Surprising Mormon Missionaries by Speaking Chinese

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  • @user-yr4no2fx3c
    @user-yr4no2fx3c 3 роки тому +924

    Oh man I wish this one was longer! I found it so fascinating, what a great interaction for everyone involved

    • @kosteaproduction
      @kosteaproduction 3 роки тому +12

      that's what she said!

    • @Oroborus710
      @Oroborus710 2 роки тому +1

      Right!!! Too bad he couldn't find a couple more

    • @mcbins1993
      @mcbins1993 2 роки тому +3

      that's what she said

    • @lslmadi
      @lslmadi 2 роки тому

      If you were to die today, are you a 100% sure you will go to heaven?
      If no, here is what the bible says,
      (1) Romans 3:23 KJV [23] For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.
      Q1. Do you know what Sin is?
      Sin is anything bad that we have done.
      Q2. Have you sinned before?
      Yes or No?
      (2) Revelation 21:8 KJV [8] But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
      Because they have sinned, and God does not allow Sin into Heaven, the punishment is burning hell.
      What is the way to reconcile our peace and relationship with God?
      Q3. Do you know the Story of Jesus?
      (3) Romans 5:8 KJV [8] But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
      Jesus = God who lived up in Heaven, but he came down on earth and became a man like us, he lived for 33.5 years without committing any sin. Then there were certain people who were jealous and therefore framed him on phony charges, and crucified him. Then he was buried and resurrected on the third day; Now he lives in HEAVEN.
      Q4. Do you know why Jesus went through all this bloody mess for us?
      A4. As mentioned, our sin is the reason why we can’t go to heaven, and the only thing that can wash away our sin is the Blood of Jesus.
      (4) Romans 5:9 KJV [9] Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
      According to the bible, the only way for us to reconcile with God is through Christ Jesus’s blood, and not through any works that we do or merits we accumulate, such as water baptism, attending church, or any good thing that we do. The following verses clearly support this.
      (5) Ephesians 2:8-9 KJV [8] For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: [9] Not of works, lest any man should boast.
      (6) 2 Corinthians 7:10 KJV [10] For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
      In order to get saved, repentance of one’s sin is needed to get saved, we need to be sorry, and repent, with conviction, that we are a wretched sinner.
      (7) Romans 10:9 KJV [9] That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
      If you truly do believe in everything you have heard in the gospel, ,I strongly suggest you to make a proclamation to GOD! You can say it to God in less than 15 seconds !Repeat after this simple prayer, to make sure you truly get saved. Remember repeating this prayer doesn't save you, it's you telling God you BELIEVE THE GOSPEL. Ok, here is the prayer :
      ‘Dear GOD,
      I know I am a sinner, as I repent, I put my faith, that Jesus is GOD, and that he died, buried and resurrected, so that his blood, can wash away my Sins. I put my faith in that alone to save me, not my good works. In Jesus’s holy name, I pray. Amen!
      Congratulations ! Now you are a child of God. Download /Buy a KJV bible (I highly suggest getting a hard copy bible , as one day, it will be illegal to buy, own or even have an online version of the bible) and search for youtube channels like Truthunedited, REAL Bible Believers , The Bible Project, AoC Network, Robert Clancy, Spencer Smith to help you grow , study dispensationalism to understand the bible ( How do we reconcile the verses in the New Testament that tell us that we need works to show our faith, and another that tells us that nothing that can take our salvation away? That's why we need to study biblical dispensationalism to rightly divide the word of God.( study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth, 2 Timithy 2:15) (I recommend the dispensationalism video from Genesis to Revelations by Dr. Gene Kim, ua-cam.com/video/GI4CteEFxOk/v-deo.html) , join a bible believing church. God bless you brother/ sister ☺. See you in heaven one day!

  • @chilenapromedioRU
    @chilenapromedioRU 3 роки тому +141

    Ohh if I've time, before the pandemic, I ALWAYS spoke to the Mormons in English! I'm a Spanish native speaker and self-taught in English, so I rarely had a chance to practice. So whenever Mormons approached, I just started chatting! Good way of practicing! I appreciate some of those girls' kindness.

  • @CMUShawna
    @CMUShawna 2 роки тому +44

    I know it's been said a few times in the comments already, but THANK YOU for being so kind to the missionaries. I'm sure you brightened their day by speaking nicely with them like this. So cool to see

  • @PierreMiniggio
    @PierreMiniggio 3 роки тому +192

    Been learning mandarin chinese for a month now, motivated by you and many other mandarin speakers on UA-cam.
    And I realized that I could now read 4 of the 5 characters in your UA-cam channel name.
    I like how I can notice my progress just by going around on the internet :P

    • @luccissimp7758
      @luccissimp7758 3 роки тому +3

      How do you learn to read and write mandarin. I’m good on hearing and speaking but I can’t make sentences or don’t know where to start😭 any advice is appreciated

    • @NYC_Goody
      @NYC_Goody 3 роки тому +5

      Have you been using free methods? If so, wanna point me to the things you use? Unless you've been doing tutors or something. I don't have the money to commit to learning a language at the moment

    • @PierreMiniggio
      @PierreMiniggio 3 роки тому +8

      ​@@NYC_Goody @lucci's simp I'll post a video in my channel to answer both of your comments.
      Wanted to type an answer to describe precisely what I'm doing and why I'm doing it and what I'll be doing next.
      But while starting that I quickly figured that I was about to type a novel.
      So I recorded myself explaining what I do, and the video footage is 20 minutes long.
      I guess I'm glad I didn't type.
      I'll comment again when the video is up. Should be up in a bit more than an hour.

    • @johncalabria1607
      @johncalabria1607 3 роки тому +4

      @@PierreMiniggio where’s that video chief it’s been more than an hour 😤

    • @PierreMiniggio
      @PierreMiniggio 3 роки тому +4

      @@johncalabria1607 It's uploading, took longer than I though to edit :P
      Should be there in like 15mn I think.
      I'll comment when it's uploaded :P

  • @ldsnurse9268
    @ldsnurse9268 3 роки тому +538

    Awesome video. Thank for being so kind to the missionaries. People can be very mean to them. But, you're always so nice anyway so I guess it's not a big surprise. Thanks for your great videos.

    • @user-td4do3op2d
      @user-td4do3op2d 3 роки тому +95

      They don't deserve niceness. They're learning languages in order to brainwash vulnerable people into joining a cult.

    • @mathnasiumalumni7608
      @mathnasiumalumni7608 3 роки тому +12

      So any religion is a cult?

    • @blumberg1982
      @blumberg1982 3 роки тому +45

      Because they are cray cray and need to leave the rest of us alone.

    • @victorv7356
      @victorv7356 3 роки тому +13

      Nothing wrong with being in a cult

    • @GrittyCockle
      @GrittyCockle 3 роки тому +17

      @@mathnasiumalumni7608 yeah

  • @Audiogasms
    @Audiogasms 3 роки тому +18

    Your videos have inspired me to learn mandarin. I'm finding it very hard but I am learning more everyday. I would have never even tried to learn without your videos so thank you from the bottom of my heart

  • @shyeahright
    @shyeahright 3 роки тому +790

    I worked with an LDS family and they all spoke Korean! When the oldest son was going to Korea to mission he used to sit and study at work, I never could figure out how he learned so fast!

    • @moRaaOTAKU
      @moRaaOTAKU 3 роки тому +37

      LSD the drug?

    • @campbellgaskin3818
      @campbellgaskin3818 3 роки тому +58

      @@moRaaOTAKU LDS, Latter Day Saints.

