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"Flirt to Convert" by Sherrie L.M. Gavin
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“Flirt to Convert”

  • Sherrie L.M. Gavin

“I’m more of a ‘flirt to convert’ missionary,” said a fellow Young Woman, laughing.It was a Sunday back in the 1980s. We were learning about missions from our female leaders who had never served missions and seemed to be teaching this specific topic only by handbook assignment. Soon the Sunday lesson moved to an informal discussion on the virtues of “flirt to convert” as a type of missionary work. The leaders all seemed to know “someone” who convinced a young man to join the church, serve a mission, and then marry in the temple. “It’s not uncommon!” they promised.That all […]

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