Former LDS proselytizer embraces a new mission — as a Lutheran pastor

The spiritual journey of a former Latter-day Saint missionary — once afflicted by scrupulosity — took her to ministry in the Lutheran church and a congregation in southern Utah.
The Salt Lake Tribune

‘Mormon Land’: Amid all the ‘encouraging’ news about church growth, the ‘biggest concern’ hasn’t been solved

As a proselytizing faith with a committed corps of volunteer missionaries, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is forever driven to boost its ranks and broaden its reach. It did so last ...
Yahoo

He grew up as a missionary. Now he's playing one in 'Book of Mormon," coming to Providence

The missionary work highlighted in the Broadway hit “The Book of Mormon” wasn’t new to Sam McLellan, whose family spent much of his childhood as missionaries in Mexico. But, until junior high, he hadn ...
The New York Times

She Almost Went on a Mormon Mission. She Became a Journalist Instead.

Lauren Jackson went back to church in London, Paris and Los Angeles to cover the evolution of missionary work. By Lauren Jackson Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers ...
National Catholic Register

Before the Doorbell Rings: Inside Mormon Missionary Training

LDS missionaries serve in 450 missions worldwide. Here’s how they do it — and how FOCUS and other Catholic counterparts compare. Mormon missionaries, Elder Swander (left) and Elder Mathews (right), ...