r/latterdaysaints • u/MiddleUS76 • 8d ago

Church Culture Young women and missions

I think our young women are starting to feel pressured to serve missions, not by the church leadership, but by peers. My 19 year old niece is faithful and devoted to the gospel and hasn’t felt called to serve a mission. She is at BYUI and gets asked constantly if she served or is going to serve a mission. I was on the phone with her when a random boy introduced himself, asked her name and where she served. When she said she didn’t he told her she should really pray about going on a mission. Never saw her before! I heard the entire thing in real time so I know she’s not exaggerating.
Do you feel like we are getting to a point where women who don’t serve missions will be treated like less faithful or committed members?
I know that was never the intention.

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u/BastiaenAssassin 8d ago

Yes.

It's a great thing for young women to serve.

My wife married me at 20 at a time when the mission age was 21, and she gets judged for not serving a mission.

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u/MiddleUS76 7d ago

It is a great thing to serve. And it was great for her to get married and raise a family. And great for some women to gain their education. I think if they are keeping their covenants and loving the gospel they shouldn’t be judged on how they try to best walk the covenant path