Rumors of 19 year old females going on missions

[Sullyute]

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogsfa...owles.html.csp

The problem, though, is how to keep these zealous young Mormons busy.

"We have too many missionaries to do anything constructive with them under the standard program. It is a crisis and church leaders know it," Jonathan Stapley, a Mormon in Seattle, wrote in October 2013. "It has sucked up the budget and everyone is trying to figure out what to do. It is the biggest logistical, budgetary and perhaps spiritual problem we have right now, and all the general leaders are talking about it because they want to find a solution."

Yikes. Not too surprising, though.

It blows me away that it appears from reports like this that the church is absolutely wasting this surge in missionaries. If these missionaries have nothing to do, then slap a "mormon helping hands" shirt on them and have them do service. Just think of what an army of 80,000 volunteers could do for a city or community. What a shame.

[Donuthole]

I don't know if it is verboten, but missionaries these days seem to be loath to do it.

I think it is highly discouraged, if not prohibited, from SLC. However, in many missions, including the local mission, it is expressly forbidden. Missionaries here are instructed to find investigators through the member referral system exclusively.

[jay santos]

Seems like a no brainer to up the service hours.

[Jeff Lebowski]

After reading the article about missionaries, i saw this Op Ed link:

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/opinion...tices.html.csp

Thought it was pretty good.

Wow. Is that the same Don Gale who used to do editorials on KSL TV? He was a VP at Bonneville Int. Pretty sure that is the same guy.

[hostile]

Wow. Is that the same Don Gale who used to do editorials on KSL TV? He was a VP at Bonneville Int. Pretty sure that is the same guy.

Same guy.

[falafel]

I think it is highly discouraged, if not prohibited, from SLC. However, in many missions, including the local mission, it is expressly forbidden. Missionaries here are instructed to find investigators through the member referral system exclusively.

Not in my corner of the local vineyard.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Can someone please forward a copy of this article to Eric Mika? TIA.

[Goatnapper'96]

Can someone please forward a copy of this article to Eric Mika? TIA.

His filler should be re-activating Kiki Vandeweigh and Tom Chambers as well as ensuring repentence is preached to those scantily clad Jezebel vixens at Golds Gym. In fact lets just agree that Elder Mika sends his blue planner to us and we will take care of the rest.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

If tracting is forbidden what about soap-box preaching in the public square/park? I always enjoyed that because you never knew what you were going to hear, or who was going to argue with you.

[bluegoose]

In July, our ward went from having 2 missionaries who weren't able to adequately fill their schedules to now having 6 who have absolutely nothing to do. It is sad to watch.

same thing here and they are driving me nuts!

Same here.

Our missionaries in my ward really don't tract anymore. They still spend an hour or two everyday in the family history center doing "internet missionary work". All they can really do is message people on facebook that are investigators or in the ward. Apparently our ward internet usage on facebook is pretty low, as they said only about 1 or 2 people will ever respond to their message within that two hour period.

Last week they called to invite themselves over for dinner, which is fine, as they didn't have anything on the calendar and we were, you know, having dinner that night. The only problem is that I got finished with work at 6:00 and my wife had YW at 7:00. Shouldn't be a problem, as it rarely takes us more than 30 or 45 minutes or so to eat and clean up. Well, my wife left for YW at 7:00 and I needed to start the kids working on homework to get them in bed on time. It wasn't until the 3rd or 4th offer for a ride home at about 7:30 that the elders reluctantly took the hint that it was time to go. They didn't have any other teaching appointments that night, so they thought the most effective thing to do instead was member-missionary work, aka hang out at a members house instead of their own apartment.

[Donuthole]

Wow. Is that the same Don Gale who used to do editorials on KSL TV? He was a VP at Bonneville Int. Pretty sure that is the same guy.

I found this line very confusing:

Church leaders have come to accept the reality that God created gays and lesbians to help populate His world.

After reading it a few times, I get what he meant. But what he meant is not what he said.

[Topper]

I found this line very confusing:



After reading it a few times, I get what he meant. But what he meant is not what he said.

What did he mean to say? I don't understand what you believe he meant to say.

[Donuthole]

He meant to say that Church leaders have come to accept that homosexuality is not a choice. He tried to cleverly phrase it by saying that God has chosen to populate his earth with all kinds of people, including homosexuals. It came out as if homosexuals are part of God's plan for multiplying and replenishing the earth, i.e. their reproduction is part of God's plan.

[Topper]

After reading the article about missionaries, i saw this Op Ed link:

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/opinion...tices.html.csp

Thought it was pretty good.

Easier to accept the Church with those perspectives. Good article.

[Topper]

He meant to say that Church leaders have come to accept that homosexuality is not a choice. He tried to cleverly phrase it by saying that God has chosen to populate his earth with all kinds of people, including homosexuals. It came out as if homosexuals are part of God's plan for multiplying and replenishing the earth, i.e. their reproduction is part of God's plan.

That makes sense. Thanks for clarifying.