Jabari Parker is one of the best prep high school basketball players in the world right now. He is also a Mormon. He has a big decision to make soon — what university he will play for and whether or not he will serve an LDS mission. A friend of mine recently said that Jabari would do more missionary work by not going on a mission and by being a great basketball player and good role model.
Maybe.
But what could a mission do for Jabari personally and for any other young man out there deciding whether to go or not?