My boy lived in Sydney for a few years and really enjoyed it. We spent a

Jan 14, 2021
2:37:36pm

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Christmas with him there one year. It sure seemed strange to celebrate Christmas in the summer. I feel sure President Reid will enjoy it and be very successful.

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Good for Gabe Reid.

SoValleyCOUG

1/14/21 12:49pm

Hopefully he can do some solid recruiting of missionaries and rugby players. 😛

FatThor

1/14/21 12:54pm

For BYU or Stanford;)

CougGolf

1/14/21 1:04pm

Wow - that makes me feel old.

Kelbob

1/14/21 1:03pm

Is he retired? How can someone that age just up and leave their career?

zerigke

1/14/21 1:14pm

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2FarGone

1/14/21 1:18pm

What I'm saying is most legitimately wouldn't have the financial means to

zerigke

1/14/21 1:20pm

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2FarGone

1/14/21 1:23pm

Financial wherewithal to do it is absolutely a factor in evaluating potential

basman

1/14/21 1:38pm

My mission president said that in his initial interview with an Apostle, he was

zuko

1/14/21 1:55pm

Yep being wealthy appears to be a requirement to be a mission President

PKCoug

1/14/21 2:04pm

Uhhh, not necessarily. I served with some wealthy ones, but I also served with

Hoopster

1/14/21 2:12pm

It is probably a factor but

jre85

1/14/21 3:11pm

My MP was not wealthy, but worked for CES-not sure how they survived financially

Sacto Cougar

1/14/21 2:48pm

I'll bet he still got paid.

dYrtbYkerYder

1/14/21 8:12pm

He did. CES employees that get called as MPs

Yunit

1/14/21 8:59pm

No they don't.

BYU I Bleed Blue

1/14/21 10:07pm

Our stake President was CES, wasn’t wealthy and had a mortgage etc,

Yunit

1/15/21 5:53am

Yep, I was asked these same questions, but, in addition to financial resources

Hoopster

1/14/21 2:06pm

There are obviously enough outliers, but that’s still the norm.

BringYourUltimate

1/14/21 1:56pm

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2FarGone

1/14/21 2:33pm

Currently serving as a MP. Financial discussion is significant, but as many have

BYU I Bleed Blue

1/14/21 3:11pm

Thank you for your service great warrior!

CougGolf

1/14/21 3:14pm

Thank you for your kind words, but these missionaries are the great warriors!

BYU I Bleed Blue

1/14/21 5:36pm

Thank you for what you are doing for these Elders and Sisters...God speed!

The Chief

1/14/21 4:44pm

Thank you! They are so easy to love, pray for, and lead. We love them as though

BYU I Bleed Blue

1/14/21 5:36pm

You're allowed to be on here while serving as a MP?

Y05

1/14/21 6:19pm

Yep, mission presidents are not under the same restrictions as missionaries.

BYU I Bleed Blue

1/14/21 7:19pm

Boardname checks out

TEXAS

1/14/21 3:14pm

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2FarGone

1/14/21 3:52pm

Did you read the article? Says he owns a business.

Eddie

1/14/21 3:57pm

My brother's MP was a seminary teacher in his early 40's

HiLife

1/14/21 5:16pm

MPs that are CES employees continue getting paid the same CES salary while

Yunit

1/14/21 8:56pm

I think Mission Presidents are paid a living allowance if $120K per year

Cougardon1

1/14/21 4:21pm

... but I'm also pretty sure that's supposed to be "hush hush"

ryebrye

1/14/21 4:59pm

Is this true?

zerigke

1/14/21 5:06pm

No, this is NOT true. That's for general authorities who work full time for the

Hoopster

1/14/21 5:25pm

My Dad was a mission prez and all they got was a place to live and whatever the

JoeMamaBesser

1/14/21 6:08pm

It is not even close to true! They have a very simple living allowance that is

BYU I Bleed Blue

1/14/21 8:28pm

That's probably a bit of an overstatement, don't you think?

SinkingQuffa

1/14/21 8:44pm

He is not retired. The call came as a complete shock to him. Still runs

chazen

1/14/21 5:44pm

A lot of mission presidents do just that.

Y05

1/14/21 6:12pm

I saw that in the list of new mission presidents last week, and wondered

mtnbiker

1/14/21 2:24pm

This is why we love BYU, the people it has associated with it.

Count Cougar

1/14/21 2:31pm

My boy lived in Sydney for a few years and really enjoyed it. We spent a

Bullrider

1/14/21 2:37pm

So awesome!! Will missionaries have to do burppies if they miss curfew

Cougarpride

1/14/21 3:41pm

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Isleofavalon

1/14/21 4:19pm

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