Statistics: Posted by mizzoucoug — Tue Jul 15, 2014 2:52 pm
Statistics: Posted by IowaCougar — Tue Jul 15, 2014 2:31 pm
Statistics: Posted by Brayden Green — Fri Jul 04, 2014 12:25 pm
Statistics: Posted by BYULV — Tue Jun 24, 2014 6:16 pm
Big big shift. Even though I was 19 when I graduated from high school, I still went to school for a year first because I wanted that year away from home before jumping into the field. Many thought I entered the field at 20 because I broke the law of chastity (not true) but despite the chiding I found it well worth waiting for me.You're right that going on a mission at age 18 instead of 19 is huge. I'm in the YM presidency in my ward and I've been talking with both the youth and the parents about why it's such a big deal. By going to college for a year first I learned how to live away from home, be independent, learn how to cook, manage money, etc. The YM now have to learn all of that by the time they graduate form HS. Many YM have never been away from home for longer than Scout camp and some have never been out of state...so, yeah, it's a huge change.Good to see that noone here is getting preachy about this subject. This type of thing is going to happen often for kids going on missions with the rule changes. It used to be that a kid would move out and go to school (or get a serious job) for a year in between graduating and going. For women the gap was much more impressive, as some of them were graduated college or very nearly graduated before hitting the field.
Anyone that has served a mission honorably knows that it is one of the hardest things a person will ever do in their life. I remember moments during the mission that nearly crushed me, and I'm a pretty easy going person (although the board might not see that side).
Nothing but love for him, and I hope he remains a Cougar and more importantly, I hope that he is able to move on and have a happy productive life.
Statistics: Posted by Brayden Green — Tue Jun 17, 2014 8:11 pm
You're right that going on a mission at age 18 instead of 19 is huge. I'm in the YM presidency in my ward and I've been talking with both the youth and the parents about why it's such a big deal. By going to college for a year first I learned how to live away from home, be independent, learn how to cook, manage money, etc. The YM now have to learn all of that by the time they graduate form HS. Many YM have never been away from home for longer than Scout camp and some have never been out of state...so, yeah, it's a huge change.Good to see that noone here is getting preachy about this subject. This type of thing is going to happen often for kids going on missions with the rule changes. It used to be that a kid would move out and go to school (or get a serious job) for a year in between graduating and going. For women the gap was much more impressive, as some of them were graduated college or very nearly graduated before hitting the field.
Anyone that has served a mission honorably knows that it is one of the hardest things a person will ever do in their life. I remember moments during the mission that nearly crushed me, and I'm a pretty easy going person (although the board might not see that side).
Nothing but love for him, and I hope he remains a Cougar and more importantly, I hope that he is able to move on and have a happy productive life.
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