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Mormon Missions, Companions, and Latter Days Porn

from The Morman and the Meth Head with Jessa Reed and Aaron Woodall · #120

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They discuss the structure of Mormon missions -- being paired with a randomly assigned same-sex companion 24/7 for two years -- and riff on gay Mormon subtext, referencing the film Latter Days.

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  • 19:08Tim watches Mormon porn called Latter Days about two young missionaries who find each other instead of God.
  • 19:33Mormon missionaries on the New York train are always well-dressed and look like Twinkies.
  • 19:48Mormon missions send teenagers out at 18 or 19 with a companion they spend all their time with — a fascinating social experiment.
  • 20:20Missionaries have to pay for themselves but receive some money to do the work.
  • 20:41Tim's guest got sent to Italy — where God was — while others got stuck in places like Missouri and Kansas.
  • 20:51Shittier places have much better conversion rates because nobody in Palermo is becoming Mormon.
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