After 15+ Years, These RMs Struggle to Speak the Language-But Still Do One Thing Flawlessly

It doesn't take long to lose the finer points of the language you mastered as a missionary, but some things never leave you. We decided to test a few RMs who've been home for over 15 years and the result is lovely.

[@oscareduardoromerorio4291]

2:00 I love how they classified *"kidney stone"* as a simple word 😂😂

[@grammajo1889]

My son spoke Spanish on a mission to Argentina. Many years later we all went on vacation to a city in Mexico where he was our translator. They gave him many compliments on his Spanish but said he had an Argentine accent which I thought was pretty cool.

[@-.Steven]

My lovely lovely RM wife, a little girl from Draper Utah, speaks Mandarin. When I see her pictures as a missionary I fall in love all over again and again and again. Knowing she chose to serve God over me, Wow! It makes me want her even more, and feel so fortunate that I convinced her to marry me!

[@itssheldonlee]

You can see that they were studying language really hard in order to convey the message through their eyes...

[@skeezzix2]

I agree. But also because the spirit of the Lord is in their soul.

[@MyChannel-om3gg]

It’s that testimony that never leaves you. ❤️

[@supensabideo]

It did for me after I read the C E S letter

[@laksoysoy]

I'm Filipino and speak tagalog and I don't even know the tagalog of mortgage .

[@jewelcornel0779]

koy same 😂

[@yourmajesTYN]

I think we don't have a tagalog word for that

[@josemarcus9265]

hindi ba sangla tawag dun?

[@TheRisky9]

I got made fun of a lot for my German by both missionaries and Germans. By the end of my mission, I was still not great. Upon coming home, I realized I worked so hard to learn the little I did, it was too precious to lose. I patiently studied as much as I could. Which I did a lot better since I can learn it MY way and not have the stress. I joined German speaking groups at the university. I watched copius amounts of televsion in German. I collected every book I could find in German. I will admit, I get a little schadenfruede when I see the missionaries who made fun of me, completely forget.

[@noahmurrin9458]

This video would have been better if the music volume wasn't so high.

[@throbbiey]

the guy who spoke tagalog is still great. he has not forgotten the language.

[@happylatter-daysaint3503]

This is so sweet. I was mistaken for a Bolivian many times at the end of my mission. I go out and teach with the missionaries now & it's a struggle to speak Spanish, but I love it. ❤❤❤

[@julierodabaugh6016]

Thanks 🙏 for sharing. This was informative and helpful. Nothing you did was in vain. You can’t change the past but you can strive to be better in the future. Learn from past mistakes and move on. Never take anything for granted. I am thankful for every breath I take daily.

[@stardustgirl2904]

🌷😇 Well I never served a mission, but for the longest time, I have been taught that when you serve a mission and use another language ,if you want to keep your language skills up, you read scriptures every night in the language you learned! This is very helpful, practice!

[@danielroque657]

I speak spanish, but my second language is english. And i am still reading my scripture in English in order to perform it.

[@TheRisky9]

Yes and no. The scriptures are helpful, and I will never discourage it. It will be something familiar and get you in the right spirit to learn. So it is invaluable. But don't expect it is the sole technique to use.

[@stardustgirl2904]

@@TheRisky9 I stated I didn't serve a mission, but those I know who served in various parts of the world 🌎 where a secondary language was required, told me that by reading there second language after many years of reading scriptures in the language they learned made it so they could speak it fluently after 20 years. I also didn't make reference to them constantly using another language other than English, they use English all the time at church and when teaching classes! They only use their mission language for personal study. As a Temple worker for many years, different languages are very important in the house of the Lord. Giving patrons the ability to hear sacred ordinances in their own language, is a beautiful thing! 🙏🏻💜👍🏻

[@TheRisky9]

@@stardustgirl2904 My father said the same thing you did. We both served missions in Germany and my mother is German. His German... um... no, he doesn't speak German anymore. He thinks he does and my mother and I sort of let him think that, but he doesn't. "They only use their mission language for personal study. " Ah! So they follow the council of Preach My Gospel. That I do believe. I'm one of those who has the belief that if you expect a miracle, you follow the commandment exactly. You don't just neglect your language for 20 years and then expect you can learn it again after a couple hours reading scriptures. I don't think I would remember even half my German if I didn't take all the efforts that I am now to retain it and continue to better it. When you come home, you really ought to have improved for the most part, as there are far fewer restraints in your learning. You can watch television in your mission language now. Especially today with the internet! You can now read whatever books you want. Universities often offer clubs that allow people who speak a language to retain it.

