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English
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I Hope They Call Me on a Mission : Assimilation into the Missionary System of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Fargo, ND
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North Dakota State University
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169
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Master's thesis
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This exploratory study examines how young men experienced assimilation into the missionary system of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Within the context of a theoretical framework of organizational assimilation, qualitative methodologies explore the experiences of four active, full-time missionaries. Results suggest that institutionalized and prolonged periods of anticipatory socialization provide newcomers with reasoning tools that are used to overcome roadblocks to metamorphosis.