    • @overtlyasian
      @overtlyasian 3 роки тому +55

      I served a mission in the Philippines, and I can tell you from my experience that learning 3 dialects within a year is nothing short of miraculous. Thanks for sharing!

    • @JanPBtest
      @JanPBtest 3 роки тому +8

      @@campbellgaskin3818 Same thing.

    • @Ejercitodesalvacioncristiana
      @Ejercitodesalvacioncristiana 3 роки тому +18

      Maybe it was by the Holy spirit

  • @attrition71
    @attrition71 3 роки тому +1812

    When he said he was learning is Utah, I laughed and was like Of course you're from Utah LOL

    • @notyourgrammascrafts
      @notyourgrammascrafts 3 роки тому +18

      And what is that supposed to mean what they're from Utah that means that they are smart respectable young men what is it that you are trying to say is there something wrong with them because they have morals and values is there something wrong with them because they are learning a foreign language so that they can go out and help other people exactly tell me what do you mean why are you laughing yeah I'm a little disgruntled you're probably a grown-ass man laughing at some 18 year old children

    • @abiljohnson
      @abiljohnson 3 роки тому +188

      @@notyourgrammascrafts he's laughing because a lot of Mormons are from Utah

    • @6infinity8
      @6infinity8 3 роки тому +78

      @@notyourgrammascrafts probably cause most of the mormons live in Utah

    • @floridasoldat
      @floridasoldat 3 роки тому +98

      @@notyourgrammascrafts a little insecure there bud lol?

    • @AssistantToTheRegionalManager
      @AssistantToTheRegionalManager 3 роки тому +19

      @@notyourgrammascrafts I met a Mormon lady the other day. Spent 3 hours talking cult stuff before doing dick dingers off my johnson. Short shifts!

  • @dadblogger
    @dadblogger 3 роки тому +131

    My brother served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Demark. He learned the language in just a couple of months. I was blown away.

    • @austindavid1862
      @austindavid1862 3 роки тому

      Any tips ?

    • @Indeciferable
      @Indeciferable 3 роки тому +8

      @@austindavid1862 Part of the trick is full immersion, yeah they spend a few weeks at a training center but nothing beats talking in person. Source: ex-mormon

    • @adonisluong43
      @adonisluong43 3 роки тому +2

      no way he can learn Danish to an adequate level in just a few months. Even Danish children need longer time to start speaking than average because their pronunciation is too weird. If only the basics then maybe, but good enough to proselytize

    • @stephonjhn
      @stephonjhn 3 роки тому +3

      @@adonisluong43 you can DEFINITELY learn Danish in 3 months. I learned spoken and fundamental Japanese Kanji in about 6 months. I imagine a far simpler language close to English is easily doable in this 3 month time frame...

    • @ouyerayag6294
      @ouyerayag6294 3 роки тому +2

      @@adonisluong43 Danish isn’t that hard tbh, it’s pronunciation isn’t any harder than something like French or Russian yet some people manage to learn those languages just as fast as Long as they’re motivated and immersed in the language enough.

  • @LimegreenSnowstorm
    @LimegreenSnowstorm 2 роки тому +9

    Thank you so much for being kind to them, and I’m so happy to see so much kindness in the comments too! What a beautiful community 😭

    • @johnb5254
      @johnb5254 2 роки тому +2

      Why be kind to those spreading lies?

    • @gladionfan
      @gladionfan 2 роки тому +3

      @@johnb5254 dude get a life 😭

    • @johnb5254
      @johnb5254 2 роки тому +1

      @@gladionfan
      Exposing evil is my life.

  • @aznmochibunny
    @aznmochibunny 3 роки тому +605

    I may not agree on their teachings, but I think it's really cool that they have their people learning languages from around the world.

    • @JohnMarcel666
      @JohnMarcel666 3 роки тому +138

      But this is only to more easily recruit members into their cult... It's not at all out of kindness, it's only out of interest like the missionaries who traded sermons for food in Africa...

    • @MeanApollo
      @MeanApollo 3 роки тому +22

      @@JohnMarcel666
      And what cult do you follow ?
      Whats your highest value ?

    • @JohnMarcel666
      @JohnMarcel666 3 роки тому +52

      @@MeanApollo For me the best worship is that which is not proselytizing. Religion is something personal and should remain so.

    • @MeanApollo
      @MeanApollo 3 роки тому +11

      @@JohnMarcel666
      So you are evading my question while proselytizing on how to behave. Nice.
      Again whats the highest value of YOUR cult ?

    • @JohnMarcel666
      @JohnMarcel666 3 роки тому +43

      @@MeanApollo Humanism

  • @rshawlogan
    @rshawlogan 3 роки тому +213

    Awesome! I was a missionary in Mexico. I knew very little Spanish beforehand but I was nearly fluent by about 10 months in. I've been watching your videos for a while and I just wanted to say thank you for always being so respectful of people wherever they're from and whatever language they speak.

    • @liammckenna1479
      @liammckenna1479 2 роки тому +3

      Cool, I could pretty much say this exact comment about myself :)

    • @lslmadi
      @lslmadi 2 роки тому

      If you were to die today, are you a 100% sure you will go to heaven?
      If no, here is what the bible says,
      (1) Romans 3:23 KJV [23] For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.
      Q1. Do you know what Sin is?
      Sin is anything bad that we have done.
      Q2. Have you sinned before?
      Yes or No?
      (2) Revelation 21:8 KJV [8] But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
      Because they have sinned, and God does not allow Sin into Heaven, the punishment is burning hell.
      What is the way to reconcile our peace and relationship with God?
      Q3. Do you know the Story of Jesus?
      (3) Romans 5:8 KJV [8] But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
      Jesus = God who lived up in Heaven, but he came down on earth and became a man like us, he lived for 33.5 years without committing any sin. Then there were certain people who were jealous and therefore framed him on phony charges, and crucified him. Then he was buried and resurrected on the third day; Now he lives in HEAVEN.
      Q4. Do you know why Jesus went through all this bloody mess for us?
      A4. As mentioned, our sin is the reason why we can’t go to heaven, and the only thing that can wash away our sin is the Blood of Jesus.
      (4) Romans 5:9 KJV [9] Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
      According to the bible, the only way for us to reconcile with God is through Christ Jesus’s blood, and not through any works that we do or merits we accumulate, such as water baptism, attending church, or any good thing that we do. The following verses clearly support this.
      (5) Ephesians 2:8-9 KJV [8] For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: [9] Not of works, lest any man should boast.
      (6) 2 Corinthians 7:10 KJV [10] For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
      In order to get saved, repentance of one’s sin is needed to get saved, we need to be sorry, and repent, with conviction, that we are a wretched sinner.
      (7) Romans 10:9 KJV [9] That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
      If you truly do believe in everything you have heard in the gospel, ,I strongly suggest you to make a proclamation to GOD! You can say it to God in less than 15 seconds !Repeat after this simple prayer, to make sure you truly get saved. Remember repeating this prayer doesn't save you, it's you telling God you BELIEVE THE GOSPEL. Ok, here is the prayer :
      ‘Dear GOD,
      I know I am a sinner, as I repent, I put my faith, that Jesus is GOD, and that he died, buried and resurrected, so that his blood, can wash away my Sins. I put my faith in that alone to save me, not my good works. In Jesus’s holy name, I pray. Amen!
      Congratulations ! Now you are a child of God. Download /Buy a KJV bible (I highly suggest getting a hard copy bible , as one day, it will be illegal to buy, own or even have an online version of the bible) and search for youtube channels like Truthunedited, REAL Bible Believers , The Bible Project, AoC Network, Robert Clancy, Spencer Smith to help you grow , study dispensationalism to understand the bible ( How do we reconcile the verses in the New Testament that tell us that we need works to show our faith, and another that tells us that nothing that can take our salvation away? That's why we need to study biblical dispensationalism to rightly divide the word of God.( study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth, 2 Timithy 2:15) (I recommend the dispensationalism video from Genesis to Revelations by Dr. Gene Kim, ua-cam.com/video/GI4CteEFxOk/v-deo.html) , join a bible believing church. God bless you brother/ sister ☺. See you in heaven one day!

