tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4802785905705481091.post5317356994491351872..comments2022-11-28T16:09:48.254-08:00Comments on NighUntoKolob: Full-Time Missionary Rules and Guidelines from 1946Lynn Aravehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072138865814563264noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4802785905705481091.post-25487513902331375722018-12-08T18:27:39.553-08:002018-12-08T18:27:39.553-08:00I was on a mission in England in the mid-1970s and...I was on a mission in England in the mid-1970s and you could NOT call home at all -- not even on Mother's Day or Christmas. So, the rule had to happen after about 1975 I would bet it happened in the 1980s, when the the MTC opened and there was no longer a central mission home in Salt Lake .... Lynn Aravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072138865814563264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4802785905705481091.post-14417816240657554622018-10-19T22:54:13.878-07:002018-10-19T22:54:13.878-07:00Do you know where the rule began that missionaries...Do you know where the rule began that missionaries can only call family on Christmas and Mother’s Day? From what I understand it began from a financial standpoint. Not all missionaries could afford to call, so they limited it to only twice a year. However, I cannot find any documentation on this or even any old missionary handbooks from the early to mid 1900’s. Do you have any idea where I could find this information?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05868739906371301878noreply@blogger.com