Dear Gramps,
How do I tell the Mormon missionary that baptized me that I would like to see him when he is off his mission?
Deb, from Texas

Dear Deb,
Don’t even hint about such a subject until you can see the whites of his eyes!! After he has returned home at the end of his mission and has been released by his stake president as a missionary, then you could write to him or visit him as you wish. But if you have any feelings for him or respect for him as a missionary, you will do NOTHING to distract him in any way from the sacred work in which he is engaged. His work in the mission field is highly dependent upon specific direction by the Holy Spirit, and in order for him to reach the people that the Lord has prepared to receive and accept the gospel of Jesus Christ, the missionary must receive specific direction from the Spirit on where he should go, who he should see and what he should say to influence the person to accept the Savior as his Redeemer and to qualify himself for the Savior’s blessings by thoroughly and completely repenting of all his sins, receiving from the Savior the gift of faith so that he may take the necessary steps, specifically baptism by emersion for the remission of his sins, to become a member of the kingdom of God on the earth and enjoy the fellowship of the saints. Anything that would distract the missionary from his sacred assignment could result in extremely severe negative impacts on those who the Lord has prepared to bring into His kingdom.
Gramps