The Phelps, along with Grimley, attribute the effectiveness of their proselyting to the fact that since they are older, they are more experienced and relate more easily to investigators or those who are less active than the younger missionaries. “Senior couples do a lot of good,” Grimley said. Senior missionaries in the field are used in various ways, and with the recent changes in the requirements to be a senior missionary, many more are able to serve who previously were not able to. Terry Grimley, who was released four months ago from his senior mission at Heber Valley Camp, said, “Senior couples are very well prepared, usually, to take care of problems, to help people, to inspire people into the gospel through not only teaching them the concepts and the principles, but also using personal experience to testify of the blessings that people receive by obedience to the gospel laws.” Brother and Sister Phelps are serving as stay-at-home missionaries in the Utah-Provo mission. “We just have more time to devote and to ease those burdens of reaching out,” Sister Virginia Phelps said. Everybody wants to be a part of it it’s exciting.”Įlder Phelps and his wife are stay-at-home missionaries who, instead of going out to knock on doors, seek to reactivate members and part-member families in their ward and stake. Hastening the Work Is the Saviors Prophecy Coming True Right Before Our Eyes You will remember the parable Jesus taught referred to as the Parable of the Ten Virgins. “I think people feel an urgency now that they may not have felt 20 years ago. There’s opportunities - many, many opportunities - for older people to serve,” said Elder Richard Phelps, who is currently serving in the Utah-Provo mission. “I think the Church, the leaders have emphasized this hastening of the work, that the Lord is hastening his work. There has been an increase in the number of senior missionaries serving in the LDS Church over the last two years in service missions, leadership missions, stay-at-home missions or proselytizing missions. Senior missionaries currently make up 8 percent of the missionaries serving around the world in various capacities, according to Mormon Newsroom. They knew He loved them, and they felt safe sharing their thoughts and personal feelings. LDS retirees’ hobbies include relaxing, doting on their grandchildren, fishing and serving as senior missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Hastening the Work of Salvation, on LDS.org Teaching in the Savior’s way The Savior asked questions that caused His followers to think and feel deeply. I can say from my own experience … that it is a very enjoyable experience.” (Terry Grimley) “It is a blast (to be a senior missionary). It is ideal to lend to a friend or neighbor, who may be interested in learning more about the gospel, but may not yet be ready to receive the missionaries.Terry Grimley enjoyed his time working with senior missionaries both as a mission president in the Taiwan-Taipei mission and as a senior missionary in the Heber Valley Camp mission. There is even a chapter on celebrity Mormons, including leaders in entertainment, sports, business, science and government.įrom an award-winning international press, this new volume relates the basics of Mormonism in a conversational and non-threatening style.
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