As an LDS missionary, ave you ever had a picture in your head of how a transfer on your mission was supposed to go, only to have the actual experience look completely different? Maybe you expected a certain companion, a baptism, more confidence, better language skills, or a strong finish to your mission. And when reality doesn't match the version you imagined, it can be easy to feel disappointed, stressed, or like something has gone wrong.

In this episode, I'm talking about transfer expectations and the difference between having a hope or preference and turning that preference into a requirement for you to feel okay. We'll look at the expectations we put on our companions, mission leaders, areas, outcomes, and even ourselves, and how those expectations can quietly become a measuring stick we use against the mission we're actually having.

I also want to help you hold your expectations a little more loosely. You can want something without needing it to happen. You can accept the reality of your transfer without pretending you love everything about it. And you don't have to wait for the baptism, the next transfer, or the end of your mission to finally feel successful, satisfied, or at peace. Those feelings are available to you now. My hope is that you can spend a little less time comparing your mission to the one you imagined and a little more time actually living the one you have.

As always, if you found this episode helpful, I want to invite you to subscribe if you aren't already, share this episode with your friends and missionaries you know, and write a review. I know this work will help LDS missionaries around the world and it would mean so much to me if you did. Until next week my friends.

00:00 – Introduction

03:56 – The Transfer You Expected vs. the Transfer You're Having

05:31 – Is Reality Disappointing, or Is the Expectation?

06:50 – When Expectations Become a Measuring Stick

09:07 – Preference vs. Requirement

10:27 – The Unwritten Scripts We Give Other People

11:57 – Expectations You Put on Yourself

13:41 – Hold the Expectation Loosely

16:12 – Acceptance Doesn't Mean You Have to Like It

18:17 – The Feeling You Want Is Available Now

19:58 – It's Okay to Feel Trunky

21:05 – Live the Transfer You're Actually Having

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