eternalsummer Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Yep, had a couple of them show up about 2 weeks ago. Usually I don't mind too much, but one was a bit obnoxious. I doubt they will be back. I think in general, that church really needs to stop the door-to-soliciting. It's just not that safe in some places! Seriously, who is going to let two strangers into their home? And who wants to talk about religion on their porch? I don't get it. We let them in. They don't seem threatening :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tangerine Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 DH grew up LDS. We've moved about 11 times in our marriage, but they always find us. Always. And I tell them he has left the church, and they go on their way. And then every time there is a new batch, they come again. We also get JWs. But my daughter can never remember what they're called, so they ring the doorbell and she yells "Mama! It's the Johannes Witnesses!" I assume they are here to bring us the good news of the printing press. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 We get Mormons and JWs on our street quite regularly. But we have a fenced yard and a mean-looking, noisy dog (who is actually a total pushover, but don't tell). So they've never made it past the gate. At least the dog is good for something. :D 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 I miss the bikes. Saw a couple LDS missionaries recently and said "where's the bikes?" We're sort of off the bikes. Whadda you mean you're off the bikes??? That's part of the brand! What's next, colored shirts? :D Bill (traditionalist :tongue_smilie:) 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda in VT Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 DH grew up LDS. We've moved about 11 times in our marriage, but they always find us. Always. And I tell them he has left the church, and they go on their way. And then every time there is a new batch, they come again. We also get JWs. But my daughter can never remember what they're called, so they ring the doorbell and she yells "Mama! It's the Johannes Witnesses!" I assume they are here to bring us the good news of the printing press. Actually resigning your membership by writing a letter to the church will end those visits, although it won't prevent random visits if they are going door to door. Back when we were still Mormon, DH had a local leader assign people to contact the people on the Do Not Disturb list to see if they still wanted to be on the list. Even as believing Mormons, that had us shaking our heads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 They still do here, but not in the cold. We have fair-weather Mormons. Ditto for JWs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grover Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 We seem to get a run of them, and then none for a while. Many won't come past my gate due to a small yappy dog... but he's getting old and deaf now, so often they're in before he realises they're here. At my last house I had a lot of second language english speakers coming and asking if I could "help with their homework" and the whipping out a bible and asking me if I'd heard certain passages from the bible and if I knew about Jesus, etc. That was very annoying... not sure what brand they were. Most of the people who have ome are very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Actually resigning your membership by writing a letter to the church will end those visits, although it won't prevent random visits if they are going door to door. Back when we were still Mormon, DH had a local leader assign people to contact the people on the Do Not Disturb list to see if they still wanted to be on the list. Even as believing Mormons, that had us shaking our heads. People do change their minds though. On all sorts of topics. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda in VT Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 People do change their minds though. On all sorts of topics. Of course. There is nothing to stop someone who has asked to be put on the Do Not Contact list from contacting the church and indicating a willingness to receive visitors again. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tangerine Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Actually resigning your membership by writing a letter to the church will end those visits, although it won't prevent random visits if they are going door to door. Back when we were still Mormon, DH had a local leader assign people to contact the people on the Do Not Disturb list to see if they still wanted to be on the list. Even as believing Mormons, that had us shaking our heads. Don't they double down on the contact when they receive it though? For a certain period of time? I think my DH just hasn't wanted to deal with that, or the familial fallout. We've discussed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda in VT Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Don't they double down on the contact when they receive it though? For a certain period of time? I think my DH just hasn't wanted to deal with that, or the familial fallout. We've discussed it. Familial fallout issues I completely understand. When we wrote our letters, we included a bit about not wanting any further contact except the letter confirming they had processed the resignation. It took over a year to get that confirmation, but we had zero contact other than that. Well, until a couple of years later when we got an apologetic call from someone asking if we needed help. (I broke my foot two weeks before my youngest was born.) But that was because my BIL had looked up the local church leaders and asked them to help us. They accepted when we said we were fine, and we haven't heard from them since. I know it's just one data point, and it's a very personal decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 I miss the bikes. Saw a couple LDS missionaries recently and said "where's the bikes?" We're sort of off the bikes. Whadda you mean you're off the bikes??? That's part of the brand! What's next, colored shirts? :D Bill (traditionalist :tongue_smilie:) depends upon the area - even within the same mission, some might have bikes, some might have a car, and some will walk.