    • @absolutetuber
      @absolutetuber 2 роки тому +1

      I went to Bolivia 🇧🇴
      Good times and I still get to use my Spanish on a daily basis at work.

    • @chaserock4675
      @chaserock4675 2 роки тому

      I went to the Philippines. Ever sense I left the MORMON church life become so much more beautiful.

  • @cevans7159
    @cevans7159 3 роки тому +51

    Leaving in a month to Milan, Italy speaking Italian! Can’t wait - I’ve already started looking at the language ☺️ Cool vid! Been following you for a while and love the positivity you spread!

    • @rheesjohnson6885
      @rheesjohnson6885 3 роки тому +5

      I served in that mission about 6 years ago and have a neighbor there right now. Lmk if you want to chat about the mission! Congrats on the call and good luck.

    • @cevans7159
      @cevans7159 3 роки тому +4

      @@rheesjohnson6885 sick! Thanks I definitely may hit u up in the future 😁

    • @louismenditto1917
      @louismenditto1917 3 роки тому +1

      Buona fortuna Anziano! Ho servito in Italia più di 40 anni fa. Ancora parlo la lingua abbastanza bene. Spero andare in 🇮🇹 Italia a luglio per la vacanza. Dio ti benedica. La chiesa è vera!

    • @norrinradd8923
      @norrinradd8923 2 роки тому

      Congrats! and Good Luck!

  • @slamdunk406
    @slamdunk406 3 роки тому +13

    Awesome! I served my mission in Minnesota! English speaking. Now I've been learning Chinese for 4.5 years and Japanese for 2.5 years. Way cool to see Xiaoma speak with LDS missionaries in New York that are Chinese speaking! I sometimes hit up the local LDS Mandarin congregation in my area to practice my Chinese!
    As far as how missionaries get so good, I think it's just because they're forced to speak it. They get thrown into a new culture and environment and are assigned a language to speak. It's basically sink or swim. We also believe God will helps us learn the languages well.
    We basically have missionaries speaking every language imaginable all across the world. Including sign language. Anyways, I subscribe to Xiaoma's channel to practice my Chinese and it just made my day to see him talking to LDS missionaries in Chinese! Too cool!

  • @McKenzieIdeality
    @McKenzieIdeality 3 роки тому +4

    Love this video♡ Many Latter-Day Saint missionaries learn a foreign language or two. My husband speaks German, My grandpa speaks Spanish, My cousin speaks Spanish and a couple rare and dying Myan dialects, another cousin is learning Albanian, my brother in law speaks Russian, my step dad speaks Japanese, another cousin speaks Czech, an uncle speaks Spanish....it just goes on. There are LDS people all over the world in almost every country and its such a wonderful community. Any time I go to another country I can easily find a church and everything is familiar and the people are always welcoming and excited to see you.

  • @1deseret
    @1deseret Рік тому +1

    This was so fun to watch! I am from Utah and I taught English in Taiwan and learned Mandarin conversationally.... but not as a missionary. (I did serve an lds mission to Japan in 1986). I was super excited to see the missionary who went through the dual immersion program. I taught 2nd grade dli Chinese from 2016-2019. How cool that now those kids are old enough to serve missions and their language skills are so amazing in every area, understanding, speaking, reading and writing. Far beyond what I learned! And taught!! Thanks so much for this video!

  • @ethanslade9708
    @ethanslade9708 3 роки тому +11

    This is really cool! I was a missionary in Chile and it was amazing! Spanish is an amazing language.

  • @mynoveladventures5425
    @mynoveladventures5425 3 роки тому +474

    Thank you for being nice to the missionaries! A lot of them get harassed in NYC, and it can be very hard on them mentally.

    • @pfphilly5962
      @pfphilly5962 2 роки тому +6

      Because missionary work is a form of colonialism and they shouldn’t be doing it. Good for New Yorkers at trying to keep these cultists out of their city and preventing more of their brainwashing.

    • @StunBuns
      @StunBuns 2 роки тому +22

      @@pfphilly5962 oh jesus stfu... one person compared missionary work to human trafficking, and now we got a goober comparing it to colonialism lmfaooooooo

    • @c0nD1337
      @c0nD1337 2 роки тому +9

      @@StunBuns it quite literally has been always used as a form of colonialism. LDS is a fucking cult, not a bad thing to want them out of NYC

    • @StunBuns
      @StunBuns 2 роки тому +43

      @@c0nD1337 missionary work is not colonialism. they are different things and you know it. case in point, we have mosques and buddhist temples in the states. are we being colonized? immigration is also used alongside colonialism; are immigrants colonizers? your attempt at historical parallel falls flat.

    • @c0nD1337
      @c0nD1337 2 роки тому +1

      @@StunBuns cult sympathizer. disgusting

  • @sunshinegirl8216
    @sunshinegirl8216 3 роки тому +21

    I love this videos! The LDS missionaries speak Mandarin about as well as you do! Very impressive and really enjoyable to watch. Such dedication! Great video.

  • @cowsonzambonis6
    @cowsonzambonis6 2 роки тому +4

    Fun video! I was a missionary in the US for 1.5 years for the same church, and it's the best when you meet kind people!

  • @97jsng
    @97jsng 3 роки тому +12

    I’ve been watching your videos for a long time now and I’m still amazed on how you speak so good!

  • @RuletaEuropea
    @RuletaEuropea 3 роки тому +26

    Very good videos!! what a facility for the Chinese language you have, successes !!!

  • @panipani_danggeun
    @panipani_danggeun 2 роки тому +36

    Thanks for being nice to the missionaries Xiaoma! Missions are one of the most mentally and emotionally taxing, growth-inducing things for an LDS young adult to do and I can tell you that they appreciate the connection and laughter.

    • @jeffs4483
      @jeffs4483 2 роки тому +13

      They are also spreading a false gospel.

    • @jeffs4483
      @jeffs4483 2 роки тому +1

      @@gm6856
      Mormons don't follow Christ.

    • @scroopynoopers248
      @scroopynoopers248 2 роки тому

      @@jeffs4483 as opposed to a true gospel? True gospel… Sounds like unbiased opinion, original copy, minor miracle and old news. Isn’t there a word for these types of expressions?…Something moron?

    • @Sednas
      @Sednas 2 роки тому

      @@gm6856 don't think he cares

    • @Sednas
      @Sednas 2 роки тому +1

      @@gm6856 neither do I care

  • @urmamascornhole9137
    @urmamascornhole9137 3 роки тому +37

    That’s awesome that you talked to LDS missionaries! Thanks for being nice and respecting them. ❤️

    • @asdsdjfasdjxajiosdqw8791
      @asdsdjfasdjxajiosdqw8791 3 роки тому +6

      Lol, these religious freaks should not be respected.

    • @adriannawatts3605
      @adriannawatts3605 3 роки тому +6

      @@asdsdjfasdjxajiosdqw8791 why ?? Do you know anything about the LDS or only what you think you know?

    • @totalhysteria
      @totalhysteria 3 роки тому +19

      They are always so nice when you talk to them. It's a shame they probably have to deal with a lot of rude people. I am not religious but I respect their opinion.

