Category Archives: Missionary work

Archuleta announces plans to serve mission

Posted on December 20, 2011 by bfwebster

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]

Posted on September 2, 2009 by bfwebster

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

Posted on April 25, 2009 by bfwebster

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 →

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I’m in trouble now

Posted on March 28, 2009 by bfwebster

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!

Posted on December 5, 2008 by bfwebster

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

Posted on June 22, 2008 by bfwebster

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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