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Change will allow more Latter-day Saints to go on missions by bolstering service opportunities

Latter-day Saint children sing of their hopes to be called on a mission to “teach and preach and work as missionaries do.”

And those hopes may be realized for even more members now that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is changing the recommendation process for young people seeking to go on missions.

Starting Jan. 2, 2019, all young men and women in the United States and Canada will use the same online process. After undergoing the required spiritual interviews and medical evaluations, the candidates will be called by the church president to either a proselytizing or service mission.