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  Missionary - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The New Testament missionary outreach of the Christian church from the time of St Paul was extensive throughout the Roman Empire.
Contemporary Christian missionaries argue that working for justice is a constitutive part of preaching the Gospel, and observe the principles of Inculturation in their missionary work.
The London Missionary Society was an extensive Anglican and Nonconformist missionary society formed in England in 1795 with missions in the islands of the South Pacific and Africa.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Missionary   (2441 words)

  
 Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Mormon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
However, some feel the terms "Mormon" and "Mormonism" should be used exclusively to refer to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the LDS Church), which is by far the largest Latter Day Saint denomination.
In a press release from 2001, the LDS Church stated that the word "Mormon" as an adjective in such expressions as "Mormon pioneers", "Mormons" as a noun in reference to church members, and "Mormonism" as a doctrine, culture, and lifestyle were all acceptable.
The LDS Church argues "Mormon", "Mormon fundamentalist" and "Mormon dissident" in reference to organizations or groups outside of the LDS Church (especially those that practice plural marriage) is a misunderstanding of Mormon theology, in particular the principle of continuous revelation and Priesthood authority.
www.hallencyclopedia.com /Mormon   (1842 words)

  
 Mormon missionaries - MormonWiki
Missionary work is constantly talked about in Mormon congregations, with Church members encouraged to share the gospel with their friends and neighbors.
Missionary work is a fundamental principle of the Church, and has become one of the most readily identifiable characteristics of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Missionary service can be full-time, like the young men and young women who proselyte and preach the Gospel in places far from their home, or it can be part-time in the missionary's own local community.
www.mormonwiki.com /mormonism/Mormon_missionaries   (2286 words)

  
 Mormon Missionaries
Mormon missionaries also teach that God has a purpose for mankind and this is called the Plan of Salvation.
Mormon Missionaries introduce the Book of Mormon and teach its significance as another testament of Jesus Christ and evidence of the truthfulness of the Mormon Church.
In Mormon temples the highest ordinance of the gospel is the sealing of a family together forever.
www.lightplanet.com /mormons/daily/missionary/mormon_missionaries.html   (850 words)

  
 BBC - Religion & Ethics - Mormon missionaries   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Missionary service is quite like a tithe on 20 years of a person's life: they give a proportion of their time to their church in the same way as they give a proportion of their income.
To become a missionary a young Mormon applies to the Church and is interviewed to assess whether they are worthy to be a missionary.
Perhaps the biggest test for the missionaries is not living away from home, or having to proclaim their faith publicly every day - it's coping with the rejection and remaining confident in their own faith in the face of people who either tell them they're talking nonsense, or who aren't interested.
www.bbc.co.uk /religion/religions/mormon/features/mission.shtml   (268 words)

  
 Mormon Missionary and Missionaries
Mormon Missionary Mormon Missionary business for the Mormon Church has existed for almost 170 years, from the time of Joseph Smith who started the church in 1830 to the present time.
Joseph Smith was well aware of the value of the missionary in the expansion of membership rolls and sent Brigham Young to England in the late 1830’s and early 1840’s to recruit new missionaries, for it was well known that this was fertile ground for new members.
Since so many of these people were living from hand to mouth they quickly accepted the Mormon religion because it meant the possibility for immigration to the United States and a chance to get away from their miserable life in England.
mormonconspiracy.com /missionary.html   (604 words)

  
 Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly . COVER STORY . God's Army: Mormon Missionaries . August 3, 2001 | PBS
But within a few weeks, missionaries have mastered basic conversation -- enough to teach others about Mormon beliefs: That God appeared with Jesus to young Joseph Smith in a forest grove in upstate New York, in 1820, and told him He was restoring the true church, originally organized by Jesus Christ.
The young missionaries are taped as they practice presenting their message to native speakers.
In a sense, it is a rite of passage.
www.pbs.org /wnet/religionandethics/week449/cover.html   (1359 words)

  
 Mormon Missionaries
Going on a mission is voluntary in the sense that keeping any of the church's commandments is voluntary, but the social pressure that the church and its culture place on the kids to fulfill this particular obligation is intense.
The Life of a Mormon Missionary: This is a short story that tries to give the reader a first-hand feel for what being a missionary is like.
Many facets of missionary life are missing, and many missionaries have experiences that don't resemble this.
www.lds4u.com /Missionaries/missionaries.htm   (540 words)

  
 The Mormon Curtain - MISSIONARIES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Mormon men at the age of 19 are commanded to serve a 2-year mission.
Mormons who receive their mission calls believe the calls to be done by direct revelation from God, however, there is a department in the LDS Church Office Building where thousands of mission calls are done per day.
They said the missionary only meeting was good but the gen. meeting was poorly attended.The Gen authorities know the church is falling on its ass in PR and they still continue to send those kids there to waste 2 years of their lives, not too mention the money.
www.mormoncurtain.com /topic_missionaries.html   (7224 words)

