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I wonder how this will impact high-school grades? I can only imagine how trunky some kids will get during their final semester of high school when they have a mission call in their pocket and all of their arrangements in place to leave on a mission a couple months after graduation.Prepare to put mustard on those words, for you will soon be consuming them, along with this slice of humble pie that comes direct from the oven of shame set at gas mark “egg on your face”! -- Moss
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Originally posted by Donuthole View PostI wonder how this will impact high-school grades? I can only imagine how trunky some kids will get during their final semester of high school when they have a mission call in their pocket and all of their arrangements in place to leave on a mission a couple months after graduation.What I win, I keep. What you win, I keep.
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Originally posted by SoCalCoug View PostBecause they still believe there is some "wisdom" in an age differential.τὸν ἥλιον ἀνατέλλοντα πλείονες ἢ δυόμενον προσκυνοῦσιν
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Originally posted by CardiacCoug View PostIt will be interesting to see how quickly the transition happens to where almost all the young men just leave at 18.
I could see a lot of parents and kids still thinking it is good to get a year of college under the belt before the mission if for no other reason than that's the way we've done it for decades. I could see a significant percentage kids just wanting to still do it the same way their older brothers and fathers did. Time will tell I guess.
One other thing to keep in mind is that the over-protective parent is as much an LDS phenonemon as the pushy parent. Since the church is clearly signaling that its ok NOT to go at 18, I expect a decent number of parents who will insist that little Johnny isn't ready yet.I think, perhaps, the only person who hates BYU fans more than ute fans hate BYU fans, is Bronco Mendenhall.
-smokymountainrain
Menden Hall Hates Me.
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Originally posted by MarkGrace View Post
I like it too and don't see it dramatically altering because they've made the age requirement more flexible.
To be honest, I expect a clarifying announcement sometime soon that young men are still expected to leave at age 19 if they haven't gone earlier.I think, perhaps, the only person who hates BYU fans more than ute fans hate BYU fans, is Bronco Mendenhall.
-smokymountainrain
Menden Hall Hates Me.
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