As you might expect, I was a less than spectacular missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
I measure the success of my mission by only two points. First, that I voluntarily stayed the entire two years. Second, that I never badgered anyone into joining the church.
If something were to blame for my lack of success (other than I had no business being there in the first place), it’s that many of my fellow missionaries acted like we worked on commission.
The sales aspect of spreading the Good Word caught me off guard.