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Originally Posted by creekster

This was my reaction as well. My ward has had a couple fo missionaries return home ealry. My family has had the same thing happen. I have not seen anyone be ostracized from family or from the ward and, to the contrary, in my ward, I think people tend to be very solicitous and try to be helpful. I am sure there are wards where early returnees may feel ostracized, but I do not think it is the norm.

I think it's getting better. Back in my day coming back early off a mission to Rexburg just was not an option. Everybody went (70 out of the 100 boys in my graduating class) and everybody stayed and that the way it was.