The Two Week Mission

[RobinFinderson]

Faith served as a mini-missionary out in NYC. That would have been around 1990. It was a two-week mission.

[Guest]

Thanks a lot. Now I can add that to my long list of life's regrets.

There are a couple of YM in my ward, while attending every Sunday, never attend YMs activities. Not one of them; not on Weds, not the summer activity, none. But every summer they go to EFY. "You would not believe all the hot LDS chicks from all over the world", they tell me.

[The_Tick]

I had two with me over my 2 years. One served for 2 weeks with my comp and I.

The 2nd one was actually my younger brother. He was a few months away from reporting to the MTC for his mission to Colorado Denver South, and had taken his endowments out already. My companion had to fly back home for a court appearance. My President asked if I knew of anyone in the ward that wanted to serve, I didn't but mentioned by brother and he called my folks. My folks bought the plane ticket and my brother served with me for about 3 weeks. It was great.

Probably one of the best memories I have with my younger brother in my life.

[Brian]

never heard of these.
but, a dude in my class at the mtc went home after two weeks. mini mission i reckon.

[SteelBlue]

Probably one of the best memories I have with my younger brother in my life.

Cool story. That would have been a lot of fun.

[Donuthole]

They didn't do these in St. George, where I grew up. However, I did go on splits with the missionaries about 2-3 times a month. I was even on splits during game 6 of the 1998 NBA finals. I got done just in time for the last two minutes of the 4th quarter. Lucky me.

[TripletDaddy]

So does anyone know if these are still going on? Sounds like they were widespread back in the day.Do any CUFers with HS age sons have any recent experience with sending a son on a mini-mission? I have been in the YM for awhile now and I haven' even heard mention of it. I think I will investigate this weekend and report.

[Tim]

My companion had to fly back home for a court appearance.

Uh...

[The_Tick]

Uh...

He was backing out of his driveway in his truck about 2 month before his mission. Some old lady doing 50 in a residential creamed him.

Since he wasn't at fault they let him leave on his mission. It was 18 months into his mission before the court case came about.

His folks cleaned up pretty good on that one. It actually delayed his mission by 6 months because of injury.

He came back with a goatee and a guitar.

[HBCoug]

I liked the first two week mission so much, I went on another one the next year. Both of them were in Orange, and we got some great pictures outside of "Ex-Mormons For Jesus." I don't recall teaching more than one discussion on both two week missions, but that area had some seriously hot girls who I later got to date and roll... so it wasn't an entirely wasted time.

[wuapinmon]

A good bet

Like every other program or practice the Church has nixed, I'd reckon it has everything to do with insurance liability.