    • @Matttimmswins
      @Matttimmswins 3 роки тому +2

      @@asdsdjfasdjxajiosdqw8791 #cultlife

    • @urmamascornhole9137
      @urmamascornhole9137 3 роки тому

      @@asdsdjfasdjxajiosdqw8791 lols. Why?

  • @jackienaiditch7965
    @jackienaiditch7965 2 роки тому +70

    According to a documentary I saw, "The Mission," Mormons have to take a special language immersion program before they go on a mission. When they first arrive in a country, their language skills may be mostly limited to phrases related to Mormon doctrine. But the Mormons depicted in the film seemed to become more fluent with the passing of time. And they were in Finland, learning the very difficult Finnish language. And, by the way, I highly recommend this documentary.

    • @scottbrandon6244
      @scottbrandon6244 2 роки тому +3

      It was a good documentary. Danish is harder to learn but I get the point. The missionaries generally spend 8 weeks or less learning the basics and then pick up the rest in the assigned country.

    • @babyramses5066
      @babyramses5066 2 роки тому +1

      that makes sense haha i met mormon missionaries in norway who spoke fluent norwegian after only two months. I asked how and they one told me it was the gift of tongues! he was joking of course but i thought they must be superhumans or something to learn a new language that fast. Your explanation is more believable though

    • @jeremiahsouthworth5112
      @jeremiahsouthworth5112 2 роки тому +1

      @@babyramses5066 He was probably only half joking. The missionaries do put a lot of work into learning their new language, including being encouraged to use to exclusively after a certain amount of time in the MTC (missionary training center), but many will also tell you that the gift of tongues does play at least some part in their ability to learn so quickly.

    • @babyramses5066
      @babyramses5066 2 роки тому +1

      @@jeremiahsouthworth5112 yeah i think you are right

    • @jamesonbornholdt7302
      @jamesonbornholdt7302 2 роки тому

      @@babyramses5066 not only do they study the language for 6 weeks before going out, they study an hour a day while out plus speak it constantly. Being completely submerged in the language they can learn quickly.
      I served a mission in Ghana learning Twi

  • @chrisfrate
    @chrisfrate 3 роки тому +33

    Hey buddy, I’m a huge fan of you I know you have a ton of followers. I absolutely love your stuff I never cared about language until I started watching your videos. I am fairly fluent in Spanish and it’s not about the language is what it’s about me is the human interaction between two people and when you find a bond and for this situation it happens to be language it’s so amazing to watch to people bond and enjoy each other‘s company that’s what it’s about and that’s why I love your videos and that’s why I can’t wait to watch them because it’s a human interaction that is amazing in your videos. Keep up the good work my friend.

  • @coleygyaluv
    @coleygyaluv 3 роки тому +17

    I’m LDS and this makes my heart so happy!! We really do work hard to learn other languages so that we can share the gospel of Jesus Christ. I served a mission in El Salvador and Belize. I didn’t know a lick of Spanish but I learned pretty quickly being surrounded by it. And of course repetition and writing down new words every day that I didn’t know and looked them up at the end of the day. Thank you for walking up to them and being kind! It means a lot, not everyone is nice to us 😔

    • @nw4529
      @nw4529 2 роки тому

      Wake up

  • @phoenixson4382
    @phoenixson4382 3 роки тому +24

    I served my mission in California Long Beach and learned Spanish and Samoan languages. It was a blast and I continue to use it to this day. Now I'm learning Tagalog for my upcoming trip ;) stay blessed Xiaoma Love your channel

    • @TimothySmiths
      @TimothySmiths 3 роки тому +2

      I'm from Long beach, lots of Samoan people there..had a few as friends through school. .very cool..take care.

    • @jake12.48
      @jake12.48 2 роки тому

      Yo I visa waited in Long Beach 15 Samoa ward.

  • @amystarke3317
    @amystarke3317 3 роки тому +249

    There are quite a few UA-cam videos showing how the LDS church teaches, and the missionaries learn, languages so quickly.

    • @5minutecalms
      @5minutecalms 3 роки тому +5

      Do they use LSD?

    • @norrinradd8923
      @norrinradd8923 2 роки тому +3

      @@5minutecalms Yes and Methamphetamine

    • @norrinradd8923
      @norrinradd8923 2 роки тому

      No........ there aren't any videos that teach people to learn another language so quickly on youtube

  • @user-anonymous95
    @user-anonymous95 3 роки тому +3

    You just made my day!! Thanks for posting this!

  • @samcowdrey5665
    @samcowdrey5665 3 роки тому +22

    你好小马! I served my mission here in Australia and learned Mandarin Chinese! It's very difficult with so much hate as a missionary, so I'm very grateful that you treated them nicely. I became somewhat fluent in about a year here in Aus; it was mostly due to talking with Chinese people on the street and learning to teach English in Chinese. Practice makes perfect! Love your videos! Keep it up!

    • @user-td4do3op2d
      @user-td4do3op2d 3 роки тому +2

      They don't deserve niceness. They're learning languages in order to brainwash vulnerable people into joining a cult.

    • @scottbrandon6244
      @scottbrandon6244 2 роки тому +1

      Hi Sam. I am glad you lucked out and were called to Australia. Did you do a lot of tracting in city parks? I used to see the elders doing the GQ thing in the city centers as well. I even took some of them out to lunch when I was in Melbourne and Sydney. Where I live in Canada there are a few Mandarin branches, mostly made up of University and ESL students.

  • @junylexamar240
    @junylexamar240 2 роки тому +2

    Thats great Bro. youre able to get along with missionaries

  • @laideehart2070
    @laideehart2070 3 роки тому +45

    He's teasing us with these short ones. 🤣

    • @bryanobrien2726
      @bryanobrien2726 3 роки тому +1

      Jessica-9 doesn't tease though LOL . Xiaoma is infested with sexbots 🤣.

    • @laideehart2070
      @laideehart2070 3 роки тому +1

      @@bryanobrien2726 you aren't kidding though! They're EVERYWHERE lately.

  • @malakyelindsey8515
    @malakyelindsey8515 2 роки тому +1

    I’m about to serve a mission and your videos are helping learn Spanish thank you

    • @jeffs4483
      @jeffs4483 2 роки тому +2

      Please read and study the CES letter.

  • @jesustakethewheel6941
    @jesustakethewheel6941 3 роки тому +5

    Love your positive energy!

  • @ChillAngels
    @ChillAngels 3 роки тому +13

    Hey I recognize those missionaries! They walked up to us while I was with my kids at Seward park (near Chinatown). They can speak a tiny bit of Cantonese too, but mostly Mandarin.

    • @norrinradd8923
      @norrinradd8923 2 роки тому

      You can recognize their mask? lol

    • @scottbrandon6244
      @scottbrandon6244 2 роки тому

      Yeah they learn Cantonese or Mandarin depending on where they are assigned. Where I live there are several Mandarin branches but no Cantonese.

  • @guypotts5654
    @guypotts5654 3 роки тому +4

    Great vid as always… I’ve been a watcher/not subscriber but I’m onboard now and can’t wait for the next post.
    You brighten up our days and show us we’re all in this together. Peace and love Xiaoma!

  • @guitarneverdies99
    @guitarneverdies99 2 роки тому

    The walls that can be taken down when you take away a language barrier is so exciting and beautiful to watch all throughout this channel. Brings people together, brightens their days. I love it.

  • @jonh1995
    @jonh1995 3 роки тому +6

    Your laugh is amazing, like you got poked in the belly

  • @tzumanne
    @tzumanne 3 роки тому +1

    thank u for being nice to them!!

  • @raynemichelle2996
    @raynemichelle2996 3 роки тому +39

    My dad and uncle both went on their missions to Japan back in the 80s. My uncle taught Japanese at the Missionary Training Center for years.

