Mormons in the News: Review of New York Times Sister Missionary Article

After working on the story for several months, The New York Times published a 4,500-word article on Saturday, 1 March, triggered by the surge in numbers of female missionaries serving for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since the minimum age for service for women was dropped from 21 to 19.

The Times does a good job of capturing the enthusiasm of the young women of the Church now entering missionary service, the contributions they are making and the implications for the future.

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