Folklorists Christine and Christopher Blythe discuss LDS missionary folklore.
‘Mormon Land’: Angels, demons and Ouija boards — A look at LDS missionary folklore and what it says about the faithThey may be assigned to different countries or speak different languages, but for 18 months to two years, tens of thousands of these mostly young proselytizers share the same strict schedule, routine, identity and purpose: namely, to share the good news of — and seek converts to — their religion.
More than a million have served in the church’s history, so missionary stories are practically as ubiquitous in the 194-year-old global faith as are soaring steeples, crying babies and tiny sacrament cups. Some stories are inspiring. Some are scary . Some are funny. And some are, well, tall on tale and short on truth.
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