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I grew up LDS my whole pre-adult life. There's a big focus on self-reliance. Also, the men are supposed to serve missions for two years (go teach about Jesus

I grew up LDS my whole pre-adult life. There's a big focus on self-reliance. Also, the men are supposed to serve missions for two years (go teach about Jesus and the church). I imagine the skillset required to go door-to-door teaching people about something is very transferrable to other sales, which is very important when being an entrepreneur.

markdown 7y ago
> Also, the men are supposed to serve missions for two years Not just the men.
- knicholes 7y ago
  Sorry, I should have said, "mandated" instead of "supposed to". Women aren't commanded to serve missions, but they can. https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2013/01/young-women-and-the-mission-decision?lang=eng https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2013/01/you... Spencer W. Kimball said, "Every boy and many girls and couples should serve missions. Every prospective missionary should prepare morally, spiritually, mentally, and financially all of his life in order to serve faithfully, efficiently, and well in the great program of missionary work” (“Advice to a Young Man: Now Is the Time to Prepare,” New Era, June 1973, 9; italics added)."
lb1lf 7y ago
-Just out of curiosity, doesn't that same obligation to serve missions apply to women? I used to live right next to an apartment owned by the Mormon church in a small Norwegian town; on two occasions the missionaries were female. Oddly enough, the most efficient mission they did (whether they were male or female!) was to simply not make such a big deal of it; being a rather devout Lutheran myself, we quickly agreed there was no need to attempt converting each other - though they were always good conversation partners and with a seemingly genuine desire to be of assistance any way they possibly could. Apparently, the incoming ones were to an extent briefed on the locals by the departing ones - I had a chuckle being playfully greeted by a new pair of missionaries as "Oh, so you are that stubborn heathen we've been hearing about..." Missionaries with a well-developed sense of humour. Brilliant.
- lazyasciiart 7y ago
  Women aren't required to, but they can choose to.

markdown 7y ago

> Also, the men are supposed to serve missions for two years Not just the men.

knicholes 7y ago
Sorry, I should have said, "mandated" instead of "supposed to". Women aren't commanded to serve missions, but they can. https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2013/01/young-women-and-the-mission-decision?lang=eng https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2013/01/you... Spencer W. Kimball said, "Every boy and many girls and couples should serve missions. Every prospective missionary should prepare morally, spiritually, mentally, and financially all of his life in order to serve faithfully, efficiently, and well in the great program of missionary work” (“Advice to a Young Man: Now Is the Time to Prepare,” New Era, June 1973, 9; italics added)."

lb1lf 7y ago

-Just out of curiosity, doesn't that same obligation to serve missions apply to women? I used to live right next to an apartment owned by the Mormon church in a small Norwegian town; on two occasions the missionaries were female. Oddly enough, the most efficient mission they did (whether they were male or female!) was to simply not make such a big deal of it; being a rather devout Lutheran myself, we quickly agreed there was no need to attempt converting each other - though they were always good conversation partners and with a seemingly genuine desire to be of assistance any way they possibly could. Apparently, the incoming ones were to an extent briefed on the locals by the departing ones - I had a chuckle being playfully greeted by a new pair of missionaries as "Oh, so you are that stubborn heathen we've been hearing about..." Missionaries with a well-developed sense of humour. Brilliant.

lazyasciiart 7y ago
Women aren't required to, but they can choose to.