In January 2012, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church) reported having 55,410 proselyting missionaries and 9,251 humanitarian and welfare missionaries worldwide.
Many missionaries are around America today.
Mormon missionaries are discouraged from swimming because it is seen as a potential safety risk and a distraction from their primary mission of spreading their faith.
The cast of M Is for Mormon Missionaries - 2013 includes: Cameron Dean as Elder Dean Bud Watson
I suggest you just call them "Mr." or "Ms.".
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Lorenzo Snow
Of course! If you invite the missionaries into your home, you may ask them to take off their shoes. Many people do not allow shoes in their homes, so this is something that missionaries are asked to do quite often.
Missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (The "Mormon" church) do have the physical ability to lie, as they are human, but they are not supposed to lie. If their leaders find out they have lied they can be sent home.
According to BYU, in 2008, 10% of female students and 78% of male students were returned LDS missionaries. This is 46% of the total university student population.
Janis Hutchinson has written: 'Mormon Missionaries'
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church) only releases information regarding the total number of missionaries and not numbers relating to specific areas. The total number of missionaries serving as of January 1, 2014 was over 80,000. If you need to know numbers for a specific area, you must contact the Church's public affairs department.
Yes, specially among Mormon missionaries.