   Another GameDev-er leaving.  Adios!
  Well, it''s come that time again.  Yesterday was my nineteenth birthday and next Wednesday (8/20/03) I leave on a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  I''ll serve in the Nevada Las Vegas mission.  That''s right, Sin City itself!  .So anyway, it''s been fun, you guys helped me get some projects actually done (well maybe not you  , but the people in the real   forums), and from that get a real job.So keep up the good work.Later,~BenDilts( void ); 
quote:Original post by BeanDog  well maybe not you    , but the people in the realforumsAnyway - have a nice time on your mission! These good-bye''s are always sad...;  Are you serious? ;  datastream_terrorist: >> Are you serious? <<About the crack about the "real" forums?  Not really ;-)About leaving: dead serious.  Serious enough to spend a fortune on new suits and stuff :-p~BenDilts( void ); ;  Hmmn, alot of people from gamedev go on these so called "missions"...what do you do? just preach and evanglise and such? ;  I hope you get eaten by a bunch of hungry Jews. ;  What do we do?  Here''s a short essay I wrote to explain the concept (comments on my own religious conviction removed to prevent flaming, which would be followed immediately by the flamer being burnt to a crisp by a pillar of fire from heaven.  Or something.):My Mormon MissionThis is to help those unfamiliar with my faith to understand where it is that I’m going, what I’m planning on doing, and why I’m going there for the next two years, in the service of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and in the service of God.Where I’m goingIt is common practice for young men (and some young women) of my faith to serve 18- or 24-month missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  For young men, this opportunity is available from the age of 19 to their later twenties, and for young women, from the age of 21 to their later twenties.  Most leave shortly after their qualifying birthday.I turned nineteen on August 12, and have now left on my own mission.  When a Mormon youth puts in the paperwork to apply for mission service, he does not decide his destination.  Instead, his papers are presented to a group of people who are guided by the Spirit in deciding where each youth will go.  Their decisions are presented a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, who occasionally make changes and then ratify the assignments.I have received an assignment to serve for a period of 24 months in Sin City itself, the Nevada Las Vegas mission.  In fact, the mission covers almost half the state of Nevada and it is uncertain where I will serve for most of the time.  Missionaries are usually transferred from area to area every six weeks.What I’ll be doingPerhaps you have seen other Mormon missionaries around.  They always go two by two, in companionships, and that is how I will serve.  I will move thousands of miles to a place with no friends, and let the people there know of my Friend.  Everything that I will do will be an extension of my love for the people I meet wherever I serve.  When we see a moving truck, we stop and help the people move in or out.  When we see any need, we will fill it.When possible, we will engage people in the area in conversation about Christ.  The greatest way for this to happen is to have members of our church bring us to their friends.  Others may have seen some kind of church publication and called in to the Church, asking for more information.  Others we may meet on the street, or in their homes.  This is the purpose of my mission.Why I’m going(Insert religious conviction thoughts here.~BenDilts( void ); ;  Didn''t Moe go on the same type of thing not long ago?Anyways, goodbye and good luck on your missions. ;quote:Original post by BitBlt   Didn't Moe go on the same type of thing not long ago?Yes.Good luck, Elder Dilts  And very nice explanation of what we do/why we do it. ;  Hmmmm... Mormans sound like a military regiment to me.But if you''re all for it, then go. Just remember to come back to GameDev when your service is up. 