  
 Missionary Books for Mormon Missionaries inspirational stories
A magnificent spiritual journey lies ahead for missionaries who catch the vision of their calling and have the resolve to serve the Lord with all their heart.
Ordained missionaries are entitled to be inspired and receive divine assistance in performing their labors if they are strictly obedient.
When missionaries have the right perspective, they are effective in their labors and find the work extremely rewarding.
www.lds--books.com /missionary-books.htm   (1076 words)

  
 Mormon Missionaries! -- All you ever wanted to know
Mormon missionaries are a common sight in many areas, biking, going door to door, talking to people on the street, or doing service in communities small and large.
Proselyting missionaries are simply those that devote the majority of their time to teaching the Gospel.
Church Service Missionaries are those mormon missionaries that serve non-proselyting missions by doing humanitarian, educational, leadership training, or technical missions.
www.dearelder.com /index/inc_name/Mormon_Missionaries   (2126 words)

  
 Meet Mormon Missionaries
Chances are that if you live in one of the 165 countries where Mormons live, work, and raise their families, you have met a Mormon.
Perhaps the only Mormons you have met were the Mormon missionaries, those distinctive, well-groomed pairs of young men and women who devote up to two years of their life knocking on doors, preaching on street corners, and searching for the honest in heart with whom they can share their message.
If you have met some Mormon missionaries, they may have taught you or a family member about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly called the Mormon Church.
www.meetmormonmissionaries.org   (222 words)

  
 Mormon Missionary Work
The majority of missionaries in the LDS Church are young men between the ages of nineteen and twenty-one who serve on a voluntary basis for approximately two years.
Mormons believe that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints contains a fulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ and that this fulness is not found elsewhere.
The Missionary Training Center is where a full-time missionary receives his first formal training as a missionary.
www.lightplanet.com /mormons/daily/missionary/index.htm   (523 words)

  
 My Kingdom Come - Chapter One
Until a few decades ago, it [Mormonism] was a small and obscure sect, a religious oddity ensconced in the inter mountain West and isolated from the rest of Christendom by its heterodox beliefs and a history tinged by violence, persecution and polygamy.
Mormons believe that spirits of dead people should have the opportunity to accept Mormonism in the after life and therefore Mormons practice LDS temple rituals, such as proxy baptism, for their dead.
Perhaps the best-known ambassador of goodwill for the Mormon Church is the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
www.saintsalive.com /mormonism/mykingdomcome/chapterone.htm   (6287 words)

  
 Mormons: Ex-Mormons Helping Mormons Recover from Mormonism - Life After Ministries
Mormons once again reveal their complete lack of grasp of the God of the Bible and the God that we serve.
Hear this former Mormon's story as he shares his feelings of growing up Mormon, the guilt he was forced to bear and how being abandonded by the church snapped him out of his trance.
The story is huge within Mormon circles and prompted an immediate response by the Church of Joseph Smith, Latter-day Saints in which they stated on their website, "Recent attacks on the veracity of the Book of Mormon based on DNA evidence are ill considered.
www.lifeafter.org   (2648 words)

  
 Mormon: More on the Abuse of Mormon Missionaries
Too bad we (missionaries) were all so well programmed, we could have asked follow up questions at the next zone conference..."Hey, we did all you promised, and the baptisms stayed the same, what gives??" Being good 19 yr old morgbots, we never would have dared ask such and obvious question.
They took care of missionary cars, made apartment arrangement for missionaries and signed leases, made sure the missionaries kept their rented rooms clean, and did a variety of other administrative duties.
They dress up in period clothing and recite to the mostly Mormon visitors the "facts" about the various buildings and what happened in Nauvoo, and there are a couple of "plays" that they perform that purport to depict life in Nauvoo in the 1830s-40s.
www.exmormon.org /mormon/mormon425.htm   (8521 words)

  
 Strategies of Mormon Missionaries
The missionaries are promised that there are in fact people in their area who are looking for the gospel, and that if they work hard and have faith that they will find those people.
The missionaries are supposed to keep track of their time on 8.5 x 11 sheets of heavy paper called "Missionary Weekly Planners" (although in some missions, using a FranklinCovey planner or a Day-Timer is considered more cool among the missionaries).
The Investigator Record is then left in the area book as a referral source for future missionaries, and it has plenty of space for the future missionaries to record their interactions with the investigator.
www.lds4u.com /Discussions/strategy.htm   (1247 words)

