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Wow, this is fantastic.
I doubt that many of us can imagine the impact this will have.
It would not surprise me if the number of missionaries serving were to double!
It will dramatically increase the number of sisters serving, and in More..
If a young man's excuse for not going on a mission was his girlfriend, it won't be any longer. She'll be on a mission!
This is great news for certain countries. For example, Brazilians will have more opportunities to work a mission around mandatory military service.