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsior! Academy Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 When my DD was very young and we had just moved into a new house, the JW's came to call. I practically grabbed those ladies and dragged them inside because I was so desperate to talk to an adult! The sweet sisters came by about once a week for several years. They never converted me, and eventually seemed to stop trying, instead talking about their grandchildren and watching DD grow up. We live near a temple, and we sometimes get LDS teens coming by. I think it's kind of the training wheels level of missions, because it's usually teens, accompanied by an adult. They're usually quite nice, earnest young men-and they've been very polite about not coming in the morning once I told them we homeschooled and we were doing school-although there was one time that a young missionary ended up helping DD with a Latin assignment. We've also had them jump in to help us when we're raking leaves or other outside chores, and I don't mind a religious discussion now and then when someone is demonstrating service and brotherly love. I figure both the LDS and JWs are better neighbors than a lot of alternatives. The least I can do is say hi, be polite, and offer to pray for them as they do their mission service. Their version of faith isn't mine, but they're good folks. I had the same experience with jw. While I finally declined their literature a few too many times, i occasionally get letters. I miss my weekly chats. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsior! Academy Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 We let them in. They don't seem threatening :) Yes. We just study the bible together. It's good for our kids and hopefully a pleasant experience for the visitors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoutingmom Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 I wonder what the statistics are of the number of people who convert to xyz because an xyz member stopped by?? Well, I don't know the Stats - but my family joined that way........ My understanding of the story (it was before I was born)... my Mom was at a neighbours house when the Mormon Missionaries knocked on that door.... my mom called my dad at home and said the missionaries were going door to door, and to let them in when they got to our house, and she would be home in a few minutes. They knocked on the door, and my Dad opened it and said, "Come on in"! I guess the missionaries were so surprise that they sputtered for a few minutes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldberry Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 People do change their minds though. On all sorts of topics. Also, people move so much. The same person might not even be living at the house any more. New owners might be thinking, that's weird, they always skip me! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wabi Sabi Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 We get evangelicals, but never any LDS or JW. We've always been somewhat surprised that we don't get LDS missionaries at the door because my children's piano teacher is Mormon and her husband is works for the church, and we know lots of local Mormons, so we've always imagined that our name would get put on a list of people to visit, but it hasn't happened yet. The only missionaries I've run into have all been on campus (I live in a town with a very large university.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Well, I don't know the Stats - but my family joined that way........ My understanding of the story (it was before I was born)... my Mom was at a neighbours house when the Mormon Missionaries knocked on that door.... my mom called my dad at home and said the missionaries were going door to door, and to let them in when they got to our house, and she would be home in a few minutes. They knocked on the door, and my Dad opened it and said, "Come on in"! I guess the missionaries were so surprise that they sputtered for a few minutes. I met the missionaries on the street, and later read the tract they gave me. that led to my conversion. at least one line of dh's family did. his ancestor offered her house as a meeting place and the neighbors came to hear the missionaries. she and her family (and a number of others) ended up joining the church. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritaserum Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Actually resigning your membership by writing a letter to the church will end those visits, although it won't prevent random visits if they are going door to door. Back when we were still Mormon, DH had a local leader assign people to contact the people on the Do Not Disturb list to see if they still wanted to be on the list. Even as believing Mormons, that had us shaking our heads. People do change their minds though. On all sorts of topics. It's super easy to find the church again if one wants to. Someone sent the missionaries to my house after I started attending church again last year. They said they'd come to teach my family the basics of the gospel. I said thanks but no thanks. Dh and I both have a really solid understanding of the basics since we've both been Mormon for our entire lives. Then I had a chat with them about why I had really stopped attending (nothing to do with the basic gospel and everything to do with current policies and teachings that, IMO, conflict with Christ's edict to love one another). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluegoat Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 I miss the bikes. Saw a couple LDS missionaries recently and said "where's the bikes?" We're sort of off the bikes. Whadda you mean you're off the bikes??? That's part of the brand! What's next, colored shirts? :D Bill (traditionalist :tongue_smilie:) I had one wearing a tweed coat, a sort of pastel coloured shirt, and green tie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertBlossom Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 I had one wearing a tweed coat, a sort of pastel coloured shirt, and green tie. If it was not a white shirt, it was not an LDS missionary. