Please fill me in if any of you went to the second hour class today. Apparently (per exmo reddit) all bishops everywhere were charged with declaring that missions for every young man are required. No exceptions. No questions. No personal decisions.
Can't they go for more than two weeks without doing something stupid?
I can't wait for General Conference. Can they be any more obtuse?
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/01/2022 01:13PM by slskipper.
Maybe they should lower the mission age from 18 to 12 or even eight. That way they can get the kids before they've developed the capacity for independent thought.
Lot's Wife Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > That way they can get the kids > before they've developed the capacity for > independent thought. =============================== Good one. Seems they already do, male brain does not develop fully until 25 or 26 (women seem to be "fully there" a few years earlier)
(Actuarially correlates with eligibility to rent from Hertz and Avis, oddly enough)
Missions my be good, but the focus needs to be on what would benefit everyone, this preoccupation with temple covenants and temples will solve all your problems just isn't what people actually need. I wish nelson would compromise and meet the diverse population half way. Change the subject to something like personal development, investment skills, or helping the poor and Confused.
Clearly the church is struggling to get young men to serve missions. This is actually good news. Youth are seeing the church for what it is in even greater numbers. However, the increased pressure that young men will receive from parents and the church could make life a living hell for them.
Seems like desperation for LDS Inc. to try and keep the youth from leaving the Mormon church. Kind of reminds me of the last days of WWII when Hitler knew he was losing and sent boys (under 18 years old) off to war to fight. He didn't give a fu_k about the boys - he just used them in a last-ditch effort to hold on.
Covid is still a health threat. It's not going away. Why send young adults far from home to places where people still are not vaccinated and where healthcare is inadequate? Even with good healthcare there's still a threat of long-term health complications from Covid. This is NOT the time to send young missionaries all over the globe. I have a feeling this winter will see a surge in covid cases. I pity the missionaries far from home who get sick.
In most places missionary work is now conducted via the internet, with occasional service projects and rare teaching engagements. It's must less interactive than in the past since interest in strange cults has waned considerably over the last few decades.
I think some credit should go to the parents for listening to their child's wishes. Clearly, more of them are telling their kids that it's ok if they don't want to serve. And this is frustrating the top leaders!
How many parents, some who may still be suffering from their own missions, are saying if they can keep their kids from the hell of a mission the need to.
I have a relative who just turned 19. There is no discussion or inclination about a mission. He is active afaik but he works a full time job now. I hope he isn't getting pressured, but I wouldn't be surprised if he was. If this is the direction things are going, the church will have more young people ditching it all. Missions are so stale and outdated, almost quaint. I see the missionaries riding around on their bikes, acting like they are bored out of their skulls and with no destination in mind.