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Missionary

US members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, wearing protective masks, gather at Toncontin International airport before heading home, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, March 29, 2020.

Latter-day Saints calls missionaries home amid coronavirus 

Religion

This isn’t the first time that missionaries have been called home in large numbers. It happened in World War II, when hundreds of Latter-day Saints missionaries left Europe. 

A class of young Mormon missionaries

Mormon women are flocking to the mission, but inequalities remain

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Romney sparks new interest in Mormons serving missions around the world

Lifestyle & Belief
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New Interest in Mormons Serving Missions Around the World

Lifestyle & Belief
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