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Surfah · 11-13-2006, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by jay santos

Probably Hague is the other reference to offensive "starter". I'm not surprised about sending 17 (or at least a bunch) on missions, but all in January is the intriguing part to me, since I'm sure many of those will turn 19 after Jan, thus the question of whether or not this is a new exception by the brethren for athletes.

I doubt there is such an exception for athletes. And I know that the Church has changed recently in its policy in regards to sending missionaries home before the holidays as they used to.

MikeWaters · 11-13-2006, 04:44 PM

one of my companions on my mission was supposed to go home beginning of December. Without asking his family, he extended his mission. He wrote them of his decision. MP pulled strings to get him extended. After 3 or 4 weeks of no return letter, he finally got the inkling that perhaps his family was pissed off. He then asked the MP to cancel his extension. The exasperated MP then said "No more extensions."

Cali Coug · 11-14-2006, 02:14 AM

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Originally Posted by surfah33

I doubt there is such an exception for athletes. And I know that the Church has changed recently in its policy in regards to sending missionaries home before the holidays as they used to.

Believe it. Doman left on his mission at 18 (with a LONG way to go until 19).

11-13-2006, 04:44 PM	#2
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	one of my companions on my mission was supposed to go home beginning of December. Without asking his family, he extended his mission. He wrote them of his decision. MP pulled strings to get him extended. After 3 or 4 weeks of no return letter, he finally got the inkling that perhaps his family was pissed off. He then asked the MP to cancel his extension. The exasperated MP then said "No more extensions."