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MikeWaters · 12-06-2005, 12:47 AM

In Stake Conf. yesterday, they said our Stake averages sending out 18 missionaries per year. This past year, we sent out 2. They said we need to do better.

I don't know what the other wards in our stake are like, but overall we have pretty weak sauce for youth. Most will be lucky to go college (at all). We live in the city, so they are either going to a crappy public school or getting crappy home school (for the most part; a couple have gone to private school).

And it seems like the young women have even worse prospects than the young men, but there is no obj. measure of progress like missions for them.

I know in our ward, our bishop(s) have put some of the best leaders into the youth callings to try and help. It's tough stuff.

12-06-2005, 12:47 AM	#1
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,367	Missionary drought in our stake In Stake Conf. yesterday, they said our Stake averages sending out 18 missionaries per year. This past year, we sent out 2. They said we need to do better. I don't know what the other wards in our stake are like, but overall we have pretty weak sauce for youth. Most will be lucky to go college (at all). We live in the city, so they are either going to a crappy public school or getting crappy home school (for the most part; a couple have gone to private school). And it seems like the young women have even worse prospects than the young men, but there is no obj. measure of progress like missions for them. I know in our ward, our bishop(s) have put some of the best leaders into the youth callings to try and help. It's tough stuff.