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsuga Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 :svengo: I had one wearing a tweed coat, a sort of pastel coloured shirt, and green tie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdahoHomeschooler Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 We let them in. They don't seem threatening :) I don't let anybody in that I don't know or have not personally arranged to be there. It would also be incredibly easy to impersonate a Mormon missionary, and I'm not interested enough to go through the steps of verifying their identities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMS83 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Just once in the 8 1/2 years we've lived here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom2Five Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 We have JWs, Mormons, and Muslims. Although the Muslims just drop off invitations. They don't generally say much. I would have never thought the Muslim faith would be going door to door. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Condessa Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 My mom's family were converted after missionaries came to their door. My grandpa decided he was going to read everything written both for and against the LDS church and prove those nice, deluded young men wrong (to "rescue" them). To his surprise, he convinced himself instead. :) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elfknitter.# Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 In our last house, we got everything. Mormons, JWs, the legendary meat truck... Here, we seem to only get JWs. Who are highly persistent on Saturday mornings. Anyone wanting to find Mormon elders should try their local public library, especially on Saturdays. They are always some of the first library computer users waiting out front before opening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 In our last house, we got everything. Mormons, JWs, the legendary meat truck... Here, we seem to only get JWs. Who are highly persistent on Saturday mornings. Anyone wanting to find Mormon elders should try their local public library, especially on Saturdays. They are always some of the first library computer users waiting out front before opening. Actually, Wednesday is more common among missions as the designated P-Day (preparation day). It's the one day missionaries are allowed to email home, hence seeking out a computer. It's also the day for grocery shopping, laundry, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amira Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 I would have never thought the Muslim faith would be going door to door. We'd get Muslims going door to door in Kyrgyzstan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Actually, Wednesday is more common among missions as the designated P-Day (preparation day). It's the one day missionaries are allowed to email home, hence seeking out a computer. It's also the day for grocery shopping, laundry, etc. p-day varies in the mtc (re: mission training center) so everyone isn't doing their chore on the same day. here, p-day is still Monday, and my kids had Monday p-days when they were in the field. Wednesdays are transfer days. (every six weeks, a missionary may or may not be transferred to a new location. I had a niece who was in the same congregation for at least a year. merry Christmas y'all. - I loved that card. 3-d lighted longhorn steers. and a lighted outline of texas.) somethings they're doing on their p-day. writing their reports on the computer. dd was filing reports to the mission president (in Spanish), reading her letters from us, and writing her letters to us. as well as laundry, shopping, etc. it's a busy day and the time on the computer is brief. the first time she missed, I had to talk myself down that if anything bad had happened, her mp would have called us. she just had a bad cold. or it was a holiday and the place they'd get on the computer was closed. or she was simply so busy (she's type a), she didn't have time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoutingmom Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Anyone wanting to find Mormon elders should try their local public library, especially on Saturdays. They are always some of the first library computer users waiting out front before opening. Which day is p-day (preparation day) varies from mission to mission, (it might vary in districts in missions too....) - I think here it is Monday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkInTheBlue Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 I see the fellows riding around on their bikes around town still knocking. The Jehovah's Witnesses still knock on our door at least once a year too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audrey Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Sadly, yes. We even get them out in the country. We used to have a huge LGD that took care of scaring them off, but he's long gone. So, now we get all the proselytizers who bother to come this way. JW's too, and far more often than the Mormons. There is also some evangelical group that like to paper the area a few times a year with those disgusting Chick tracts. They only leave the anti-Catholic tracts. Must be all the French names that set them off. We always tell them to take this residence off their lists, but they don't. The JW's and the Mormons get a "have a nice day." The other ones we tell to f*ck off. In French and English, just to piss them off twice. ;) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forget-Me-Not Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 (edited) Actually, Wednesday is more common