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Welcome to the Go Ye Forth podcast, where we hear inspiring stories from returned missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who have served all across the globe. I am your host Jason Bringhurst.

On today’s show, I speak with Case Leloux who served in the Japan, Okayama mission from 1987 to 1989. Case is someone who gives it his all in whatever he is doing and I think that you’ll enjoy hearing about his mission.

And in my missionary minute, I talk about times and seasons.

So let’s get to it!

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A big thanks to my good friend Casey Leloux.

In today’s missionary minute, Case spoke about how he didn’t want the hard goodbye at the airport so he had said his goodbyes the night before he left and had a buddy take him to the airport, but then his parents and girlfriend surprised him and met him at the airport in San Francisco as he was flying from the MTC to his mission, and how he was a wreck for the next couple of hours.  There is a time and season for everything. I am 100% on board with Case on this. I had a difficult goodbye at the MTC. In fact, my family and my girlfriend dropped me off. I tell you, there was part of me wondering what I was thinking by leaving them all behind.  But then the Spirit of God and of the missionary work got into my heart at the MTC and I was on fire with the gospel. I couldn’t wait to get out and teach the people in France.  But then 2 months later, here we were again at the Salt Lake Airport.  I wanted to see all of my friends and family and girlfriend one more time, but if I’m being honest, I kind of didn’t want to because at that point I was a missionary. I was mentally on my mission. And that brought me back to being Jason. Yet I wasn’t Jason. I was Elder Bringhurst. And there were more tears and more goodbyes and I think it is so wise that the Church has moved away from all that. As Case said, you say all your goodbyes before dropping your missionary off at the MTC now. In fact, I was surprised that they took down the big sign out front that said “Missionary Training Center” probably so people wouldn’t stop and get pictures there. They work with the efficiency of Chick-fil-a. You just pull your car in.  A missionary greets you and helps your missionary with their luggage and then they are off.  Like Jimmy Johns, it’s freaky fast! I’m using too many fast food analogies here. But it is a drive-through drop-off. And it’s a better way. There is a time and season for those goodbyes. And then there is a time and season to focus on your mission.

Well, that’s about it for today’s show.

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This is not an official production of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The opinions expressed are by the host and guest.