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Missionary: Boyhood as an Elder

Missionary: Boyhood as an Elder P hoto Essa y .................... Missionary Boyhood as an Elder photography by Marcus Journey Last year I crossed paths with Mormon missionaries who live in my apartment complex. Having been raised in the Mormon Church, I expressed interest in documenting their ministry in an effort to show a private dimension of their lives that is unknown to many. We agreed I would be allowed to photograph what they do in various neighborhoods in exchange for giving them pizza and rides around town. At eighteen years old, Mormon Elders are still developing physically and spiri- tually while working to share their gospel in a culture far from home. Most of the missionaries I have photographed have been from the Utah Valley—places like Provo or West Jordan; Southern California (Temecula, San Diego); Eastern Ore - gon; and Boise, Idaho. Notably, Elder Nabulivula came from a small village in Fiji, but Polynesian culture is rich with Mormon history. Serving for a period of two years, these young men postpone activities that others their age experience, such as college, dating, television, social media, and time with family. And they encounter the same growing pains as other young people traveling far from home to http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Southern Cultures University of North Carolina Press

Missionary: Boyhood as an Elder

Southern Cultures , Volume 22 (1) – Feb 28, 2016

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University of North Carolina Press
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1534-1488

Abstract

P hoto Essa y .................... Missionary Boyhood as an Elder photography by Marcus Journey Last year I crossed paths with Mormon missionaries who live in my apartment complex. Having been raised in the Mormon Church, I expressed interest in documenting their ministry in an effort to show a private dimension of their lives that is unknown to many. We agreed I would be allowed to photograph what they do in various neighborhoods in exchange for giving them pizza and rides around town. At eighteen years old, Mormon Elders are still developing physically and spiri- tually while working to share their gospel in a culture far from home. Most of the missionaries I have photographed have been from the Utah Valley—places like Provo or West Jordan; Southern California (Temecula, San Diego); Eastern Ore - gon; and Boise, Idaho. Notably, Elder Nabulivula came from a small village in Fiji, but Polynesian culture is rich with Mormon history. Serving for a period of two years, these young men postpone activities that others their age experience, such as college, dating, television, social media, and time with family. And they encounter the same growing pains as other young people traveling far from home to

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Southern CulturesUniversity of North Carolina Press

Published: Feb 28, 2016

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