Mormon church lowers minimum age for women missionaries to 18

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says it has lowered the minimum age for women serving as missionaries from 19 ...

In major shift, Mormon Church lowers mission age for women to 18

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said women who are 18 years old can now participate in its mission work worldwide, a shift 15 years coming.

Gordon Monson: Shortened LDS Church missions? Some star BYU football players are shrinking — not shirking — their service.

Future BYU football players Ryder Lyons, Brock Harris plan to take shorter LDS missions before joining the Cougars — and that ...

How LDS women serving missions at 18 might impact colleges, marriage ages and birthrates

How the lower missionary age for LDS women could raise their standing in the patriarchal faith and the classroom. Could it ...
FOX 13 Utah

LDS Church lowers service age to 18 years old for women to serve missions

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced a major change to the age requirements for women serving missions, ...
ABC4 Utah on MSN

Young women may now serve full-time LDS Church missions at 18 years old

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Friday morning that women may now begin their full-time missionary ...

Mormon church makes major change to bring women more in line with men - and to your doorstep

Experts have suggested that the move could keep women in the faith for longer and even counterbalance the effects of ...
Salt Lake City Weekly

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John K. Williams is a professional writer and editor and worked for two years as curriculum editor for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He also blogs at Runtu.wordpress.com and ...