What is a Mormon investigator?
In Mormon missionary terminology, an investigator refers to someone who is investigating the LDS Church. Generally, a non-member who is taking the missionary discussions.
Do you have to go on a mission if you’re Mormon?
The LDS Church strongly encourages, but does not require, missionary service for young men. All Mormon missionaries serve voluntarily and do not receive a salary for their work; they typically finance missions themselves or with assistance from family or other church members.
Why would a Mormon missionary be sent home?
Missionaries can be sent home for violating mission rules, and occasionally missionaries choose to go home for health or various other reasons. However, the vast majority of missionaries serve the whole two-year (men) or eighteen-month (women) terms.
Can Mormon missionaries date during their missions?
Mormon missionaries put their entire energy toward serving God during their missions, and do their work without the distractions of romantic love. Missionaries are encouraged to date and marry when they complete their missions, but they are not permitted to date or have romantic relationships during their missions.
What do Mormon missionaries learn from their companions?
Missionaries learn much from their companions; often, patience is the most important personality characteristic fine-tuned in a companionship. The main purpose of most Mormon missionaries’ service is to share the gospel with those who are searching for meaning in their lives.
Why do Mormon missionaries always wear dresses?
Sister missionaries always wear dresses. While on a mission, Mormon missionaries literally leave the world behind to focus on the Lord’s work. They don’t speak with their family or friends from home, except through letters, or infrequent emails, or two phone calls home each year. They don’t listen to radio or worldly music.
Do missionaries have to pay for their own missions?
Missionary service is voluntary and in most cases, the missionaries have saved up their own money for years before their missions to pay their own way. Thus, missionaries voluntarily follow these rules so that they can serve to the best of their ability during this time of their lives.