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Missions at 18?

Read an article about this on Reuters and it is funny how people will use any opportunity to let their hate out. They turned a simple article into talking aout "satans army", morminism is a cult, stupid immature 18 year olds and anything else they could attack.
 
Stoked said:
Read an article about this on Reuters and it is funny how people will use any opportunity to let their hate out. They turned a simple article into talking aout "satans army", morminism is a cult, stupid immature 18 year olds and anything else they could attack.
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Haters gonna hate... I have noticed the same thing on the SLTrib site.
 
I always thought 19 was an odd number to choose. For most people I know that first year before the mission was crap anyways. Nobody takes their college serious or fully puts it off and you end up just being a bum because you know that soon enough you're gone and away from the world for two years.
 
Chad Feldheimer said:
Seems logical. What are the downsides?
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One of the biggest downsides is the State of Utah Regents Scholarship. It currently allows a two year deferment only if you have already completed one year of college first. The State Legislature could potentially change this rule in the next legislative session running from late January to early March, but there will be some opposition. Currently, there is a significant financial hardship in that fund and politicians have been struggling with how to fund it. This could be their way out.
 
Beantown said:
It will be interesting now to see what Jabari Parker does.
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If I was him I'd go into the NBA instead of a mission. You do not need to serve a mission to get into heaven. The money and fame he could earn would open numerous doors for him to serve his fellow man if that was important to him.
 
bigb said:
The fact that girls can go at 19 now will bring a significant rise to the number of Sister missionaries. Not many are getting married before 19, so now they can go on a mission instead of waiting until 21.
I fit in the category of those that it would have changed. I didn't turn 18 until two months after I graduated HS. I could have gone almost immediately after graduation instead of going to college for a year first.
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So what is the argument of making girls wait another year?
 
Stoked said:
If I was him I'd go into the NBA instead of a mission. You do not need to serve a mission to get into heaven. The money and fame he could earn would open numerous doors for him to serve his fellow man if that was important to him.
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I think viewing a mission primarily as a qualifier or prerequisite for 'Heaven' tends to miss the mark to a great deal.
 
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