By: Robert

Robert — Tue, 29 Sep 2015 14:26:00 +0000

As a convert, I can tell you what I’ve witnessed in other churches when it comes to their “missionary” programs: If a church’s mission is not handled by way of divine inspiration (which means pretty much all of them), what you end up with is a “missionary” program that looks an awful lot like a travel agency to exotic locations only, and “missions” that look an awful lot like glorified vacations. See if you can find any other church that sends its “missionaries” to Boise Idaho or Novosibirsk (Siberia), Russia.

By: Arnie

Arnie — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 07:54:00 +0000

Once the highest church leaders decide on where a missionary is to serve, the prophecy piece doesn’t end there. They are placed under a priesthood leader (the mission president) who has the authority to receive further inspiration where that individual should serve. Sometimes a transfer assignment can mean a different nearby town, but sometimes it can mean a different state, or even a different country. Furthermore, mission presidents seek inspiration when submitting reports indicating the number of missionaries the mission needs, and the language skills needed. Those requests form an important part of managing the pool of available assignments. Since you brought up the idea of an alternative method, I think it might be likely that in many areas of the world the missionary candidate would almost by default be assigned to that same area, and the area president then assign the individual to a mission in that area. That’s just my guess of course. Also, I believe that prison story is a bit of folklore not grounded in fact. Do you have something substantial to back it up?

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