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U., USU, BYU weighing impact of Mormon missionary policy change

USU is looking at strategies for dealing with recent changes to the age requirements for LDS missionaries. Ref. Source 3

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I feel its inspirational because it keeps young men out of trouble. There is too much time to do the wrong thing between leaving high school and going on a mission which could be anywhere from a year or more.

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Young Men general president answers questions about new policy

Elder Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve said prospective missionaries should not begin their service before they are ready spiritually and temporally. How can a young man approaching the age of 18 know he is ready to serve? Ref. Source 1

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University of Utah admission deferral policy follows LDS mission decision

Students accepted to the U. Will now be able to defer the start of their schooling for up to seven semesters. Ref. Source 2

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Response to Mormon Missionary Age Announcement Remains Enthusiastic and Unprecedented

Candace Richins was in the midst of her freshman season with Utah State University's women's volleyball team when the announcement came from Church President Thomas S. Monson: women can serve missions at age 19 and men at 18. Ref. Source 8

Encourage My Son To Go On A Mormon Mission

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Title: Missionary Son

Comments: Dad, I agree with RominaL. The Lord is he only one who really knows what will work and what won't. I have a son who chose not to serve a mission, and I feel that decision had an immensely negative impact on the rest of his life. Young men choosing not to serve missions somewhat difficult to understand. Did you ever see the movie, "The Best Two Years"? Did you ever wonder where the title came from? Probably not. So many missionaries return from their missions saying that their missions were the best two years of their lives that it has become proverbial. Why would any young man deliberately choose to forego the best two years of his life? It can only be that they don't understand what it is that they are missing out on, and there is no way to explain it to them in a way that they can understand. It's like trying to describe the taste of salt to someone who has never tasted salt. Those of us who have served missions know why people call them the best two years of the lives, but you have to experience it in order to understand it.

Dad, just a thought: you might consider suggesting to your son that he talk to all the return missionaries he knows and ask them if they are glad that they served missions and if so, why? Then he will have a basis upon which to make an intelligent decision. If he doesn't do that, then he will have no basis for making an intelligent decision, and he will never know what he is missing.

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I believe in soft encouragement but at the end is the child's decision, after all it will be his/her two years (not the parent's). I understand the frustration by parents but I can think of many scenarios of why a young man or woman would choose not to serve a mission.

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Title: Missionary Son

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So can I, and most of them are not valid.