Category Archives: Missionary work
Changes in missionary age: a brief observation
Like most wards here in North America, we’re seeing more of our young men and women leaving on missions; I help my wife lay out the weekly sacrament bulletin, and the list of missionaries serving keeps growing longer. Beyond that, … Continue reading
Mormons, Vietnam, Romney and the Draft, revisited
Five years ago, the Boston Globe ran an article suggesting collusion between the LDS Church and the US Selective Services regarding deferments for missionaries in general, and Mitt Romney in particular. The simple truth was, yes, young men could get a … Continue reading
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Archuleta announces plans to serve mission
Here’s the story (in the Hollywood Reporter, no less): Slightly overwhelmed with emotion and fighting back tears, Archie, as he’s affectionately known, explained to an audience of over 2,000 at Abravanel Hall why he felt a two-year mission was his … Continue reading
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30 LDS missionaries deported from Guyana [updated]
UPDATED [09/03/09 -- 2150 MDT] There are now indications that the expulsion of LDS missionaries from Guyana may have been due to political and/or religious reasons, rather than visa problems as originally reported: GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Authorities in Guyana grew … Continue reading
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A sticky wicket: the Church and illegal immigration
From the Salt Lake Tribune comes this, well, awkward article for the Church: The arrest of an undocumented immigrant returning last week from his LDS mission has sparked discussion at the highest levels of the church about how to limit … Continue reading
Posted in Church administration, Current events, LDS Society, Legal, Main, Missionary work
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I’m in trouble now
My sweet wife Sandra has figured out how to post videos on YouTube. Here’s her first effort. She works part-time at Curves (a women-only fitness center), and her employer was closing down one Curves center and moving all the equipment … Continue reading
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Missionaries find Bigfoot footprints!
I’m sure the mission president was thrilled when he read this newspaper article about two LDS missionaries finding possible “Bigfoot footprints” outside their house: Two missionaries with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints received a scare on … Continue reading
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The best mission preparation I ever recevied
I joined the Church in 1967, at age 14, thanks to being introduced by my then-best-friend, Andrew Bos. No one else in my family joined, but they were all supportive of my Church membership and activities. After graduating from high … Continue reading
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