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Items connect returned missionaries to defining moments

May 16, 2023 12:00 AM
Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints age 18-25 are invited to set aside two years or 18 months to serve as a full-time representative of Jesus Christ.
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MTC to reopen in late June with limited capacity

May 24, 2021 12:00 AM
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced a limited reopening of the Provo, Ghana and New Zealand Missionary Training Centers for on-site training in late June 2021.
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Called to serve in a pandemic: MTC teachers adapt to remote classes

June 22, 2020 12:00 AM
Editor’s note: Thousands of missionaries across the world are facing upended plans during the pandemic. Some are returning home before completing their missions, others are serving in quarantine and many are receiving new calls. The Daily Universe is looking at how these missionaries are grappling with challenges in a series of stories.
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Called to serve in a pandemic: More to life than football

June 11, 2020 12:00 AM
Called to serve in a pandemic: More to life than football
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Called to serve in a pandemic: Adapting to quarantine in New York City

June 10, 2020 12:00 AM
Editor’s note: Thousands of missionaries across the world are facing upended plans during the pandemic. Some are returning home before completing their missions, others are serving in quarantine and many are receiving new calls. The Daily Universe is looking at how these missionaries are grappling with challenges in a series of stories.
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Called to serve in a pandemic: ‘We bawled our eyes out’

June 02, 2020 12:00 AM
Editor’s note: Thousands of missionaries across the world are facing upended plans during the pandemic. Some are returning home before completing their missions, others are serving in quarantine and many are receiving new calls. The Daily Universe is looking at how these missionaries are grappling with challenges in a series of stories.
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Called to serve in a pandemic: Ohio mission president couple sees online teaching miracles

May 26, 2020 12:00 AM
Editor’s note: Thousands of missionaries across the world are facing upended plans during the pandemic. Some are returning home before completing their missions, others are serving in quarantine and many are receiving new calls. The Daily Universe is looking at how these missionaries are grappling with challenges in a series of stories.
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Called to serve in a pandemic: Quarantining as a missionary

May 21, 2020 12:00 AM
Editor's note: Thousands of missionaries across the world are facing upended plans during the pandemic. Some are returning home before completing their missions, others are serving in quarantine and many are receiving new calls. The Daily Universe is looking at how these missionaries are grappling with challenges in a series of stories.
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Called to serve in a pandemic: 'I was told to pack up all my stuff as fast as possible'

May 20, 2020 12:00 AM
Editor's note: Thousands of missionaries across the world are facing upended plans during the pandemic. Some are returning home before completing their missions, others are serving in quarantine and many are receiving new calls. The Daily Universe is looking at how these missionaries are grappling with challenges in a series of stories.
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Called to serve in a pandemic: Missionary returns home from Mexico MTC after 11 days

May 18, 2020 12:00 AM
Editor’s note: Thousands of missionaries across the world are facing upended plans during the pandemic. Some are returning home before completing their missions, others are serving in quarantine and many are receiving new calls. The Daily Universe is looking at how these missionaries are grappling with challenges in a series of stories.
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Called to serve in a pandemic: Mission president couple in South Korea adjust to 'new normal'

May 14, 2020 12:00 AM
Editor's note: Thousands of missionaries across the world are facing upended plans during the pandemic. Some are returning home before completing their missions, others are serving in quarantine and many are receiving new calls. The Daily Universe is looking at how these missionaries are grappling with challenges in a series of stories.
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Called to serve in a pandemic: Staying mission-ready

May 06, 2020 12:00 AM
Editor’s note: Thousands of missionaries across the world are facing upended plans during the pandemic. Some are returning home before completing their missions, others are serving in quarantine and many are receiving new calls. The Daily Universe is looking at how these missionaries are grappling with challenges in a series of stories.
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Called to serve in a pandemic: Coming home for a second time

May 06, 2020 12:00 AM
Editor’s note: Thousands of missionaries across the world are facing upended plans during the pandemic. Some are returning home before completing their missions, others are serving in quarantine and many are receiving new calls. The Daily Universe is looking at how these missionaries are grappling with challenges in a series of stories.
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Called to serve in a pandemic: Asthma leads to honorable early release

May 04, 2020 12:00 AM
Editor’s note: Thousands of missionaries across the world are facing upended plans during the pandemic. Some are returning home before completing their missions, others are serving in quarantine, and many are receiving new calls. The Daily Universe is looking at how these missionaries are grappling with challenges in a series of stories.
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Called to serve in a pandemic: Missionary enrolls in BYU classes while waiting for reassignment

April 29, 2020 12:00 AM
Editor’s note: Thousands of missionaries across the world are facing upended plans during the pandemic. Some are returning home before completing their missions, others are serving in quarantine, and many are receiving new calls. The Daily Universe is looking at how these missionaries are grappling with challenges in a series of stories.
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Called to serve in a pandemic: Utahn among first missionaries to receive reassignment

April 29, 2020 12:00 AM
Editor's note: This story was updated on April 30 to include information released by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Thousands of missionaries across the world are facing upended plans during the pandemic. Some are returning home before completing their missions, others are serving in quarantine, and many are receiving new calls. The Daily Universe is looking at how these missionaries are grappling with challenges in a series of stories.
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