The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' own Newsroom article documents President Thomas S. Monson's 6 October 2012 announcement, at General Conference, lowering the minimum missionary age to eighteen for young men and nineteen for young women, and his stated reasoning that faithful, obedient and mature young men already serving under a lowered age in a limited number of countries showed the change should extend worldwide.
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The Church's own Newsroom press office, tier 1, matching the tier already carried by its other entries on the map, used here for Monson's exact announcement date and wording, corroborated by Pew Research Center's independent account of the change's demographic effect below. NotesUsed for the 6 October 2012 announcement date and the new minimum ages of eighteen for young men and nineteen for young women.
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PublisherNewsroom, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
URLhttps://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/president-thomas-s-monson-announced-lower-age-requirement-for-missionary-service
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