assuming that electricity and stuff aren't a concern that would be epic an introverts dream come true
Panic and then slay the world!
slay the world?
Everything would be mine!
what would be your course of action
I actually would probably start looking for others, hoping there was someone out there. I would find it very hard to not have anyone to talk too.
oh true hahaha yeah probably... but I would take a lot longer to get to the point of desparation I literally spend all day alone what are you studying?
It would be awesome for a bit but then would be very difficult to get along
haha yeah true
Do you like being alone? Im a science major
which science department? I love being alone the only reason why I feel bad about it sometimes is because of the stuff I hear from others or at church
What do you mean?
in the states I've found that there's a huge expectation and premium placed on being social
Chemistry
well, all I hear from bishops and other people is how much more involved we need to be talk to people, fellowship, ministering, spend time with family it's all too much for me, really
I do see where they are coming from though. It's good to be social. You're doing good on here!
yeah but it's like an exaggerated trait here! I didn't have to worry about any of this when I was back home
Where is home?
it's the opposite. Being quiet and not bothersome is standard asia
If you don't mind me asking
east asia it's really intimidating I reckon haha
Oh wow! Long ways away. I think they just see it as a means of getting married Haha
doesn't it get tired? To have to stand up for everything and be vocal about your opinions hahaha yeah that's another huge thing here too! I have zeroooo plans for anything like tht how are you doing with marriage though?
Haha probably why you feel that way then:) I'm married!:)
oh good on you is it worth it?
Yeah! Have been for 2 years! It's really great! Have a one year old daughter
oh wow amazing how did yous meet?
You wouldn't have that opportunity if you were the only one still living ;) Grew up together in the same stake
tell us the story!
Story of how we met?
yeah
We are both from Idaho. Started dating the summer after I graduated high school. He left in his mission and a year later I left on mine. He waited for me and two months after I got home we got married in the payson temple:)
oh wow that sounds like a perfect story
Yeah it worked out perfectly!
Where did you two go on your missions?
he served in Tahiti and I served in Australia, Brisbane mission. Did you serve?
oh wow that's cool
Some of the things you say actually make it sound like your from Australia or new  zealand
I served in Brisbane too believe it or not yeah I'm glad someone caught on!
Reckon, yous
both in the pacific! that is amazing so I'm guessing Henderson? or langlin?
Henderson!
cool! I had henderson for a bit he's a legend
Seriously!! Love them! How cool!
which zones? There's about 13 now, by the way
Oh man! We're going back haha helensville, Cairns, Logan
oh man
I don't even know if those are the right names haha
helensvale is part of Coomera Stake now, it might have been back then too bishop ormsby Cairns is still pumping as always. Logan has slowed down
Yeah it was
but there's a beenleigh stake
Yeah I heard about that!!
and plans for another temple somewhere in ipswitch soon
Oh wow! I hadn't heard that. That's one place I never served around Wish I would've
I was in the GC for 4 months coomera for 7.5 months
Yeah I served in pac pines
sunny coast for 9 months and cleveland for the last bit
I was in north pine on Sunshine Coast for 6 months. Served in the same area twice.
ahh that's part of brissy north now that's crazy
How do you keep up on what's happening?
patrick!
Who is that?
the legendary eternal investigator found by elder coles and elder going
Member?
lives in bundy he calls all the elders and sends all the ones that are home the golden harvestors
Oh I love those elders!!
I was trained by going
Stop!
you'd probably know some of these names: Greening, Taylor, Fackrell, Amosa
When did you get home?
Not too long ago!
Yeah all of them!
Amosa was my first trainer I killed a whole bunch of missionaries Acevedo Crespo, Matu, Dunn, Santander and both my trainers
Yeah! A lot of them were AP
hmm I'm trying to think of sisters
Snelgrove, Alldredge, Campbell
Alldredge, yee, zhang yeah thats the one!
Haha yeah! I was companions with Alldredge Sister sweet
yep! oh cool I see elder Ika all the time
How crazy! Haha Really!? We served together in Sunshine Coast
Leafo moved to brissy after he got home oh wow haha you were part of the legendary zone that was a crazy time Hassan, larson etc
Haha yup!! Elder Tarati and Anderson
hmm I'm looking at the golden harvestor now I think I can guess who you are
Who!? Haha
one seconddd...
Let's see
wait north pine right?
Yeah I did serve there twice
Sister Bauman?
Yup!! Haha give me a hint!
oh wow
That's crazy!
I never would have thought that I'd be having a conversation like this when did you go home again?? what month
Haha right! I came home June 2016
wowowowow we would have had one transfer together
Oh wow! Not long! My last transfer was a crazy one I'm not sure I would recognize the name.
hahaha
I didn't keep any golden harvesters
that's all good I just kept the pdf files
Smart!
did you go home with president?
Yeah I did!
with elder amosa so he got you the shirts and everything
I actually extended my mission so it was just me and sister Snelgrove who went home together
ah wow sister campbell would have been an interesting companion
Yes, indeed! My hardest! I was in a four way companionship with her Grateful I had other companions to keep me sane. But I do love her!
oh WOW crazy haha I love it. You sound just like a henderson missionary I was super grateful to have them for just that one transfer changed everything about my mission
Haha what does that mean? I LOVE repentance :)
henderson missionaries just have that awesome attitude
That is true!
we did really well for the next president but the baptisms dropped as soon as all the henderson missionaries went home
Did you go to the reunion? Mcswain
they're not back yet!
