Awkward returned missionary stories : the anti-RM folklore of BYU freshmen, 2005.

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Awkward returned missionary stories : the anti-RM folklore of BYU freshmen, 2005.

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Elder collects stories from freshman girls about the awkwardness of interacting with returned missionaries (members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who have recently returned from two-year proselytizing missions and are stereotypically socially awkward and intent on marrying quickly and starting a family). Elder feels that girls circulate stories about awkward returned missionary encounters as a release valve, as a form of social control, and as an educational tool. Girls share stories about returned missionaries because they are tired of being socially polite and desire a release from that expectation. Returned missionary stories also serve as a form of social control, reminding girls that dating a returned missionaries and getting married early is frowned upon. Finally, Elder claims that returned missionary stories are circulated to remind pre-missionary boys to not make the same mistakes when they come home from their missions.

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Elder, Nicole

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Elder grew up in Washington and Utah and attended Brigham Young University. Being a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the dating environment of the freshman dorms inspired her to do this project on the social awkwardness of Latter-day Saint men who return home from proselytizing missions and try to fit back into the dating scene. From the description of Awkward returned missionary stories : the anti-RM folklore of BYU freshmen, 2005. (Unknown). WorldCat rec...

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