[@jlglover4592]

Finnish and only 18 months but I felt pretty good about my language skills....if I'd have been a 3 year-old. Haha. But, 36 years later I can absolutely still bear my testimony

[@dougb4956]

Home 42 years. Idaho Boise Spanish Speaking. Last week I was in Provo and stopped at Deseret Books and bought a paperback Book of Mormon in Spanish because I wanted to see how I would do. I can actually read it! And the coolest thing is I'm not translating it to English in my mind. I'm just understanding what I'm reading. That is cool.

[@alonzo9772]

When you don't use it, you lose it.

[@montalvoreynoso]

Touched my heart.

[@nelsonsebright5997]

I go back and listen to conference talks in Spanish. After 35 years, it really helps to hear native speakers and to have the written version available for when I struggle.

[@ntschreiner1053]

Almost made me cry. Almost. That is powerful

[@nichagou]

0:35 that's because you are US American and think like one. In other countries we know people come in all colors in any countrie and don't think in Thailand everyone looks "non white". Like Gisele Bundchen is just an ordinary girl in south of Brazil.

[@neenerz419]

LOVE this! THANK Y'ALL for serving your beautiful hearts,teaching the LOVE of OUR savior Jesus ❤❤ as a convert almost a year now March 24th I am looking forward to everyday and I'm blessed in every day that I wake and I thank Heavenly Father , for that peace that passes all understanding in the name of Jesus Amen🙏🏼☝️✌❤❤❤✌✌✌✌💪☝️☝️

[@supensabideo]

Best of luck on your journey. I served my mission in Japan and wish I knew about the info in the Letter to the Church Education System (CES letter) before I did.

[@ikemyung8623]

Carburetor?! I bet there are native English speakers that have heard the word but have no idea what it actually means. I happen to know the Spanish word for "shock absorbers" because I had to get mine replaced while living in Mexico....and it was sort of a big deal (problem) for me at the time. So I still remember "amortiguador". The parts of a language you learn best are those you use most....and have to use out of necessity. Though I lived and worked in S. Korea for many years, I never learned much of the language. I still can say, "Please give me one roll of veggie kimbab. Please take the ham out (of my kimbab)." That I used all the time! Interesting video, but sort of idiotic at the same time.

[@rshawlogan]

Love it! P.S. I don't blame them for not knowing how to say Kidney Stone. :)

[@nancypenarrieta4741]

❤️

[@ozvikings]

The speaks of Afrikaans and Tagalog...Congrats!!

[@eolleo1149]

I'm learning languages to be able to share the gospel before and after I go to mission. I'm now learning Spanish and it will be my third language

[@PaanoTheTagalogHowToChannel]

To be fair I don't think there's tagalog for mortgage? Loan is utang. Filipino here lol

[@nichagou]

only if u dont practice you lose it

[@j.c.3386]

16 years home, can say first vision in portuguese, but not english.

[@narcisosoque9742]

its a gift from god to serve a mission...

[@Kamila-ey5vi]

I mean, it's all about needs and usage, think of how many times a missionary would say "Jesus" vs how many times they would say "carburetor"

[@saulgoodman4451]

1:18 so close お風呂 (ofuro) is bathtub

[@ambarvalia9757]

it could be used as an umbrella term just fine

[@evanwillingham5246]

Interesting that most of the people in the video seem incredibly soft spoken and almost scared to be there. Weird.. Mormons.

[@estheranawalt6939]

Interesting that you saw it that way. I interpreted it more as a combination of being camera shy (many people are) and not very confident in their responses as it has been a long time since they last spoke the language. I'm learning mandarin currently and I definitely speak softer and less clear when I'm not 100% sure what I'm saying is correct. The music to speaking audio balance doesn't really help either. If you watch the video again, you might see that the people who seem more confident in their language are speaking and acting in a way that reflects that.

[@marinarassin4231]

ANOYING MUSIC CROSS OVER