The Mormon church has a program where young people out of high school go out and preach the religion in countries outside the US. They don't know what country t

The Mormon church has a program where young people out of high school go out and preach the religion in countries outside the US. They don't know what country they will go to until they are told, a bit before they start, so many can't prepare before they go. They are sent to a language school where in a matter of weeks they are speaking the new language they will need to communicate. They are not fluent but they are good enough to be understood. They will then go on their mission and many of them will be fluent by the time they return to the US, about 2 years. How is it done? The bottom line is that they have to put in the time and they also need to speak the new language 100% of the time. They can't fall back on their native language when things get difficult so they need to fight through any difficulties. Learning a new language takes time and lots of effort. Here's a link to an NPR story: https://www.npr.org/2014/06/07/319805068/lessons-from-the-language-boot-camp-for-mormon-missionaries https://www.npr.org/2014/06/07/319805068/lessons-from-the-la...