money to feed themselves, because the church recently started rapidly cutting down on what they could spend. this one couple had to go get their son, because they tied to send him money for food, and he got yelled at for accepting extra money, thanks to his rat-out companion!
A lot of wards expect the wives to "feed the missionaries".
I remember when I was still attending, I would show up to Relief Society. There would usually be at least 25 of us there at any given day. Once a month, they would pass a clip board around with a calendar on it. The women were all expected to write their name, phone number and address on an empty square in the box (choose any day of the month, or the same day every week) to cook dinner for the missionaries.
I would often get dirty looks, because I could never do it. I don't have any kids and my man works from 2pm to 12:30 am. So I am home alone at night. We only had male missionaries, so it was a no-go for me.
The missionaries would come to my door all the time, just to talk. But I never let them in, because... Well, I couldn't! lol. Yes, my man (non-active Catholic) had=s days off, but he mostly just wants to lay around in his birthday suit and relax with a few beers on those days. Don't think the mishies would have liked that :)
They need to just let these poor guys eat, darn it. For crying out loud, they work so hard, they need a good hearty meal. One night, when my husband was off, I finally did invite the missionaries over. After feeding them, we discussed the food/money situation they were in.
I told them, "Go to the 99cent store. Not the Dollar Tree, because it doesn't' carry nearly as much. But specifically, the "99cent store". They have every kind of living/house hold item you can imagine, every toiletry, every snack and non-perishable, even fresh produce, and frozen foods."
They were VERY grateful for the tip.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/08/2010 03:48AM by melissa3839.