  • @MaybeMable111
    @MaybeMable111 2 роки тому

    So awesome!! Missionaries are some of the nicest people!

    • @johnb5254
      @johnb5254 2 роки тому +1

      Nice on the surface.

  • @Beef-Stuu
    @Beef-Stuu 3 роки тому +26

    I met three missionaries in Oakland California that are learning to speak Khmer... they sometimes get assigned to learn relatively obscure languages, but if there's any significant population in a metro area, you can bet there's some young dudes from Utah who speak that language.

  • @suzishealthyhome8678
    @suzishealthyhome8678 2 роки тому

    Awesome!! So nice to see them in your video!! Thank-you for being decent to them.

  • @acxellponto8653
    @acxellponto8653 3 роки тому +3

    Thanks to making me always smile in every video. I'm big fan of you 👍

  • @251Trioxin
    @251Trioxin 3 роки тому +1

    This channel gives me hope 🙏😊

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican 2 роки тому +677

    Missionaries learning multiple languages just to convert people to Mormonism:
    *Sometimes my genius is...it's almost frightening*
    I may not be Mormon, but I respect the hustle. They know how to immerse themselves into the local community to make followers feel welcome by picking up other languages followers would be more comfortable with

    • @enthusiastisch1922
      @enthusiastisch1922 2 роки тому +13

      Mormons are good people, but Jehovah's Witnesses think they are but they're not.

    • @iamchickpea
      @iamchickpea 2 роки тому +13

      @@enthusiastisch1922 both have pros and cons, I wouldn't say one is a good group or bad, in the end it's just religion and how they approach it

    • @norrinradd8923
      @norrinradd8923 2 роки тому +7

      You think that's frightening........ U.S. government entities have been recruiting LDS Missionaries for decades not only do they learn a native language but they know the culture and the layout of the land

    • @gandalfthemaroon1684
      @gandalfthemaroon1684 2 роки тому +10

      It's not. It's brainwashing people. A religion based on converting other people is not a religion it's a cult

    • @legowagfles7287
      @legowagfles7287 2 роки тому +20

      @Gandalf The Maroon “brainwashing” by your logic, every religion is a cult because that’s what every religion does. Like Mormons or not, they have EVERY right to believe and follow that path. I say this with every religion. It’s their life, their choice to follow specific religious beliefs or not. If people want to become Mormons and stick with it, let them be.

  • @66edoug
    @66edoug 3 роки тому +1

    Great channel, i don't think there is another like it on youtube. It's uniqueness and the host is a really good guy makes it special.

  • @karenustach5655
    @karenustach5655 3 роки тому +400

    My son served his mission in Berlin. He was only out a month and they had him be Father Christmas with his very limited German. He learned fast. He watched a lot of Disney movies in German and translated a German cookbook he bought me for Christmas as part of his language study.

    • @GetonixX
      @GetonixX 3 роки тому +12

      You have a really nice and smart son :). You can show him the following text, maybe he‘ll understand it without having to translate it; Ich hoffe du hattest eine tolle Zeit in Deutschland, liebe Grüsse und alles gute :)

    • @djsugarc1075
      @djsugarc1075 3 роки тому +46

      Your son has wasted his life.

    • @rolligeswiesel
      @rolligeswiesel 3 роки тому +9

      Super! Deutsch ist keine leichte Sprache.

    • @Phatmatt
      @Phatmatt 3 роки тому +45

      @@djsugarc1075 regardless of religion, the dedication he had to spend 2 years of his life to bring others to God isn't a waste.

    • @justajolt
      @justajolt 3 роки тому +5

      Out of interest, when was he there? I served in Germany Berlin from 2002-2004! We speak German at home now.

  • @TheWiNiZ
    @TheWiNiZ 3 роки тому +1

    That laughter, I always smile and feel good when I hear it.

  • @cfffba
    @cfffba 3 роки тому +153

    A few years ago I met a mormon in Prague and he spoke flawless Czech. He had no accent. I swear I thought he was a native speaker. But he said he was from Utah and that he had learned Czech in just two years. Their language skills are incredible. (He also gave me a mormon bible. The book is crazy af.)

    • @trinityfrank2526
      @trinityfrank2526 3 роки тому +17

      A Mormon Bible? Or the book if Mormon? 'Cause they (kinda) use both
      -a Utahn

    • @kn1ght128
      @kn1ght128 3 роки тому +15

      @@trinityfrank2526 Not to insult anyone (actually nvm to insult some people) it's kinda stupid xD

    • @kn1ght128
      @kn1ght128 3 роки тому +36

      @@trinityfrank2526 It keeps shockin me that people who are that good at learning stuff are bound by such idiocy

    • @rufianmelancolic
      @rufianmelancolic 3 роки тому +4

      Prague is so cool!
      Greetings from NYC.

    • @cfffba
      @cfffba 3 роки тому +9

      @@trinityfrank2526 you're right, it was the book of mormon

  • @bigbro05
    @bigbro05 2 роки тому

    Great video! For those who know a bit more about the LDS mission program these missionaries had to go through official "set apart" to carry the missionary title and were blessed with the "Gift of Tongue" to learn new language(s) in unrealistic short amount of time. Sure there are some that have studied the mission language for many years before using it as missionaries, there are a lot of young men or women who didn't speak a word of the target language and were able to speak it fluently in as short as weeks/months.

  • @Mikey99p
    @Mikey99p 3 роки тому +12

    My employer has agreed to pay for a full year of mandarin classes! I'm so excited for 2022

    • @desdes5622
      @desdes5622 3 роки тому +2

      Good luck dude! That's super cool!

    • @suklapaksa8643
      @suklapaksa8643 3 роки тому +1

      That’s very generous of your employer. I hope you enjoy learning Mandarin. :)

  • @coreygish7516
    @coreygish7516 3 роки тому +1

    Awesome video! A crossover between some of my favorite people!!!

  • @HoYanPiano
    @HoYanPiano 3 роки тому +50

    The missionaries are some of the nicest people and are willing to help!

    • @EpicHashTime
      @EpicHashTime 3 роки тому +20

      Being nice is part of the how they recruit people into their awful cult.

    • @davehooper885
      @davehooper885 3 роки тому +15

      @@EpicHashTime haha, their awful cult of service and love!!

    • @stephenjackson5065
      @stephenjackson5065 3 роки тому +3

      @@EpicHashTime I don’t really think that’s how cults work 😂

    • @7zark785
      @7zark785 3 роки тому +9

      @@stephenjackson5065 pretty much is

    • @hologeist7284
      @hologeist7284 2 роки тому +1

      @@EpicHashTime finally, another intellectual in the comments

  • @nadanalia3000
    @nadanalia3000 Рік тому

    Wonderful interaction! Love your laugh haha 😂😂
    We refer to ourselves as Latter-day Saints. (We are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

  • @kanreemoua
    @kanreemoua 3 роки тому +2

    Hello! When you get the chance or if you already are in the process of it, please learn Hmong and go to St. Paul, MN to Hmong Village and Hmong Town! I know the Hmong people would LOVE it. Olympic gymnast Suni Lee has made our people more known and you would totally help with that too! Appreciate everything you’re doing to bring people together!

    • @Danielito9320
      @Danielito9320 3 роки тому

      I live in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and we have a huge community of Hmongs. The majority of them belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints here. They even have their own Sacrament in their language. It's pretty awesome! I love when the church is filled with all nationalities.

  • @remingtonharris1553
    @remingtonharris1553 2 роки тому +2

    Awesome to see. I'm leaving on my mission to Taichung, Taiwan in 3 months. Can't wait to get to know the culture and learn Mandarin! Maybe I'll catch you somewhere after, Xiaoma. lmao.