Right! But Henderson's just had a reunion. Did you go to it?
I had no idea!
Oh haha yeah!
plus it would have been a little weird. I was only there for a transfer but I met elder fackrell the other day he went
True! But I'm sure they still would have remembered you!
elder Brownell and Elder song were my first Zone Leaders
Yeah! I've had mission get togethers with brownell Was that in the Gold Coast?
yep! he was a character
Yeah brownell was my zone leader when I was there too
learned so much from him
Yeah he is awesome! Very out there though:)
oh yeah I hear that his MLC comments were legendary
he told president off so many times
so you would know sister evans, kunz, and all them
Oh yeah! Love those sisters
Elder Cadeado 2.0
Yeah served with him Well actually I take that back. I didn't serve with him I went on trade offs up to Townsville and he was an elder there He had a crush on sister newton
hahah oh man you see. I was a little too good at staying away from sisters on my mission. having not talking to be a good thing was like a dream come true
No that's a good thing! Wrong place to be looking for your spouse.
yeah! But it's never quite gone away I'm afraid hahaha
Well sometimes you have to get out of your comfort zone!
it's so crazy though. How we're expected to just completely flip 180 after we get home I'd be happy to knock a thousand doors or teach a 1000 women the gospel
Yeah but a lot of it is the same as the mission. Haha you had to talk everyday on yours mission Nothing is different now
there's a huge difference!
Except that fact that you have a chance to stay inside the house and not talk to anyone now
man I really loved my mission. the last thing I wanted to do was to come home
That's soo good!
yeah I was heartbroken It was just a really comfortable place to be, you know?? I got over a lot of shyness and was just talking to everyone by the end. I got along with anyone and it was so nice
Yeah it was really tough! I had my husband waiting for me so that Madrid it a whole lot easier to handle
to be able to do that. Because I knew that there was absolutely nothing I had to expect from anyone.
But that's all the same now as long as you make it that way
yeah, but I feel like whenever I spend time with people my age it feels like a YSA fest just the boys trying to impress the girls and the girls laughing at terrible jokes. I just want to do something important! and I've never really attended YSA wards and so far it just makes me so upset. I want to be in a family ward and be the gospel principles teacher so bad but in YSA wards, no one volunteers to do anything, the lessons are kind of cookie cutter and you don't have the dynamic of old and younger people
Well get married and then you'll be able to ;) hahaha
ehh yeah. Sorry I don't mean to go off like this. But you would totally understand after having gone to church in the Pacific
We all have mistakes. Be different than all the other guys. You can ignore those that you don't agree with I do understand. Truly!
thanks for the advice there's some seriously great conversations that come out of this I thought I was just doing it for the ipad, but there are some great people on here
Take it for what it's worth. Haha yeah there are. This is actually my first good conversation though
yeah. Sometime people just put in a couple lines and leave
Yeah! I get that the most
well do you have any questions about the mission? like what's changed or anything
Not that I can think of! I try my best to stay in the loop but you've done good for me tonight! I appreciate it! Just don't forget all that you did learn on the mission I'm sure it was all uncomfortable for a time and that's how it is now that you are home. Just got to figure out how to oversome differently obstacles. Haha my grammar is on point tonight! Sorry!
yeah! Slowly slowly trying to figure it out maybe I'll just go to byuh
You'll get it! My husband went there before his mission and loved it! It's our dream to live here one day. Amazing place and loads of people from our mission too.
man that would be awesome
Add me as friend on Facebook so I can figure out who you are haha Look into it if you feel like you should go there!
ahh I don't have any social media unfortunately... now I know that I was meant to go home because the mission got phones right after I left I would not have known what to do with them I don't have facebook or anything
Yeah I'm grateful I didn't have a social media mission too It's a good thing! I use it to keep in touch mostly
do you have any friends on the mission? or did you train anyone that would have served around me
I have a friend from home serving there. Her name is sister loar Sister custan I trained. Only trained once
oh sister custan hahah hilarious
Seriously!! She is soo funny!
I think I know sister loar, but never served around her
She should be coming home soon!
yeah? that's crazy time flies
Yeah goes by fast!
but I feel like the mission went way faster
Looking back it all feels like a freamb Dream
yeah dream come true
Hard to believe I was ever in Australia
I'd give anything to be back there and never worry about going home
Yeah! Me too! I want my husband to apply to medical school there at Griffith Dental school sorryv
do it! he'd be down especially if he was in tahiti that's another amazing mission
Yeah it would be awesome but it would be hard to come back a practice in America
he might know some of the elders I served iwth
I'm sure he would!
ask him when you see him whether he knew an elder omorodion or tiaihau
They served with you in Australia?
the second one did the first one was a friend who was there
He doesn't recognize their names He knows some of the missionaries families that I served with though
ah ok how about an elder bull? or Elder Chong Ayu
No he doesn't. Maybe if he saw faces Well we are headed to bed! It's been great chatting with you!! Best of luck in school and in life:)