What Nobody Tells You About Being A Mission President In Europe - Daryl Watson

Daryl Watson recently completed 3 years leading the Belgium/Netherlands Mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with his wife.

I wanted to speak to Daryl about how he reflects on the experience of leading the mission and the logistics and practicalities of what it's actually like to serve in that calling.

Some highlights from this episode include how missionary work has changed after Covid, what the first day of leading the mission is like, and the emotional toll of bidding farewell to beloved missionaries and welcoming in new ones every 6 weeks.

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00:00 Daryl Watson
00:37 Getting the call to be a Mission Leader
03:06 Training and practicalities
06:50 The first days
09:58 Was it what you anticipated?
19:19 The transfer decision process
29:01 What is 'success' for a Mission Leader?
34:50 Developing a good relationship with your Mission Leader
44:48 Senior couple missionaries
49:20 How covid impacted missionary work
59:50 Advice for present and future missionaries