We believe that men and women “must be called of God, by prophecy, and by the laying on of hands by those who are in authority, to preach the Gospel” (Article of Faith 5). When a priesthood leader lays his hands upon the head of a missionary to give him or her authority to preach the gospel, we call it being “set apart” (see D&C 68:14 and D&C 107: 74).
Every missionary should be set apart by their stake president before they depart for the missionary training center (MTC). Only in rare circumstances would someone besides the stake president conduct the setting apart. The setting apart of missionaries should take place as close as possible to his or her departure date. Once the young man or woman is set apart, he or she is a missionary and is expected to obey all the mission rules and standards.
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| President Arnold gave her an amazing blessing after he set her apart. |
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| Our whole family was there but Zane who had a hip hop performance later but needed to be at the school early. |
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| All the grandparents were there as well, a very special night! |
I love the setting apart process and the releasing. Those were some very special moments with our girls.
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