  • @zrosix2240
    @zrosix2240 3 роки тому +11

    I’m a Mormon who’s been subscribed to your channel (and obsessively watched your videos) for the last 2 years, i even have post notifs on. Recently I’ve been more religiously interested than I usually am, so when I saw this notification I was genuinely shocked LOL

    • @commentatron
      @commentatron 3 роки тому +2

      Well, technically it's The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, doncha know. 😉

    • @zrosix2240
      @zrosix2240 3 роки тому +7

      @@commentatron missionaries just have to say that because there’s a good number of people who think we don’t believe in Jesus lol

    • @ElizabethDMadison
      @ElizabethDMadison 3 роки тому +5

      @@commentatron They are polytheists not Christians so it is not actually a church. Calling them Mormons is more appropriate than the way they are trying to rebrand themselves. But that is why they are trying to rebrand themselves--to pose as Christians so people will be interested. It is a made up religion based on a novel, that was embraced by a bunch of Joseph Smith's freemason buddies who partly liked it because they could acquire extra "wives". They don't allow that anymore but that's what it came from. It's absolutely false advertising to call it a church.

    • @jonathangatto
      @jonathangatto 3 роки тому +1

      @@ElizabethDMadison That is fake news. We are Christians just a different denomination

    • @user-td4do3op2d
      @user-td4do3op2d 3 роки тому +7

      Please don’t pretend you value languages and cultures. Converting people away from their native religions and into your cult is NOT an admirable reason for learning a language.

  • @menzicosce
    @menzicosce 3 роки тому +2

    Love your videos man! I come here to tune out the world and just see some nice human to human interactions

  • @Juanparv02
    @Juanparv02 3 роки тому +5

    How amazing! I’ve been following you for more than 2 years I think, I love your videos and I never thought you’d talk to some missionaries in the streets, I’m so glad you could have this little talk with them because you’re spreading part of what we the church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints’ members do. I’m serving a Mission soon and men now I feel so envy of them because they could talk to you. Cheers mate!! Greetings from Chile 🇨🇱😁😁😁
    Pd: We do learn languages real fast, it’s because we’re taken directly into the language we’re learning, and when we try our best we get blessed with that Gift.

    • @sagessurplice3605
      @sagessurplice3605 3 роки тому

      Whats "the Gift"? No offense but mormonism sounds so culty, Im sure Yahweh himself would not approve in the slightest...

    • @Juanparv02
      @Juanparv02 3 роки тому

      @@sagessurplice3605 The gift of talking the language we are learning.

  • @Manuel-rl6um
    @Manuel-rl6um 3 роки тому +1

    That's it, I got my daily motivation for language learning, thanks Xiaoma!

  • @t-ann599
    @t-ann599 3 роки тому +5

    I am also Mormon and all those that go to the MTC to learn the language before they go serve, learn so fast! It’s neat!

  • @jonjensen6745
    @jonjensen6745 3 роки тому +74

    Also a member of this church! What the missionaries in this video didn’t mention is that we also spend time in a missionary training center studying intensive language learning programs before entering the mission field. It’s only a few months, but it sure helps to get a good foundation of the language.

    • @breezeh1127
      @breezeh1127 3 роки тому +5

      It's true the MTC is very important. My nephew had such a hard time because he had to attend the MTC virtually during covid. He got called to Japan, but was never allowed to leave the US his whole mission due to COVID. 😔

    • @alhollywood6486
      @alhollywood6486 3 роки тому +6

      DUM DA DUM DA DUM

    • @ShadowMoon878
      @ShadowMoon878 3 роки тому +3

      At least you are not with the FLDS or the JWs. Those two are cults through and through.

    • @Warlock_UK
      @Warlock_UK 3 роки тому +14

      @@ShadowMoon878 Taze Russell, Joseph Smith, Hubbard... all three of them are cults.

    • @riddlemethisjbb
      @riddlemethisjbb 3 роки тому +4

      @@Warlock_UK depends what you mean by Joseph Smith. Because if you know the history there are at 4 to 5 different branch off denominations that came from his ministry.

  • @Budxymoua
    @Budxymoua 3 роки тому +258

    They're teaching missionaries even languages less known like Hmong, thai, other Asian languages now, too it's crazy.

    • @itsgoretecks
      @itsgoretecks 3 роки тому +76

      all just to spread their faith to other cultures, considering it's a cult its pretty immoral

    • @sirbagelsworth9463
      @sirbagelsworth9463 3 роки тому +47

      @@itsgoretecks A) It's not a Cult and anyone who thinks so is severely misinformed or says as much in Bad Faith. B) It's for more than just proselytizing. It's to make connections with those around us and to better serve them through things such as just being someone there who can listen or even helping out with chores around the house. But yes. If there's a language spoken somewhere people are willing to listen or that need help, it's going to be taught.

    • @noro305
      @noro305 3 роки тому +1

      Stay woke 👀

    • @noro305
      @noro305 3 роки тому +9

      @@sirbagelsworth9463 they used to show up early on Sundays and around dinner time daily when I was growing up in Miami... they kinda pushed the subject

    • @babyshaya
      @babyshaya 3 роки тому +15

      Can't hate a group who have magic underwear and a Broadway show

  • @daveking9393
    @daveking9393 3 роки тому +1

    I love watching your videos keep up the great work thanks for all you do

  • @JGooden762
    @JGooden762 3 роки тому +102

    I was a missionary in Chiapas, Mexico 2012 to 2014. I can definitely attest to the effectiveness of immersion training with language. Still speaking native-level Spanish today.

    • @elteescat
      @elteescat 3 роки тому

      Je ne suis pas un garcon! Oops! Wrong language! 🤪🙃

    • @jacobhendrickson9718
      @jacobhendrickson9718 3 роки тому +2

      @@elteescat what

    • @elteescat
      @elteescat 3 роки тому

      @@jacobhendrickson9718 lol

    • @chilenapromedioRU
      @chilenapromedioRU 3 роки тому

      Los mormones que vienen a Chile hablan español muy básico y con un acento muy gringo, pero antes de la pandemia habían algunas chicas muy amables con las que una podía charlar un momento y practicar inglés.

    • @JGooden762
      @JGooden762 3 роки тому +3

      @@chilenapromedioRU Es verdad que no todos los misioneros aprenden el idioma al mismo nivel. Y muchos menos lo mantienen después de volver a los EEUU. A lo mejor fui afortunado por haber aprendido el español al nivel que lo aprendí. Siempre agradeceré eso. Especialmente porque ahora estoy casado con una venezolana y nuestro hijo es bilingüe. Eso dicho, sé que nada de eso hubiese sido posible sin mi experiencia en México.

  • @meggsmeggs302
    @meggsmeggs302 3 роки тому +1

    How cool was that!!!

  • @tg213
    @tg213 3 роки тому +32

    the us air force used to have an intelligence wing in salt lake that took advantage of the multitude of languages spoken by the LDS folks.

    • @Phatmatt
      @Phatmatt 3 роки тому +6

      there's a reason the CIA and FBI commonly recruits Mormons as agents.
      Clean cut✅
      look about as bland and inconspicuous as a piece of plain white bread✅
      Experience learning a new language ✅
      Incredibly clean men and women, never use drugs or clean alcohol ✅
      Mormonism was created to make FBI and CIA agents. Prove me wrong.

  • @_SeeIt
    @_SeeIt 3 роки тому +1

    Love those guys!

  • @dlazyace9116
    @dlazyace9116 3 роки тому +16

    First time I seen missionaries they started speaking my language which is not really k own since it's a small country. But yeah dude. They really know how to speak different languages depending on where they are serving.

