I Married a Missionary

Glen likes to serve people.  He could either be Santa Clause or a missionary.  He chose the latter. People have no idea how much fun it is to be a Senior Missionary with a spouse. 

You learn all kinds of things about your partner. For instance, Glen knows everyone's names immediately.  It takes me forever to learn a name.  Children love him because he calls them by name, compliments their eyes, hair, dress etc. He not only knows all of the names of the people in our Spanish Branch, but also all the people in the ward that meets in our building.  So when one man needs a job, Glen knows exactly who to call. Or when an investigator comes to either ward or branch, he knows who would be a great fellowshipper for that person.

And he never gives up!  When someone tells him they are not interested in his gospel message all he hears is "yet". One lady finally invited us in after he had called and knocked about twelve times.  Now we are teaching her and she says, he sure is persistent isn't he!  When he is assigned something he does it better than anyone else in the world!  His follow through is absolutely amazing.  He spends every waking hour working on something. And he remembers what needs to be done and who needs to be called.

I honestly can't say he is a good driver.   He gets too distracted by the other driver's eyes or a person on the side of the road.  But he is a fantastic navigator.  He sense of direction is mind boggling. If he has been somewhere once, he knows the place, period.

And he has learned to hear inspiration.  Of course with his callings and experiences in life he has needed to follow inspiration a lot.  But I am talking about he now hears the tiny thoughts and ideas that are given so quietly that if you don't listen really carefully you will miss them. This has been a huge help on the mission.  For instance, when he gets the thought to take a departing missionary over to say good-bye to a woman that said we don't need to come by anymore, it opened a whole new set of discussions with her.  Or a man wasn't progressing at all and Glen said lets explain that he can baptize his little daughter with the priesthood and it made a big difference. They are fleeting thoughts that he brings to life and so the Lord knows He can trust him to do things and so He sends more inspiration.

Glen's spirituality has grown because of the good habits he has formed on the mission.  We have learned to work in tandem and know that we can count on each other to do whatever is asked of us. We often finished each others sentences but now we finish each others thoughts. We don't take a break from missionary work because to us it isn't work.  It is really exciting and satisfying to be serving 24/7/18.  That is 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for 18 months. I enjoy my companion more, trust him completely, and love him and serving this mission together!