Why do missionaries die on their mission?

[Guest]

It was Thomas S Monson who said you are entitled to the Lords protection whilst on His errand.
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=23954442
So why does this type of thing happen?

Edited to provide a different link.

[_ludwigm]

The link above is NSFW
--- it begins a loud video without any demand
--- stopping the video caused my laptop frost (may be the fault of my opsys, but with low likelihood)

[_Bazooka]

From Fox news:

WOODLAND, Oklahoma — A sister missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints serving in Oklahoma was killed on Friday when she was struck from behind by a truck while riding a bicycle.
Scott Trotter, senior public affairs manager for the LDS church, said in an email that Sister Alesa Renee Smith was 22 years old and from Benton, Arkansas. She was serving in the Oklahoma City Mission. Smith was riding single file on the side of the road with her companion in Woodland, Oklahoma when the accident happened.
Smith was pronounced dead at the scene. Her companion was uninjured.
Trotter said: “The entire church grieves at her passing, and we pray for her family and friends at this difficult time.”

[_ZelphtheGreat]

For the same reasons anyone else dies. They have no more or less inspiration and/or protection than anyone else.

[_subgenius]

It was Thimas S Monson who said you are entitled to the Lords protection whilst on His errand.
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=23954442
So why does this type of thing happen?

Edited to provide a different link.

As this particular topic had been discussed ad nauseaum, could you be more specific?
Particularly with details of being on "His errand" and what is considered as "Lord's protection"....and how this thread is not a feeble attempt at trying to fit a spiritual issue into a temporal concern?
...or is this just a lead into why does God let babies die?


(the obvious answer to why things like this happen is simply to test and prove your faith....not mine....but yours.......see also book of Job).

[_The Erotic Apologist]

Subgenius, where did you serve your mission?

[_Bazooka]

Particularly with details of being on "His errand" and what is considered as "Lord's protection"....

I don't know, Thomas S Monson wasn't specific on the clauses when he made the claim.
Perhaps you can ask him to clarify...

[_Quasimodo]

I've always wondered why missionaries (usually in their early twenties) were called 'Elders'. It's known that elders (usually 70 years old and above) have a higher mortality rate than younger people.

Maybe they should be called 'Youngers'.

[_Fence Sitter]

I've always wondered why missionaries (usually in their early twenties) were called 'Elders'. It's known that elders (usually 70 years old and above) have a higher mortality rate than younger people.

Maybe they should be called 'Youngers'.

On my mission we had a missionary whose last name was Elder so he was Elder Elder. I wonder if he had a sister who served a mission? Now that would have been confusing. Sister Elder!

[_Quasimodo]

I've always wondered why missionaries (usually in their early twenties) were called 'Elders'. It's known that elders (usually 70 years old and above) have a higher mortality rate than younger people.

Maybe they should be called 'Youngers'.

On my mission we had a missionary whose last name was Elder so he was Elder Elder. I wonder if he had a sister who served a mission? Now that would have been confusing. Sister Elder!

Reminds me of the character in "Catch 22". His last name was Majors. When he was born, his father (in a moment of drunken humor) named him Major. After joining the Army Air Corp, Major Majors was promoted to Major (due to a clerical error because of his name). He was Major Major Majors.