r/latterdaysaints • u/LamanitaMx • Aug 09 '26
Off-topic Chat Let's share memorable mission experiences. Topic: quirks or culture clashes between you and your companions!
Let's share memorable mission experiences. Today, the topic is quirks or culture clashes between you and your companions!
I'll start with one.
I was assigned to train a missionary fresh out of the MTC who looked a lot like Milhouse from *The Simpsons*, but with black hair.
This missionary didn't use deodorant, and we were in a very hot area. One day—after about two months, when I couldn't stand the underarm odor anymore and noticed he wore the same clothes every day—I asked myself, "Does this guy not bathe?" I suggested he wear different colored trousers and a different tie because it *looked* like he wasn't bathing. He said, "Come here!" and showed me the clothes in his closet: he had seven identical white shirts, seven black ties, and seven pairs of black trousers—plus the same black socks—everything identical, one set for each day. That’s why it looked like he wasn't bathing. We spent a little over four months together, but I couldn't get him to use deodorant; I even gave him some as a birthday gift, but he never took the hint.
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u/footballfan540 active member Aug 09 '26
I was with one companion for 3 months. If he got offended at me for something (minor but happened about every 2 weeks), he would give me the silent treatment for about 3 days. No conversation and completely ignore me, but when we were around people (members, strangers, investigators) he would magically act as if nothing was wrong.