POSTED // Jun 11,2007 - Jeff White, owner of Ski Trucks/bona fide mountain man: Served mission in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1967-69nnWhat was the most threatening situation you witnessed or were involved in?nnThere was a huge problem for the Argentine street gangs harassing us:...

POSTED // Jun 11,2007 - John Gillespie: Served his mission in Merida, Mexico 1989-1991nnWhat was your most embarrassing moment?nnMy worst fear at that time was to pass gas in public. So you can imagine my horror when the internal alarms were sounding. I walked over to the door...

POSTED // Jun 11,2007 - Jesse Drummond, retail manager: Served his mission in Rochester, N.Y., 1994-96nnDid you do anything naughty while serving?nnI got a tattoo on my mission. At one time, there were a bunch of us who went out and got them. One of the elders felt guilty and...

POSTED // Jun 11,2007 - Jan van der Beek: East High School case manager and musiciannnServed his mission in New Zealand, 1990-1992nnDid anyone hit on you while you served?nnYeah. There was this woman from my hometown. She was separated from her husband at the time and always...

POSTED // Jun 11,2007 - Dave Muhlestein: Pre-med/philosophy student/stage manager. Served his mission in Milan, Italy, 2002-2004nnDid Italians find it easy to confide in you?nnI loved their openness and willingness to share. I met people in the park who would share their life...

POSTED // Jun 11,2007 - Moe: Jack of all Mormon trades/Port O’ Call muscle. Served Florida Fort Lauderdale South Mission, 1977-79nnDid you ever feel you were competing for souls?nnI served in a small town on the east side of Puerto Rico. You could just feel the voodoo...

POSTED // Jun 11,2007 - Aaron Evans, Public relations director, Love Communications. Paris, France, mission, 1989-91nnnnDid you encounter any baptism boo-boos?nnThere was this gentleman from the Ivory Coast'we’re talking a huge man. He was about 6 foot 5 and weighed in...

POSTED // Jun 11,2007 - Craig Rosenberg: Conceptualist and libertarian. Served Milwaukee, Wis., mission, 1984-1986nnDid you ever feel that you had been given protection of the divine kind?nnOn my first night in my first area, there were a series of tornados that swept through...

POSTED // Jun 11,2007 - Zealand Stroud: Jeweler. Served the Florida Tampa Mission, 1996-98nnPerform any acts of salvation?nnWe were working with this family in Orlando. They had seven or eight kids, all of them under the age of 10. In true Florida fashion, the kids all ran...

POSTED // Jun 11,2007 - Val Mansfield: Prepress printing manager. Served the Finland Helsinki Mission, 1976-78nnWere you ever invited to engage in un-missionary-like activities?nnIn my first city in Finland, I was not yet understanding much of the conversation. We were on a...