  
 Mormon missionaries - Answerbag.com
Obviously, missionaries are not going to have time to stay in contact with everyone they meet...
When I was a missionary, I received a referral to a couple who were already studying from various books that are considered to be doctrinally much deeper than the Missionary...
Missionaries are supposed to spend their time looking for and teaching people the Gospel.
www.answerbag.com /c_view.php/3407   (928 words)

  
 12 Top Missionary Resources
This book helps missionaries and members recognize ways they can be more effective that would take them years to come to on their own.
Many missionaries never become truly proficient with the scriptures in their mission language and are unable to adequately respond to basic investigator questions.
All missionaries and members should be thoroughly familiar with this information to be able to address concerns about the Church.
www.missionaryhelper.com /resources   (1187 words)

  
 CNS: February 22, 2002: A token sermon: Manhattan Mormon missionaries   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Riding the subways on the West Side of Manhattan, the missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in this decidedly un-Mormon city preach their gospel, New York City Transit rules be damned.
For Mormon men, the two-year mission is a rite of passage, one that an estimated half of active Latter-day Saints accept on their 19th birthday, according to Jan Shipps, author of "Sojourner in the Promised Land: Forty Years Among the Mormons" (University of Illinois Press, 2000) and the leading non-Mormon scholar of the church.
Sean Williams, a 31-year-old actor who was raised by a Mormon mother but was never baptized in the church, scheduled an afternoon appointment with the missionaries.
www.jrn.columbia.edu /studentwork/cns/2002-02-22/181.asp   (938 words)

  
 Pocatello   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Brigham Young, the leader of the Mormons, attempted a policy of reconciliation and appeasement of the Shoshoni, but the arrival of the United States Army in the Utah Territory in 1858 exacerbated tensions between the emigrants and the Shoshoni.
In 1875, faced with starvation among his people, Pocatello led them to the Mormon missionary farm of George Hill in Corinne, Utah, with the hope that a mass conversion of his people to Mormonism would alleviate his people's suffering.
Although the missionaries willfully baptised the Shoshoni, the local population of white settlers did not receive the Shoshoni openly and agitated for their expulsion.
shoshone.us /pocatello-p9.html   (639 words)

  
 LDSMissions.com > home > welcome
There have also been several other updates to the website, including one for those missionaries who have served in multiple missions.
Registered missionaries are now able to update their profiles by signing in.
After sigining in missionaries can add all of the missions which they have served in.
www.ldsmissions.com /us   (176 words)

  
 Patrick Madrid
One of them, probably the more senior missionary, shook my hand and informed me that they were representatives of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and that my neighbor had suggested they visit me and answer any questions I might have about the Book of Mormon.
Then, I said, we could assume the reverse, that the Mormons were right and my prayers were heard by their God.
How could God testify to you that the Mormon Church is the one true Church, but to me that the Catholic Church is? That doesn't make any sense, but it does show the weakness of a personal testimony as the proof of a religion.
www.ewtn.com /library/ANSWERS/MORMON3.htm   (1355 words)

  
 Two Mormon missionaries shot - Metropolitan - The Washington Times, America's Newspaper   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) -- Police were looking into whether two Mormon missionaries who had been going door to door were shot because they had witnessed a crime and said the men were not victims of a hate crime, a police spokeswoman said yesterday.
The men, who had been going door to door doing missionary work, were walking alongside a road without sidewalks just after 6 p.m.
Heidbrink's uncle, Craig Heidbrink, told a Salt Lake City television that the two missionaries first saw a man apparently shoot at someone else on the street, who was not hit.
www.washtimes.com /metro/20060103-105100-5958r.htm   (446 words)

  
 Mormon Missionaries Grounded
The Mormon Church has missionaries all over the world.
The Mormon Church has told all its members and missionaries to avoid flying because of the possible
The Mormon Church has 60,000 missionaries and hundreds more who are graduating from the Missionary Training Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.
www.everything2000.com /news/computer/mormmiss.asp   (308 words)

  
 LDS Mission Network - Welcome
The most comprehensive index of LDS missionary alumni web sites since 1996.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints currently operates over 330 missions in 162 nations, where more than 52,000 missionaries, colloquially known as "Mormon missionaries", are currently serving.
LDS Mission Network lists every mission ever organized since 1837, many of which have an accompanying alumni web site.
www.mission.net   (135 words)

  
 Missionary Care Package - LDS Missionary Gifts - Care Packages for Mormon Missionaries MTC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Let your missionary know they are loved and how great the work is that they are doing.
P-Day is a special day for your Mormon missionary.
Perfect for LDS Missionaries in the MTC or anywhere in the field!
www.icarekits.com /missionary   (176 words)

  
 mormon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
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