Third Hour Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 I was one of the sister missionaries who went out within a year of President Monson’s historic 2012 announcement. You know, the one where the age of missionary service was lowered to 18 for young men and 19 for young women? Kind of hard to forget. Serving as a missionary at that time, I am no stranger to change. I served from August 2013 to February 2015 in the Texas Houston Mission, and in that time I saw a lot of change. Sister missionaries were called as Sister Training Leaders (STLs), the Church initiated the 12-week training program, and not to mention the number of sisters serving went way up. During the peak of the wave, my mission was half-and-half elders and sisters (though I realize this was not the norm in every area). I have been back from my mission for almost four years, but in that time I have seen some major changes. Between reading my younger sister’s mission letters and research I have conducted on my own,... View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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