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Originally Posted by MikeWaters
I'm sure glad I didn't go to Europe. I think I would have become disillusioned.
I was in a pretty-hard-to-baptize but-not-impossible missions.
I think I had about 20 people baptized where I was the missionary of record. Far different that missions where it is 20 per month per mission companionship.
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Europe gets a bad rap but it's not that bad. At least I didn't have to risk my life in algae-infested water or strap bombs to myself. ;-) It's hard work and takes a lot of patience, and many who grow up pampered and not having to be patient or work for anything can't hack that, I suppose. I learned to love the Dutch people and country and yes, I even had a few baptisms. The fact that they didn't happen all the time makes those experiences even more memorable and rewarding. I have no other mission to compare it to, obviously, but I enjoyed it.