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Mormon culture contributes to early-returned missionaries' feelings of failure

By Blakely Gull
May 02, 2017 12:00 AM
Two Mormon missionaries walk past a large map of the world in a hallway at the Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah. A study by UVU associate professor Kristine Doty-Yells shows 73 percent of early-returned missionaries feel shame and failure. (AP Photo/George Frey, File)
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State

Missionaries happy to turn in cellphones for badges

By Alyssa Ledoux
April 07, 2017 12:00 AM
Many young adults entering the Missionary Training Center before beginning their missions are finding it a relief to give up the phone for the badge. (Ryan Turner)
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Religion

Facebook reconnects convert with missionaries 20 years after baptism

By Carley Porter
March 03, 2017 12:00 AM
Vladimir Bevziuk journeyed to France early in 1995 in search of work. He hoped to improve the quality of life for his wife and 6-month-old daughter in Ukraine. In the end, he did, but spiritually rather than financially.
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Religion

Cultural judgments involving missionaries persist

By Abby Hobbs
February 07, 2017 12:00 AM
LDS Church members who returned early, left late or didn't serve can feel judged by family and ward members. (Maddi Driggs illustration)
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Metro

Church announces change in missionary schedules

January 26, 2017 12:00 AM
Sister missionaries meet with a couple in Thailand. Missionaries' daily schedules will soon allow for more flexibility. (Mormon Newsroom)
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Technology

Locals YouTube their way to success

By Justin Elsbury
November 02, 2016 12:00 AM
Alex Balinski interviews a returned missionary for his YouTube Channel, Prepared to Serve. (Alex Balinski)
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Local

Number of freshmen 'fresh' off missions increases

By Abby Hobbs
September 30, 2016 12:00 AM
Nathan Turner poses for a photo before leaving to serve in the Chile Santiago East Mission in 2014. Turner is one of over 2,100 returned missionary freshmen at BYU in Fall 2016. (Nathan Turner)
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Life

Missionaries set goals, use My Plan before coming home

By Jessica Olsen
September 30, 2016 12:00 AM
Jake Hunter studies while serving in the Canada Montreal Mission. During the last six weeks of his mission, Hunter used a new program called My Plan which was created to help missionaries set goals and prepare for post-mission life. (Jake Hunter)
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Religion

Russia another example of changing missionary landscape

By Laura Spilsbury
September 29, 2016 12:00 AM
MTC teacher Emily Hoskins enjoys the snow while on her mission in January 2015 in Vyborg, Russia — one of the first places in Russia where the church was established. (Emily Hoskins)
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Religion

Returned missionaries integrate language skills into studies and careers

By Laura Spilsbury
September 29, 2016 12:00 AM
Claire Woodward, a senior studying German and history, stands by the Foreign Language Student Residence housing where she used to work as a language facilitator. (Ryan Turner)
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Featured

BYU students watch convert prepare to enter mission field

By Emily Ashmead
September 29, 2016 12:00 AM
Emily Goddard, left, and Natalie Schereck, right, taught Oscar Rodriguez, middle, about the LDS Church two years ago. Rodriguez is now preparing to serve in the Peru Huancayo Mission. (Natalie Schereck)
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Campus News

BYU elders say on-campus missionary work is strong

By Emily Colon
September 29, 2016 12:00 AM
Elder Daniel Bentall and Elder Zach Barfuss are two of six missionaries currently serving on the BYU campus. They said BYU is a great area with about 60 baptisms a year. (Maddi Driggs)
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Religion

YSA missionaries go above and beyond in Provo

By Justin Elsbury
September 28, 2016 12:00 AM
Elders Jared Pepper and Brayden Pierce teach Katherine Cantos, who came from Ecuador and became interested in learning about the church after attending for the first time. (Gianluca Cuestas)
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Campus News

2012 freshman class reflects on mission age change

By Anne Taylor
September 27, 2016 12:00 AM
Many people from the freshman class of 2012 served missions in the wake of the historic age change. These former David John Hall residents served in Indonesia, Texas, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Brazil, Nevada, Japan, Mexico, Colorado and France. (Ari Davis)
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Narratives

LDS missionaries struggle to transition after returning home early

By Jessilyn Gale
September 22, 2016 12:00 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVw8wHyZFCQ
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Nation

Sierra Leone Mormon missionaries injured in car accident

By Cassidy Hansen
August 28, 2016 12:00 AM
Four LDS Church missionaries serving in the Sierra Leone Freetown Mission and a church member were injured in a car accident on Wednesday, August 24, announced LDS Church spokesman Eric Hawkins on Saturday.
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Campus Events

Education Week: LDS missionary service and higher education pursuits

By Mariana Chrisney
August 16, 2016 12:00 AM
Photo courtesy of Chase Driggs.
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Campus Events

Education Week: The Doctrine and Covenants on being 'endowed with power'

By Bailey Fruit
August 15, 2016 12:00 AM
LDS author and BYU religion professor Anthony Sweat opened the 2016 Education Week Monday morning by speaking on the meaning and history of the endowment.
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