Service missions, shorter terms of service, and the opportunity to still live at home. These are the main changes that will affect some missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, starting in January 2019, the church announced Friday.
The key word there is “some.” The church is still prioritizing the proselytizing mission, which a majority of Latter-day Saint missionaries will apparently continue to serve. In that more traditional scenario, missionaries don’t know where in the world they’ll be sent, only that their service will last either 18 months (for young women) or two years (for young men).