We have at times sent men on missions to get rid of them; but they have generally come back. Some think it is an imposition upon the world to send such men among them. But which is best—to keep them here to pollute others, or to send them where pollution is more prevalent?
Author: Brigham Young
Source: Journal Of Discourses
Volume: 7
Page: 229
2007-06-07 06:10:51 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
One more year and I'll be out there knocking on people like yous doors. How exciting! (No sarcasm there...)
I can't wait! That'll be amazing. I'll be so close to god, the spirit with me every second. And whats better then going through the temple the first time, thats what I'm most excite for right now.
2007-06-08 05:31:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Again, Brigham is making reference to some men that are not as faithful as they should be. By sending them on missions, they tend to pay more attention to the doctrines and in their efforts to teach others, they are themselves converted. As for me, I was already converted and went on a mission because I wanted to do so. I knew that was what God wanted me to do at that time in my life. There were others on my mission that were like the ones Brigham referred to. They were sent on missions with the hope that they would get the spirit and be converted. Currently, President Hinckley has stated that the bar has been raised. We want missionaries that are already converted and if you are not worthy, you will not go out.
2007-06-07 13:51:25 · answer #2 · answered by rac 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Mormon missionaries are sent to preach the Gospel. Brigham Young had a very peculiar way of getting people to listen to him. If you heard this, you would want to be a good saint and be sent on a mission for a good reason. He is setting up an absurd situation to jarr people out of complacency.
2007-06-08 10:57:50 · answer #3 · answered by je_apostrophe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I choose to go on my mission. I know however that some of the other missionaries that were there had been sent. Some did it from peer pressure, everyone else they knew was going, others did it from family pressure, if you don't go you'll be lettting the family go.ect It seemed that it was only those who where born and raised in Utah that had these pressures. everyone else that i talked to choose to go for the preivilge of serving the Lord for 2 years. It is the best 2 years that anyone can invest in there lives.
2007-06-07 21:17:26 · answer #4 · answered by astral_lds 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Aside from being out of context, nobody is forced to go on a mission. We have the gift of agency, which is our right to choose what we want to do. People choose to serve or not. It's not mandatory, but greatly encouraged. Some families tell their sons they HAVE to go on a mission, but that's not for all the member in the LDS church, and I personally am against families trying to make their children feel as if they have no choice in serving. I look forward to when I get to serve and get my call, by my own choice and free will.
2007-06-07 19:35:10 · answer #5 · answered by TJ 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I was sent on a mission because I wanted to go. YES, I chose to go on my own. In fact, I had a lot of opposition from my parents. My father, who is an athiest, thought it would be better for me to stay on go to school. My mother insisted we couldn't afford it.
I still went. I was called to Brazil. It was one of the best times in my life and had opened to a number of great opportunites, not to mention the fact that I now speak fluent Portuguese.
Part of what Brigham Young mentioned deals with social issues. Those issues change from time to time. Back then was a much simpler time than it is now, and his views of sending men out on mission then do not apply today.
The Church does not force anyone to serve a mission. In fact, they are much more selective on who they will allow to serve a mission. Anyone with health, mental, or morality problems are far less likely to serve a mission. The missionaries out now serve a mission mainly because they choose to serve.
Hard to believe but it is true.
2007-06-07 14:23:12 · answer #6 · answered by fbjohn117 4 · 6⤊ 0⤋
I chose to go on a mission. I felt like I could do some good and also grow spiritually. My parents didn't want me to go, and even told me that I was only going because I wasn't married yet. My mission was one of the best experiences of my life so far.
2007-06-07 17:06:03 · answer #7 · answered by ldeaey 2 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Your parents my encourage you but they don't make you. They can't. Typically, guys, leave when they are 19 and girls go when they are 21. I think that I'm going to go on a Mission out of my own free will. My brother is on his Mission right now actually out of his Choice.
2007-06-07 16:58:05 · answer #8 · answered by LDS...Kahuna 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
The nice thing about now is that bishops, stake presidents, etc., are told to start screening out any prospective missionaries who are going because of peer or family pressure, or who might have mental or emotional illness.
2007-06-07 23:08:24 · answer #9 · answered by mormon_4_jesus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was not sent on a mission, but chose to serve the Lord. I considered it a great blessing to go, and I also appreciated the Lord having confidence in my to be his servant. A mission was indeed, the best two years.....
2007-06-07 18:47:42 · answer #10 · answered by Kerry 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