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Missionaries

Contributed Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, November 17, 2012 - 12:53am

Deadline for submissions is 5 p.m. Monday. For more information, call 801-625-4258 or 801-625-4237.

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Missionaries

Contributed Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, November 9, 2012 - 4:30pm

Deadline for submissions is 5 p.m. Monday. For more information, call 801-629-5220 or 801-625-4237.

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Missionaries

Contributed Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, October 26, 2012 - 4:17pm

Deadline for submissions is Monday at 5 p.m. For more information call 801-625-4258 or 801-625-4237.

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LDS missionary applications spike after age change

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, October 23, 2012 - 9:25am

SALT LAKE CITY — Church officials say they’ve seen a more than five-fold jump in applications after lowering the eligibility age for becoming a Mormon missionary.

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Missionaries

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Last updated Friday, October 19, 2012 - 1:11pm

Deadline for submissions is 5 p.m. Monday. For more information, call 801-629-5220 or 801-625-4237.

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In this photo taken Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012, BYU's Cooper Ainge speaks with reporters during NCAA college basketball media day in Provo, Utah. Ainge recently turned 19, yet if he knew a year ago what he knows now he'd be off on his church mission rather than in his first season at BYU. That's the situation of many Mormon athletes after a new rule recently went into effect that lowers the age when members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints can go on a mission from 19 to 18. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

BYU coaches await impact of lowered missionary age

Lynn DeBruin The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, October 16, 2012 - 5:07pm

PROVO — Point guard Cooper Ainge just turned 19, yet if he knew a year ago what he knows now he’d be off on his church mission rather than in his first season as a Brigham Young basketball player.

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Elder Jeffrey R. Holland speaks at a news conference regarding a change in the age requirement for missionary service.

LDS apostle: Welcoming younger missionaries will improve program

JaNae Francis Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, October 12, 2012 - 2:15pm

SALT LAKE CITY — Younger missionaries will not be less-prepared missionaries — but a worldwide force of missionaries will be larger both in numbers and in preparation.

Those were among the messages at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints news conference explaining a new worldwide policy to allow young men to serve missions at age 18 and young women to serve at age 19.

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Teens thrilled by changes to LDS missionary program

JaNae Francis Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, October 12, 2012 - 2:08pm

Some area youths this week reacted to last weekend’s announcement by leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that the ages of full-time missionaries are being lowered to 18 for men with high school graduation, and 19 for women.

Previously men in the United States had to be 19 and women had to be 21, with few exceptions.

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Monson announces change in age for missionaries

JaNae Francis Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, October 6, 2012 - 1:25pm

SALT LAKE CITY — A monumental announcement now allowing 18-year-old male missionaries and 19-year-old female missionaries came Saturday from President Thomas S. Monson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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Missionaries

Staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, September 28, 2012 - 6:08pm

Deadline for submissions is Monday at 5 p.m. For more information, call 801-629-5220 or 801-625-4237.

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Missionary reunion

Staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, September 21, 2012 - 4:50pm

The Spain Madrid Mission Reunion (President Shallenberger, 1997–2000) will be from 4 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 5 at the Shallenberger home, 1330 S. 1000 East in Orem.

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