As a member of the LDS Church, this article is most perplexing to me. I know the Church to be one which is law abiding. Indeed, we have an Article of Faith that even tells us to do just that: “honor and sustain the law”. We do not bring in new members, for instance, who are living together and are not married. I can only think that illegals who go on missions must have been “called” to do so by local leaders who simply are not in tune with the law. I would think that every effort should be made to make an illegal, legal, before being called on a mission.
How is it “honor and sustain the law” when the lds knowing are sending illegals on these mission trips?
Better that he be a missionary "down home" than that he cower in fear of being picked up in Cincinatti eh!
ok, but SLC signs off on all mission calls. Why is SLC not using the “spirit of discernment”?
Real easy way to stop this. Require a SSN on the mission call forms.