early return of Mormon missionaries
Please stop meeting Mormon missionaries at the airport
By Jana Riess — March 23, 2020
Last night hundreds of people gathered at the Salt Lake City airport to welcome Mormon missionaries home, despite social distancing instructions from the state of Utah and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Mormon mission failure
By Jana Riess — September 3, 2014
Mormon missionary Craig Harline was sure he'd be able to convert 84 people on his mission to Belgium in the 1970s. The reality was more like zero.
Mormon missionaries and the stigma of early return
By Jana Riess — August 5, 2014
With the surge in very young Mormon missionaries, it's likely we will see an uptick in early returns. This is an opportunity for the Mormon people, a chance to stop using language of failure when someone comes home early and instead show our admiration for their willingness to try something new and difficult.
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