among missions as the designated P-Day (preparation day). It's the one day missionaries are allowed to email home, hence seeking out a computer. It's also the day for grocery shopping, laundry, etc. P-day is Monday here (I always see the missionaries at Walmart on Monday) and for everyone I know with a missionary out. I have several Facebook friends who post pics and letter excerpts on Monday :D My husband had a Monday P-day on his mission over 20 yrs ago. All 4 of my brothers had Monday P-days too. Wednesday is usually transfer day. Edited February 14, 2016 by Forget-me-not 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluegoat Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 If it was not a white shirt, it was not an LDS missionary. :svengo: He was assuredly a Mormon, he was from Dublin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butter Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 P-day is Monday here (I always see the missionaries at Walmart on Monday) and for everyone I know with a missionary out. I have several Facebook friends who post pics and letter excerpts on Monday :D My husband had a Monday P-day on his mission over 20 yrs ago. All 4 of my brothers had Monday P-days too. Wednesday is usually transfer day. It's the same in the mission where we live (in TX) and a young friend of mine just got home from her mission and all her e-mails came on Mondays (she was serving in a mission in UT). I'm pretty sure Monday is standard for P-Day, but mission presidents can change that if necessary. Wednesday is definitely transfer day. We live close to the stake center that is used as their gathering area (because the mission president/mission home is in our stake). It's really fun to drive by and see the shocked looks on the faces of the greenies who have just arrived. I'm not sure how much they need to get to a computer to send e-mails anymore. They all (in the US at least) have iPads now. I don't know if they can use those to send e-mails on P-Day or not. Fun Fact: Everyone in the mission president's family over a certain age (14, maybe?) is issued an iPhone. My daughter has been in seminary class with the SA mission president's son since they were freshman and that's how we found out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda in VT Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Fun Fact: Everyone in the mission president's family over a certain age (14, maybe?) is issued an iPhone. My daughter has been in seminary class with the SA mission president's son since they were freshman and that's how we found out. I'm curious about the thinking behind that. Why would the mission president's children need iPhones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HS Mom in NC Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 The last time JWs showed up at my house (a couple of years ago) they asked in English if any of my neighbors were Spanish speakers. Um, no. Granted I'm in AZ but people who only speak Spanish usually live and socialize in neighborhoods where there are other non-English speakers or with a large population of the bilingual adult children on non-English speakers. My neighborhood was the wrong part of town for that. Weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HS Mom in NC Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 (edited) I saw a Mormon missionary in Supai, AZ in 2014. The only ways in are a chopper flight, hired mule or a 10 mile hike though the dessert. He didn't have his bike but he was wearing dress shoes and a tie, so I'm guessing it was the chopper flight. Edited February 14, 2016 by Homeschool Mom in AZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 I just got a handwritten envelope to us, our name and address, and return address I didn't recognize. Turned out to be a personal letter inviting us to request a visit from the JWs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audrey Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 I just got a handwritten envelope to us, our name and address, and return address I didn't recognize. Turned out to be a personal letter inviting us to request a visit from the JWs. Wow. That's surprising. It's so rare that anyone handwrites and snail mails letters any more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butter Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 I'm curious about the thinking behind that. Why would the mission president's children need iPhones? They go out with the missionaries a lot and also they can always be in contact with their parents. It's one less thing for their parents to worry about. The phone is locked down the same as the missionary phones. (This may or may not be completely accurate, but it is what Ani's friend the mission president's son said.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busymama7 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 My son is on a state side mission and he has an iPad. He is allowed to read emails as they come in and as he has the wifi to receive them. He only has one hour on Mondays to reply although he can type off line at onto personal times. I watch my email like a hawk on Mondays because sometimes we need to go back and forth about stuff. He has a car and does very little door to door. As said, it's just not effective so they try to have them spending time on other things. