1 April 18nine8 – The first unmarried women to be called as full-day missionaries, Inez Knight and you will Lucy Jane Brimhall, are prepared aside towards the Uk Mission.
4 October 1925 – During general conference, President Grant requests that every ward in the Church (1,000 at the time) provide an experienced, financially stable missionary for a “Short Term” mission to North America.six
12 March 1927 – The term district is to be used in place of conference when referring to a territorial division within a mission.7
19 January 1937 – Men entitled in order to English-speaking objectives should be suffice for a couple of years, and the ones into the foreign-speaking countries for 2 and a half years.
26 September 1940 – After being interviewed and recommended by the bishop and stake president, missionaries are to be interviewed by a General Authority at a stake conference.8
23 March 1942 – Due to World War II, recommendations of men for missionary service are to be confined to either Seventies or high priests.9
25 April 1942 – Missionary farewells should not be held on Sunday but on some appropriate weekday, and the bishop should supervise the preparation of farewells.10
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20 November 1943 – Additional guidelines for missionary candidacy are given: men of draft age are not to be recommended for missions without extreme extenuating circumstances; such recommendations also require First Presidency approval. Additionally, female stenographers and professional schoolteachers are not to be called as missionaries, nor are the wives of mature brethren.