  • @MoistYoghurt
    @MoistYoghurt 3 роки тому

    its immersion that really helps you a tonne

  • @Chronically_JK
    @Chronically_JK 3 роки тому +10

    This makes me really happy to see a UA-camr I watch engage in my religion

    • @ecMonify
      @ecMonify 3 роки тому +2

      so, randomly talking to a few strangers in the street about nothing in particular counts as "engaging in your religion"? ok...

    • @Chronically_JK
      @Chronically_JK 3 роки тому +4

      @@ecMonify he could have chose not to talk to them most people turn away from our missionaries but he chose to talk to them which made me really happy so please don’t ruin this for me

    • @LucidFL
      @LucidFL 2 роки тому

      @@ecMonify Yes. That is far more than most other UA-camrs will ever do.

  • @BlueFlame414mdftw
    @BlueFlame414mdftw 2 роки тому +3

    I hope to leave for a mission to Germany in about 6 months. I'm just finishing up my papers now. The language learning has always been one of the more intriguing parts of serving. Of course, it's not the most important part and I may not go to a foreign-speaking mission, but it's still a cool idea. Hope you do more german videos, Xiaoma! ❤❤❤

    • @jeffs4483
      @jeffs4483 2 роки тому +1

      Get out of it.

    • @misstellamb1717
      @misstellamb1717 2 роки тому

      Please get out of that church! It is not biblical and it doesn’t serve Jesus Christ. Please consider who are you serving, which god. Read the Bible, that is the full truth, not the Book of Mormon. Have a blessed life and please be guided by the real Lord, Jesus from the Bible, not from any other author!

  • @autumnleaves1984
    @autumnleaves1984 3 роки тому +1

    I love this one!!💙

  • @fatalshot0093
    @fatalshot0093 3 роки тому +29

    I was a missionary in Brazil. Learning Portuguese was a big struggle in the beginning, but I was able to pick it up after a few months. The whole missionary experience was both mentally and physically challenging but rewarding in the end. I was able to quickly pick up Spanish after coming home. Now I'm focusing on learning Japanese.

    • @breezeh1127
      @breezeh1127 3 роки тому +1

      I have a friend in Brazil. Which mission did you serve in? He has a YT and I met him that way..we.got to chatting and he found out I'm LDS and he told me all about how he loved the missionaries he met in Brazil and one was from Texas and my friend had to move and never got to keep in touch after he moved. I hope one day to find thi Texas guy for him. My friend Renan is amazing at English and he helps me try and understand a little protuguese. 💗

    • @saulolacerda8181
      @saulolacerda8181 3 роки тому

      Eu sou brasileiro. Você ficou em que lugar e por quanto tempo? Você que escolhe o país que quer conhecer?

    • @fatalshot0093
      @fatalshot0093 3 роки тому +1

      @@saulolacerda8181 Eu fiquei nas áreas de Campinas e Jundiaí por dois anos. Não fui eu que escohei o pais, fueram os líderes da Igreja que escolhleram.

    • @fatalshot0093
      @fatalshot0093 3 роки тому +1

      @@breezeh1127 I served in the Campinas Mission. I also know missionary that has a YT channel, but I don't know if that's the same guy you're talking about.
      I haven't spoken Portuguese in years since I came home and have been focusing my efforts learning Japanese😂

    • @user-td4do3op2d
      @user-td4do3op2d 3 роки тому +3

      Learning languages in order to brainwash vulnerable people into joining a cult is NOT admirable.

  • @deltabravo1257
    @deltabravo1257 3 роки тому +2

    Love your videos. One thing that would help follow along as to who is saying what is if you had each person’s subtitles in a different color. Sometimes everyone speaks so fast, it’s hard to keep track of who is saying what when reading the subtitles.

  • @timt6037
    @timt6037 3 роки тому +66

    When my family and I first came to the U.S in the late 1990s/2000, a few Missionaries came knocking on our basement and asked if we wanted to learn about Jesus Christ and the bible, me being the 7-9 year old kid, not knowing much English at all and having nothing to do all day since we were poor, my parents said yes. A pair of young ladies(i believe they were korean or chinese) would come by our place and have me read the bible with them once a week and every few months they would take me and my siblings to new york to sight see. My parents were always working and my siblings had school/work, so essentially it was free baby sitting for a few hours. It was one of the few positive memories I had growing up, I learned a lot. Even though I don't believe in god anymore they were great people, bless them. Now look at New york...its full for freeloaders expecting everything to be handed to them. Eventually the owner sold the house so we had to move out, and lost touch.

    • @taocheng247
      @taocheng247 3 роки тому +2

      I like your positive story

    • @larsonfamilyhouse
      @larsonfamilyhouse 2 роки тому +5

      I would say New York isn’t the place to freeload lol also I don’t think there’s as much free loading as ppl like to think, except from maybe some billionaires and multi millionaires

    • @Number1Camper
      @Number1Camper 2 роки тому

      @@larsonfamilyhouse the wealthy are the ones providing jobs - the opposite of freeloading. The freeloaders are the ones who plan to live their whole life on programs

    • @xijinping4418
      @xijinping4418 2 роки тому

      @@larsonfamilyhouse Based

    • @fuzzzone
      @fuzzzone 2 роки тому

      "Now look at New york...its full for freeloaders expecting everything to be handed to them" What the hell are you talking about? NYC is one of the most hustle-oriented places in the world. What a dumbass thing to say.

  • @eat_pray_porg8450
    @eat_pray_porg8450 3 роки тому

    Loving these short videos as well as your usual ones!

  • @NO1jkpg
    @NO1jkpg 3 роки тому +4

    I meet them and talk to them a few times in my country, they learn my language very fast and are very friendly. I have not talk to them for like 15 years, before they knock on the door, but nowdays every apartment building are looked. Also not many people open doors anymore to strangers, my country has change a lot the last 15 years and unfortunely to the bad side.

  • @SpeedReckkk
    @SpeedReckkk 3 роки тому

    loved this one! please do more

  • @LeonianUniverse
    @LeonianUniverse 3 роки тому +10

    Great to see a video like this. Shows that we're normal people. Many people think that the LDS church is a cult, I've been a member for 11 years now and I have had great experiences going to church. We are Christians who believe in Jesus, wish more people knew that we are like them in that way, especially other Christians who are quick to judge us even thogh we don't do the same to them.

    • @sazji
      @sazji 3 роки тому +4

      But mainstream Christianity is a Jesus cult too, so they shouldn't judge you. Step back far enough from any religion and it will seem kind of batsh*t crazy to be honest. But we hear our own version of craziness so early that it's harder to see.

    • @ShadowMoon878
      @ShadowMoon878 3 роки тому +1

      Maybe it was because of the FLDS and their leader Warren Jeffs. They are a perverted cult who actually forced little girls as young as 8 years old to marry adult men. People can't tell the difference between the FLDS and the regular LDS.

    • @adstaton8461
      @adstaton8461 3 роки тому

      Religion is a mental disorder.

  • @chickenshoes7704
    @chickenshoes7704 3 роки тому

    wow I have to say somthing this comment sfction wormed my heart i was afraid to read the comments i was exspecting meaness and disrespect to the lds faith witch im proud to be a member of thank you for being kind kindness like this can change the world keep it up

    • @jeffs4483
      @jeffs4483 3 роки тому +2

      Lds claim to be Christians when they're anything but.

