return missionaries

Jackson Cluff, left, and Daniel Schneemann, right, met up after BYU Baseball's game against Georgia Tech on Feb. 17, 2017. (Jackson Cluff)

Colton Spilsbury said the drop in enthusiasm is noticeable when he responds to the question, 'Where did you serve your mission?' Spilsbury served in Federal Way, Washington.

Religious zeal in marriage pursuits can lead to a mismatch of interests or even unwanted stalking. (Isaac Wright photo illustration)

Chase Driggs, Mason Rich, Lehi Ramos, Maxwell Worsham, and Devin Vanderwood pose for a picture while they were on the Chiclayo Peru mission. (Maddi Driggs)

From left, Brennon Lund, Jarrett Jarvis and Brock Whitney celebrate BYU's 20-3 win over Utah on March 4, 2014. (Elliot Miller)

BYU is used to men coming and going on missions. Professors, landlords and girlfriends all watch them leave. Coaches are used to these young men giving up their scholarships and handing in their uniforms for two years to serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. But for a young woman desiring to serve a mission, the experience is a little different. A mission for women is not an obligation.