50 Questions to Ask the R.M.

When I went through the temple the first time, my 4 year old niece knew something special that had to do with my serving a mission was going on. We had a babysitter for her. When I came back from the temple, she could tell there was a difference in me. She thought she'd ask me about it in her cute little voice--"so how'd your mission go?"  

As a returned missionary, I've realized that people sometimes don't know how to talk to me. The question I hear the most often is, "so how was your mission?" What do I say? Amazing, hard, incredible, stressful... boils down to: indescribable. 

So, I've made your life as a girl that goes on dates with RMs a whole lot easier. Here is a list of 50 Questions to ask the RM:

·         Tell an animal story.

·         Who was your funniest companion? How so?

·         Who was your hardest companion?

·         Where was your hardest area?

·         Where was your favorite area?

·         Who was your favorite companion?

·         What was your favorite principle to teach?

·         What was your favorite topic to study?

·         What was your favorite thing to eat?

·         What was the worst thing you ate?

·         What was your exit interview like?

·         What was your favorite interview like?

·         What was your best prayer experience like?

·         Tell a story of a “golden convert”.

·         Who was your favorite member?

·         Describe a person that is SO _____.  (Wherever they went)

·         What food did you miss the most?

·         What did you look forward to in a day?

·         What did you look forward to about coming home?

·         What elements of the culture do you admire the most? 

·         If you could give advice to a missionary leader, what would you say?

·         If you could give advice to a future missionary, what would you say?

·         If you could give advice about the MTC, what would you say?

·         What were your favorite parts of the MTC?

·         Which Elder/Sister would you say you were the closest with?

·         Who was your favorite missionary that wasn’t ever your companion?

·         Where was the worst place to leave?

·         What was the most peaceful place to leave?

·         Tell a story about kids.

·         Who was the craziest person you encountered?

·         Who was your favorite couple you worked with?

·         What was the most spiritual baptism like?

·         What went wrong at a baptism?

·         What was the best zone conference like?

·         Did a General Authority come? What did you learn from him?

·         What happened on the plane?

·         What was your best purchase?

·         What are the top 3 positive things you learned about yourself?

·         What surprised you?

Who do you want to make sure you stay in contact with?

You're welcome.