Love is "owl" you need

Wow, sometimes it gets discouraging! We spend all of our time trying our best to help the members/less actives/investigators/random people, show our love, do what we can, but unfortunately, we are still 21 year old, we still are forgetful, and sometimes we don't realize that our best intentions are going awry. We sometimes get blamed for things that are truly out of our hands. Everyone expects us to be the epitome of missionary, and if we fall short, it really hurts us to get the brunt of it - especially when we are trying so hard and in no way ever trying to offend. If people are feeling guilty about something, about not keeping commitments, or their baptismal covenants, etc. we are def a blatant reminder. As we are representatives of the church, of God, of Christ I think for a lot of people we are a reminder of the things that they should be doing and unfortunately if people happen to be feeling guilty about it, many take out their frustrations, misconceptions, and hurt out on us. It's fine because I know that it's not ME they are rejecting, it's Jesus Christ, but still, it kind of stings, and even worse is that people are rejecting our Savior. We all want to be comfortable, to be able to turn on the heat by a switch, to have our dinner instantly ready, to have our days flow perfectly. The gospel is simple, but it requires our hearts, and that takes work. Christ only asked us to do a few things, and He has done everything else. It's not a lot, but it's a life that requires more strength, more purity, more integrity, more service. In return He gives us so much more. Of course we don't feel good when we fall short of our potential, but that's when we can't give up, (and hopefully not take it out on the poor, poor missionaries) heh heh. As a missionary I honestly do not care if people want to "convert" if they want to listen, if they want to take up their cross, if they want to choose a different way. What matters to me is having a good conversation with someone, hearing what they believe, sharing what I believe, coming away-both sides better for it. Missionaries invite, not convert. Only the spirit can do that to a willing heart. So give someone a break, don't be offended, no one truly tries to hurt another. That goes for any situation in life. But fear not! Because sometimes your fav little brother sends you a postcard of a picture with a purple owl that he crocheted, and then months later your mom sends you a fantastic home made card of an owl, and then you start drawing little owls, and when you go to decorate a cupcake for someone, you make a little owl. And then when you offer a former investigator a cupcake, that person connects with the one that looks like an owl, and later in the day you get a little text that says, “Wherever u are n whatever you may be doing. I thank you for me owl cake. Was much enjoyed.” So It’s always rewarding, no matter what.