When most people think of missionary service in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, they picture name-tagged young adults preaching the gospel on distant doorsteps.

But increasingly, a quiet movement of seasoned disciples is changing the face of missionary work — one temple, one phone call, one online lesson and one bishop’s storehouse shift at a time.

These are senior service missionaries: everyday Latter-day Saints serving the Lord close to home in powerful ways.

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