Tough to tell from the outside. There’s a lot of stuff on the internet about the Mormon mission experience, but, unsurprisingly, it’s affected by selection bias. Ex mormons can tell some horror stories. Current Mormons still active in the church tend to report much more positive memories, but here’s an evaluation of the pluses and minuses of the missionary experience by believing Mormons.
Tough to tell from the outside. There’s a lot of stuff on the internet about the Mormon mission experience, but, unsurprisingly, it’s affected by selection bias. Ex mormons can tell some horror stories. Current Mormons still active in the church tend to report much more positive memories, but here’s an evaluation of the pluses and minuses of the missionary experience by believing Mormons.