Rumors of 19 year old females going on missions

[PaloAltoCougar]

To all respondents, I agree 30-35% returnees sounds way too high, and that 10% seems about right, but the 30% number came from our local mission president, although I got that secondhand. Too bad they don't include that number, whatever it is, as part of the April Conference audit report delivered from the pulpit...

[Uncle Ted]

I have a hard time believing it is that high.

There are already substantial filters in place to screen potential problems with stress, anxiety, etc. during the application process. Hopefully, the bishops are learning to be more careful.

Our stake (Heritage Halls - Freshman) produces a huge number of missionaries. Only 3% of our missionaries return early. Part of that is because they are truly exceptional, high-achieving kids. But I think it also has to do with the fact that they have all put in at least one semester at BYU before leaving (most attend a full year). I am 100% in favor of kids attending a freshman year before serving. It makes a huge difference in terms of maturity and learning how to live away from mom and dad.

Yeah, I don't think this is a very good sample.

[smokymountainrain]

To all respondents, I agree 30-35% returnees sounds way too high, and that 10% seems about right, but the 30% number came from our local mission president, although I got that secondhand. Too bad they don't include that number, whatever it is, as part of the April Conference audit report delivered from the pulpit...

heh

[Uncle Ted]

To all respondents, I agree 30-35% returnees sounds way too high, and that 10% seems about right, but the 30% number came from our local mission president, although I got that secondhand. Too bad they don't include that number, whatever it is, as part of the April Conference audit report delivered from the pulpit...

Maybe y'all are just really hard on the missionaries that are sent your way.

My nephew served in the San Jose mission and was just recently honorably discharged. I recall him saying he had two or three of his companions that left for home early. He didn't say why. I'll try to return and report.

[BigFatMeanie]

Soon-to-be 19 year-old daughter got her mission call in the mail today. Opening tonight...

[SCcoug]

A girl in my ward got her call last week to Brussels.

[Clark Addison]

Soon-to-be 19 year-old daughter got her mission call in the mail today. Opening tonight...

香港! 香港! 香港!

[BigFatMeanie]

香港! 香港! 香港!

And Clark wins the Nostradamus award: Tawain, Taipei mission. Taipei isn't Hong Kong but it's still Chinese speaking (although Mandarin not Cantonese).

[Clark Addison]

Rumors of 19 year old females going on missions

And Clark wins the Nostradamus award: Tawain, Taipei mission.

Yes. That is exactly what I said.

And congrats. That's great. She will love it there.

[falafel]

And Clark wins the Nostradamus award: Tawain, Taipei mission. Taipei isn't Hong Kong but it's still Chinese speaking (although Mandarin not Cantonese).

Awesome, that sounds like it would be a rad mission.

[Walter Sobchak]

And Clark wins the Nostradamus award: Tawain, Taipei mission. Taipei isn't Hong Kong but it's still Chinese speaking (although Mandarin not Cantonese).

Congrats. My alma mater. She will love it.

Mandarin upside: no conjugation. Mandarin downside: just about everything else.

[Pelado]

Congrats. My alma mater. She will love it.

Mandarin upside: no conjugation. Mandarin downside: just about everything else.

Wtih no conjugation, how do they differentiate between tenses?

[Walter Sobchak]

Wtih no conjugation, how do they differentiate between tenses?

verb prefixes (e.g. 要, 在, etc), verb suffixes (過, et al), and "end-of-sentence-construction" particles (了, 呢, ...)

Super simple!

[Pelado]

verb prefixes (e.g. 要, 在, etc), verb suffixes (過, et al), and "end-of-sentence-construction" particles (了, 呢, ...)

Super simple!

Fun.

[Bo Diddley]

Congrats, BFM