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda in VT Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 They go out with the missionaries a lot and also they can always be in contact with their parents. It's one less thing for their parents to worry about. The phone is locked down the same as the missionary phones. (This may or may not be completely accurate, but it is what Ani's friend the mission president's son said.) Thanks for taking the time to answer my question. This seems reasonable if the mission president's family lives in a particularly dangerous area, but otherwise, this expense would bother me if I were still Mormon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amira Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Thanks for taking the time to answer my question. This seems reasonable if the mission president's family lives in a particularly dangerous area, but otherwise, this expense would bother me if I were still Mormon. I don't like it either. But that's not the whole story. I think there are good reasons for mission presidents having *everything* paid for those three years. I don't want only (or any, if it were up to me) high-income, privileged men called as MPs. MPs also are given an unreasonable amount of responsilbity and there is no way the church could hire two people to do what an MP and his wife does for the amount it spends on covering expenses, even unnecessary ones like iPhones for kids. I'm certainly not trying to convince you to agree with me, and I don't like that it means that an MP's kid in Utah gets an iPhone for a few years, but overall I can live with it. The other option would be to make it a paid position with a typical benefits package and I think that would be a good idea too, but I don't think that's going to happen anytime soon. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albeto. Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Sadly, yes. We even get them out in the country. We used to have a huge LGD that took care of scaring them off, but he's long gone. So, now we get all the proselytizers who bother to come this way. JW's too, and far more often than the Mormons. There is also some evangelical group that like to paper the area a few times a year with those disgusting Chick tracts. They only leave the anti-Catholic tracts. Must be all the French names that set them off. We always tell them to take this residence off their lists, but they don't. The JW's and the Mormons get a "have a nice day." The other ones we tell to f*ck off. In French and English, just to piss them off twice. ;) If they keep coming back, you might return the favor by handing out more accurate, and certainly more amusing pamphlets. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 I have only had missionaries or any kind of salespeople knock on my door twice in my entire life. Once I was living in an apartment, I had a bunch of 7-8 year old girls sleeping over and I just told them we had our own beliefs, tyvm. The second time was a year or so ago and they knocked on our door asking if this was where the Spanish-speaking family lives. I told them no and they left. We have a very Hispanic sounding last name (FIL is from Puerto Rico) and constantly get telemarketers talking in Spanish but none of us speak Spanish. The kids are learning so maybe next time I'll let them talk to her. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NatureMomma Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 (edited) The last time JWs showed up at my house (a couple of years ago) they asked in English if any of my neighbors were Spanish speakers. Um, no. Granted I'm in AZ but people who only speak Spanish usually live and socialize in neighborhoods where there are other non-English speakers or with a large population of the bilingual adult children on non-English speakers. My neighborhood was the wrong part of town for that. Weird. Hopefully I can figure out how to quote this on my phone! I'm a Witness, and although my native language is English, we were in the Spanish congregation for a while. We would go to different neighborhoods in our area to find the Spanish speaking people, and a lot of times they don't look Spanish speaking at all. Sometimes they were quite light skinned, or maybe it was an older person who's native language was Spanish and didn't leave the house much, or a live in maid, etc. We always tried to reach a person in their native tongue and you'd be surprised how many people we found in the most unexpected places this way. Edited February 16, 2016 by NatureMomma 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendy not in HI Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 I'm curious about the thinking behind that. Why would the mission president's children need iPhones? Our mission president and family live a few blocks from us. The MP's kids are good friends with my kids. They have basic dumb phones, not iphones, and I don't think the mission pays for them. I don't believe there is a rule that states all MP kids get an iphone. That is silly. Different families need or ask for different things. Just thought I'd throw that out there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 (edited) Hopefully I can figure out how to quote this on my phone! I'm a Witness, and although my native language is English, we were in the Spanish congregation for a while. We would go to different neighborhoods in our area to find the Spanish speaking people, and a lot of times they don't look Spanish speaking at all. Sometimes they were quite light skinned, or maybe it was an older person who's native language was Spanish and didn't leave the house much, or a live in maid, etc. We always tried to reach a person in their native tongue and you'd be surprised how many people we found in the most unexpected places this way. my dd served a mission in south america. tall, blonde, very fair, blue-eyed gringa. her first american companion was navajo. *every* one would look at the navajo companion expecting her to speak spanish. . . . not. a word. she was deliberately given to my daughter to help her overcome her fear of attempting to speak Spanish. dd was fluent . . . . eta: you can't judge what language someone speaks just by looking at them (or what they say) . . . 2dd's bff is Korean. she was picking up a dress her mom had dropped off at a Korean speaking tailor. (her mom speaks almost no English.). so, they asked her if she spoke Korean. she was in a rush, so she said "no". . . . it was most enlightening as the subsequent conversation in Korean was about what were they going to do when she was here to pick up her dress and it wasn't ready . . . . Edited February 16, 2016 by gardenmom5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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