As I’ve been taking this class at Huntington I’ve really wanted to study more about how the LDS motivate train and send out about 40% of their students for a mission of 18-24 months.
I recognize that there are significant differences theologically and practically between LDS and evangelicalism, but there simply must be something we can learn from their “success.” I’ve been doing a little research and even watch a mormon movie on the ups and downs of missionary service called My Best Two Years and am intruiged by the question “how can they get 18-22 years olds to commit that much for something which is actually a lie?”
- Is it all guilt?
- Is it because of parental influence?
- Is it because they are convinced that LDS is the only way know God?
- Is it a rite of passage?
- Is it done for fame?
- Is it because of a predisposed expectation that they would go?
- Is it because they really think they can change the world?
- Is it because mormonism is works based and they want to get to a higher level of heaven?
- Is it because of the high level of expectations and accountability?
More on this later as I further explore the prospects of “what can we learn from them?”
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