I do wish to be a proud parent of an LDS Missionary. That they choose to give up eighteen months>two years to the sharing of the Gospel is laudable. It does not, however, mean that they are 'better' than those who do not serve...it does not necessarily mean that they will be more spiritual, honorable, etc., than those that, for whatever reason, do not serve a Mission. The worth of a person is dependant on so much more than whether they served a mission, or not. There are no guarantees either way.
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True Grits
"If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don't have integrity, nothing else matters." (~Alan Simpson~)
"If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men." (~St. Francis of Assisi~)
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