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Posted by: presleynfactsrock ( )
Date: January 14, 2018 01:58PM
Youth mishie rules - when are they revealed to the mishie?

What do mishies know before they arrive in the field? Such as:

Long work hours
Passports may or may not be confiscated
Rules about calling home
Rules about ratting on rule breaking of companion mishies
etc. etc.

Do they sign an agreement to follow rules at any time? What does this agreement say if it exists?

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Posted by: elderolddog ( )
Date: January 14, 2018 02:09PM
Re: Youth mishie rules - when are they revealed to the mishie?

"The White Bible"

It didn't exist when I was out...


https://www.lds.org/manual/missionary-handbook?lang=eng

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Posted by: elderolddog ( )
Date: January 14, 2018 02:16PM
Re: Youth mishie rules - when are they revealed to the mishie?

Whaddaya know! There's another church publication, more thorough in its coverage:

https://www.lds.org/manual/preach-my-gospel-a-guide-to-missionary-service?lang=eng

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Posted by: sigh... ( )
Date: January 14, 2018 03:02PM
Re: Youth mishie rules - when are they revealed to the mishie?

and > 220 pages long....

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Posted by: Heartless ( )
Date: January 14, 2018 03:28PM
Re: Youth mishie rules - when are they revealed to the mishie?

I think the broad general outline is well known. Many kids have siblings or friends or neighbors that went on missions.

I don't think they are aware of how those rules effect them.

No unsupervised/uncensored contact with family and loved ones.

The depravation of living in poverty. Constantly hungry. Substandard housing.

Limited mobility.

Constant pressure.

Lying to parents.

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Posted by: dp ( )
Date: January 15, 2018 11:28AM
Re: Youth mishie rules - when are they revealed to the mishie?

Some of the things you mention (passport confiscation, for example) are less "rules" and more whims of the local mission leadership.

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Posted by: readwrite ( )
Date: January 16, 2018 12:14AM
Re: Youth mishie rules - when are they revealed to the mishie?

As they pray about it on the first night in the field.

It's something they learn as they go.

Rules? Like no music, no reality, no fun...? Day one.

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Posted by: ificouldhietokolob ( )
Date: January 16, 2018 11:28AM
Re: Youth mishie rules - when are they revealed to the mishie?

Back when I went (1979), there were "hints" about such rules while in the MTC. But nothing explicit.

We got the full rules rundown upon arriving at the mission home. Listing the rules, and the consequences for breaking them, was item #1 on the agenda.

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