    • @chickenshoes7704
      @chickenshoes7704 3 роки тому

      @@jeffs4483 PLEAS HAVE RESPECT IF CANT SAY SOMTHING NICE THEN
      DONT TALK

    • @jeffs4483
      @jeffs4483 3 роки тому +2

      @@chickenshoes7704
      Since when do Mormons respect those with a different faith? If they respected others, they wouldn't be pushing their nonsense.

  • @alfredstanton7548
    @alfredstanton7548 3 роки тому +22

    Gotta love those missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

    • @breezeh1127
      @breezeh1127 3 роки тому +5

      😉💗

    • @FFXI_Addict
      @FFXI_Addict 3 роки тому +9

      Thank you for using the correct name of Christ's church.

    • @AdamJensen_
      @AdamJensen_ 2 роки тому +3

      @@FFXI_Addict It's the mormon church, not Christ's church. Jesus Christ would not approve of joseph smith and his blinded cultists.

    • @alfredstanton7548
      @alfredstanton7548 2 роки тому +2

      @@AdamJensen_ I gotta disagree with you on this one, but I respect your opinion nonetheless.

  • @kennethbutler9164
    @kennethbutler9164 3 роки тому +1

    Awesome! I was in my mission in Santiago Chile. Love your content man. Thanks for being sure to include the full name of the church, it’s really important that everyone knows that we are the Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latter-day Saints

  • @adventuresofsven2314
    @adventuresofsven2314 3 роки тому +6

    Oooh wow!!! I didnt know that about the missionaries, thats incredible

  • @viniolie
    @viniolie 3 роки тому

    I love watching your videos, it makes me remind of Laoushu, i miss him so much.

  • @riddlemethisjbb
    @riddlemethisjbb 3 роки тому +5

    Thanks for being so kind to them! Some people can be such Jerks when talking to them.

    • @sagessurplice3605
      @sagessurplice3605 3 роки тому +3

      You can't really blame them, mormonism is a straight up cult.

    • @riddlemethisjbb
      @riddlemethisjbb 3 роки тому

      @@sagessurplice3605 if you have a narrow view of religion in general yes you can call it a cult.

    • @sagessurplice3605
      @sagessurplice3605 3 роки тому +8

      @@riddlemethisjbb So you really believe you get your own planet in the afterlife? Sounds pretty culty to me.

    • @riddlemethisjbb
      @riddlemethisjbb 3 роки тому

      @@sagessurplice3605 it's a little more complicated than that lol. If you want I know a couple of missionaries who would love to talk to you about it! 😀🙃

    • @sirbagelsworth9463
      @sirbagelsworth9463 3 роки тому

      @@sagessurplice3605 I mean... that's not quite correct, but wouldn't you want to have a planet to do whatever you want with if it were correct? I'd fill mine with Peanut Butter.

  • @nancypeteja6560
    @nancypeteja6560 3 роки тому

    I swear you are the coolest!!

  • @roguesojizukokeleiwatsontu8558
    @roguesojizukokeleiwatsontu8558 3 роки тому +29

    Yeah, I'm hoping that I get called to go on a Chinese speaking mission, but I'm glad to go wherever I should go me(especially if my Chinese stills sucks when I'm 19😂). I'm hoping that your course will help me become a better speaker and I can practice Chinese with strangers someday. It's cool you ran into them!

    • @enthusiastisch1922
      @enthusiastisch1922 2 роки тому

      Let's hope you don't go Uganda, you don't wanna see Elder Cunningham there!

  • @KingDami1999
    @KingDami1999 3 роки тому +1

    You have the best videos ❤️

  • @pookiehoney
    @pookiehoney 3 роки тому +14

    Love the LDS missionaries. They’re always respectful and want to help.Their whole mission is about serving others and some spend most of their lives preparing to serve when they’re old enough. Imagine studying the Bible, praying, exercising and eating well, working and saving money, etc. every day for years to be able to serve somewhere around the world. They don’t even know where they’re going until right before they leave. If that place speaks a different language then they also have to learn it before leaving. So cool. I don’t know of any other religion so dedicated to spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ.

    • @Lbozo23691
      @Lbozo23691 3 роки тому +2

      as others have said, research what they're truly like and see if you're giving them so much praise.

  • @blankface_
    @blankface_ Рік тому +2

    “Are you guys Mormons?”
    “Technically we’re from the church of Latter Day Saints”
    “Yup, this is the place”

  • @Lavnixx
    @Lavnixx 3 роки тому +5

    i'm apart of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints, it takes a lot of strength and courage from the lord to have these boys go out of the states or country for two years but its really awesome

    • @richb4034
      @richb4034 3 роки тому

      Hello, God bless you. Please check out a video by Kabane (Seraphim Hamilton) titled "Assessing the Book of Mormon: Introduction" I hope you can find the fullness of the faith and the true teachings of Christ.

    • @sagessurplice3605
      @sagessurplice3605 3 роки тому +3

      Mormonism is a cult, they dont care about the culture only manipulating foreigners who dont know any better.

    • @richb4034
      @richb4034 3 роки тому

      @@sagessurplice3605 For sure, they have been trying to clean up their act lately, we have to be wary of these wolves in sheeps clothing

  • @romuelknight1434
    @romuelknight1434 10 місяців тому

    I think the first elder's take on language learning is correct. How do you learn so fast? Talking. LDS missionaries learned to speak because they learn to love and teach their people in their mission. Good guys. God bless 'em

  • @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un
    @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un 2 роки тому +40

    Mormons speaking different languages takes believing in the gift of tongues to another level

  • @DudeTalk
    @DudeTalk 3 роки тому

    Dude 4.6 million subscribers! obviously brains are winning the algorithm. Way to Go Xiaoma.

  • @williamverdine5294
    @williamverdine5294 3 роки тому +14

    I am Mormon (A member of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) and currently just got called on a mission in Dallas Texas and will be learning Spanish. To answer your first question in the caption the main reason a lot of LDS members know languages is because many serve missions where we are called upon to learn a certain language pertaining to which area of the world we get called too. This is in order for us to connect with the culture on a personal level and to show respect to certain countries. Second answer is; yes, we started presenting ourselves as members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in order to help many understand we are servants of Jesus Christ. Mormon is still a nickname though, thank you so much for putting this up on your channel though!

    • @DimJongUn
      @DimJongUn 3 роки тому +2

      Do you guys still use seer stones to learn new languages? Follow up...if you translate a language, give a copy to your friend and his wife misplaces the translation, do you have to move on to a different but similar language? Maybe it's not exactly the same because god got mad or something along those lines? 😉 Dum dum dum dum dum

    • @tlgnoe8653
      @tlgnoe8653 3 роки тому

      No way!!! What part of Dallas Tx?

    • @williamverdine5294
      @williamverdine5294 3 роки тому

      @@tlgnoe8653 Dallas East! You live there!?

    • @tlgnoe8653
      @tlgnoe8653 3 роки тому

      @@williamverdine5294 yes I do

  • @rickash7271
    @rickash7271 3 роки тому +1

    I love how he even blinks in another language
    You’re the goat, keep going

  • @lestat1591
    @lestat1591 3 роки тому +3

    Living in Utah, I have heard a rumor about how missionaries learn a language fast. Basically when a missionary go to learn, they will teach them for about a few days and after that the missionary has to start speaking that language or they won’t get any food.

    • @michaelheliotis5279
      @michaelheliotis5279 3 роки тому +4

      It's not quite that extreme, but after a few days they are banned from speaking English which can make it difficult to ask for things. Well, you don't have to _ask_ for food, but not being able to speak about food-related topics can make it hard to get the food you want, when you want, and in the right quantity. And if you reply in English you'll typically get ignored by everyone unless there's a good reason not to (such as a medical issue).

    • @nw4529
      @nw4529 2 роки тому +3

      That's some major cult vibes