LDS Church expands who can serve full-time missions

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The LDS Church opens the door to single adult men looking to serve missions.

Utah-based faith opens the door to single adult men 40 and older and provides wider opportunities for single adult women.For single men desiring to serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints later in life, now is their chance.

Also on Friday, the governing First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles announced an increase in possible positions for single women, ages 40 and older. Included in these new roles are visitor centers, historic sites and employment offices. Previous positions were largely restricted to family history and support for congregations and mission offices.The release further noted that full-time senior missionaries, as they’re known, typically work 40-hour weeks and live away from home.

The site listed similar opportunities for senior women, as well as positions worldwide for “member and leader support.”Upcoming horror movie about entrapment of missionaries hits close to home for Latter-day SaintsLDS missionaries and mental health: The challenges are rising and so is the church’s response

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