As far as I remember, only married couples were allowed to be missionaries. My JW sister recently told me that single sisters can be missionaries, too. This sounds too progressive for JWs, so I just want to verify it.
Question: Are single sisters allowed to be missionaries in other countries?
by Wild_Thing 19 Replies latest jw friends
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prologos
single sisters in pairs or in special pioneer homes have been used by wt a long time circa 40s 50s. used is the word. Some of these single sisters, battle hardened warriors, went on to Gilead and overseas, died there. -
Wild_Thing
I never knew that. I wonder why I always thought you had to be married. Was there something else in the organization that you could only do if you were a married couple? -
prologos
wild thing: Yes you could. wild things. (but eeven there they curbed that for a few month in the late 70s. -
joe134cd
I believe you have to be married. I think a single female going into some of the 3rd world countries could be very dangerous. -
Wild_Thing
prologos3 minutes ago
wild thing: Yes you could. wild things. (but eeven there they curbed that for a few month in the late 70s.What?
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prologos
joe134cd. being married is no protection, my sister-in law was raped in (rape famous country) in the "service"tm.
a female's best protection is the appropriate looks, and attitude, and some of the stalwart full time sisters had it.
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dropoffyourkeylee
One of our friends went thru Gilead as a single sister in the '70's. Went to S America. -
wheelwithinwheel
http://www.believermag.com/issues/201302/?read=article_scorah
why sisters can't be trusted
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Wild_Thing
I asked my JW family again about this. (i was around several of them today). I told them that so-and-so told me that single sisters can be missionaries now. Didn't you use to have to be married to be a missionary? They all said yes, it use to be that way, but they changed it 5 or so years ago.
I wonder if they changed it to only married couples in the 70s or 80s and just recently changed it back. When I was a kid, I vaguely remember that they only accepted married couples to Gilead. (in the 80s-90s)