Monthly Archives: April 2008

Mormon Culture and Jargon: Mormon Missionaries (Part 2)

Posted by & filed under Commentary.

(This is part 2 of a 2 part series. Read part 1 here.) The mission administrative organization has its own complex and highly developed jargon. First of all, each mission, which consists of anywhere from 20 to 200 (or sometimes more) missionaries, is located geographically within an ‘area’, consisting of many missions, which are overseen… Read more »

Mormon Culture and Jargon: Mormon Missionaries (Part 1)

Posted by & filed under Commentary.

(This is part 1 of a 2 part series. Read part 2 here.) Variation in language occurs constantly and continuously throughout our society, and for each of us, whether we realize it or not, it is a daily experience. Social groups have dialects, jargon, and slang that oftentimes transcend geographical boundaries and provide cohesion among… Read more »