MormonTimes.com: Engaged — but just for the reunion

Published: Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008 12:15 a.m. MDT
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Missionaries are considered equals in the mission field. They wear uniform attire, have similar haircuts and bear no indicators of their economic status back home. Their focus is on the glow in their countenance, not the gold in their watch; the light in their eyes, not the brand of their suits.

And then there are the mission reunions.

Officially, they are gatherings where people can reminisce and catch up. Unofficially, for many they are about whom you bring, the car you show up in and your post-mission, in-the-world status.

I'm sure the stakes get higher the longer someone has been home. But those first two or three reunions have to be the most pressure-filled, with sales pitches to discuss and hot, heavenly women to introduce.

So imagine facing a mission reunion when you're 23, not dating anyone and only 30 credits (half of which are from CLEP-ing out of Spanish) into a yet-to-be-determined undergraduate degree. For many, this isn't much of a stretch, and it's just about where my friend Don found himself two years ago this month.

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Recent comments

I think this is hilarious even though I bet tons of returned...

steve | Oct. 9, 2008 at 5:40 p.m.

What a funny story! I am wondering if this Don Character is the same...

Former Filipina | Oct. 6, 2008 at 4:12 p.m.

No one was "used" in the article about Don and his trophy...

Last tag | Oct. 2, 2008 at 7:03 p.m.

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Tom Smart, Deseret News

This $12.95 ring purchased that day drew some not-so-genuine reactions during an engagement hoax at a mission reunion.

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