In going door to door, missionaries often ask people about God and what they believe. People are invited to discuss their beliefs and here about the beliefs of Mormons. Often times missionaries like to share personal experiences and personal information in order to make people feel comfortable. Community service is a huge part of the mission. In Central and South America, there are many areas stricken by poverty.
Missionaries often help with restoration of houses, schools and neighborhoods.
This includes heavy labor like building houses to painting their interior and exterior. Some missionaries have worked to replant forests, assist at homes for mentally disabled, remove graffiti, teaching English and even dress up as Santa Clause for young students. Missionaries have one workday per week and are required to serve the community a minimum of four hours. Missionaries did receive negative reaction from some people while they were on their missions. However, they couldn t stress enough how rare occurrences were.