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

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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Returned missionaries integrate language skills into studies and careers

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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BYU language enrollment increases with missionary age change

September 27, 2016 12:00 AM
There are 20 regularly taught language families at BYU, comprising 83 distinct languages. Enrollment in BYU's advanced language courses has increased with the return of students affected by the LDS Church's mission age change in October 2012. (Graphic by Curtis Soderborg)
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LDS RMs defy mission weight gain

July 15, 2016 12:00 AM
Ethan Durocher at the beginning of his mission (left) and after his mission (right). (Ethan Durocher)
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Enrollment at Utah colleges grows as missionaries return

March 31, 2016 12:00 AM
Returned Sister missionaries Afton Izu, Kjersten Johnson and Emily Prawitt pose with one of their missionary name tags. Utah college enrollment numbers have increased due to the mission age change as missionaries return. (Ari Davis)
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Students learn better food practices after getting sick overseas

November 23, 2015 12:00 AM
Chase Cushing in Brazil. Cushing learned better food health after getting sick many times during his mission. (Chase Cushing)
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Five RMs become Philippine YouTube stars

September 28, 2015 12:00 AM
Screaming fans welcome the members of the Hey Joe Show during a stop on their Philippines tour earlier this year. The five BYU returned missionaries have become international YouTube sensations. (Davis Blount)
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BYU student goes from preaching the streets to dropping beats

March 20, 2015 12:00 AM
Going through the awkward RM stage was not an option for BYU student Cooper Brown, who resurrected his DJ business immediately after coming home from his mission.
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RMs keep the badge on their hearts, think back to mission converts

March 12, 2015 12:00 AM
Addison Blair served in Brazil as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when he first met Korine and Everton. The couple lived out of wedlock in poor conditions. Korine was searching for the truth. Soon she and her partner were meeting with the missionaries.
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Blog: What to do, and what not to do, to help RMs adjust

February 19, 2015 12:00 AM
BYU has more returned missionaries on campus than ever before. According to a BYU news release, Fall 2014 saw record-high numbers of returned missionaries with 19 percent of female students and 87 percent of male students being returned missionaries.
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Overcoming the awkward RM phase

February 03, 2015 12:00 AM
Missionaries return home and find that home is different than it was before the missions, be it their family, their friends or themselves. Many returned missionaries go through an awkward phase as they attempt to shift from missionary life to home life.
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