Dear MormonVoices volunteer,
Michael Otterson, who works for church Public Affairs, has published an article in the Washington Post. It's available here:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/on-faith/wp/2013/10/07/more-mormons-on-a-mission/
You might also, if you haven't yet, want to check out the extensive press coverage of last weekend's General Conference. A list of articles is here:
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