If you want to know the Mormon mind, start with the Mormon mission where young men and women volunteer to sacrifice (2 years for boys and 18 months for young women) significant pieces of their lives to serve God and His Son, Jesus Christ, by losing “their lives in the service of their fellow men”. This service in “…God’s Mormon Army” defines not only the missionaries who serve, but also attests to the belief systems of their families and congregations. The volunteer is literally viewed as a soldier in “…God’s Mormon Army”. Service is to whatever part of the world that God calls him or her to serve in, with whoever his or her mission president assigns him or her to work with, to provide whatever service is asked, and all at his or her own expense. The dedication called for is complete. The reference to a missionary being part […]