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The Premise:
Utah, Salt Lake City, home of the base of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. At least one family lives on every block, Temple Square taking up a large percentage of the inner city. The Prophet lives here, the conferences take place here. It's a notoriously 'easy deal' for the missionaries sent there.
These boys and girls are specially trained in the doctrine of the church, leaving home for a lengthy amount of time (18 months for girls, 24 months for boys) to another city, or even another country, to teach the gospel to the uninformed, perform Baptisms, and increase their personal knowledge and worth. Boys grow into men, girls grow into women, lives are changed and Heaven is filled.
At first they go to the Missionary Training Centre (MTC) to learn the required skills and perhaps their new language. After all, a mission is a tricky business full of regulations and difficulties.
Then they leave. The only contact they are allowed with back home is the occasional email - phone calls are strictly limited to Mother's Day and Christmas. Girlfriends and boyfriends are dumped, they are given a strict routine, banned from being in the same room alone with someone of the opposite sex, forbidden from any human contact other than a handshake. Not allowed out after 9. Parading the streets in heat waves and snow. Knocking on the doors of strangers, unarmed, not even allowed to show violence. For that time their life is the church, studying the gospel for hours a day, wake at five am especially for it.
Understandable, really, that sometimes they turn to each other. The only people who understand the pain of a situation. So young and so alone in a new world with no support. Hormones raging and hearts broken. Comfort - that's all they could need, that's all they can give each other.
Looking for basic info on the church itself?
Note: No knowledge of the church is required to roleplay, since the game will be mainly based upon the interactions and reactions of the characters.
The Game:
AIM based AU slash role play game.
Chats will occur regularly. Please include a chat enabled SN in your application. This does not have to relate to your character.
Journals are first person missionary journals. Friends only is the preferred security option. Entries in italics are PRIVATE thoughts of the character and not acknowledged by anyone reading the journal. This is simply for character development.
The game is set in UTAH.
Characters can be either member, non-member or missionary.
Members are already converted members of the church. These are the people who need to support the missionaries. They do not drink, smoke, do drugs, drink caffiene, or believe in sex before marriage. They go to church every sunday, participate in good works, and tend to cook a lot of cookies and have a lot of kids. They also marry early. Occasionally they go to church on weekends, for meetings with their age group.
Non-members are those who are oblivious to the church. These are the people who the missionaries talk to. And harrass.
Missionaries are those who spread the gospel. They are members of the church and go around in pairs. They start their mission age 19 and finish age 21. Every month these pairs are switched, the missionaries teamed off with someone different. They share an apartment together, knock on doors and preach in the streets, stopping people to inform them. They have no contact with their families.
Remember, this rules are all meant to be trashed.
Utah, Salt Lake City, home of the base of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. At least one family lives on every block, Temple Square taking up a large percentage of the inner city. The Prophet lives here, the conferences take place here. It's a notoriously 'easy deal' for the missionaries sent there.
These boys and girls are specially trained in the doctrine of the church, leaving home for a lengthy amount of time (18 months for girls, 24 months for boys) to another city, or even another country, to teach the gospel to the uninformed, perform Baptisms, and increase their personal knowledge and worth. Boys grow into men, girls grow into women, lives are changed and Heaven is filled.
At first they go to the Missionary Training Centre (MTC) to learn the required skills and perhaps their new language. After all, a mission is a tricky business full of regulations and difficulties.
Then they leave. The only contact they are allowed with back home is the occasional email - phone calls are strictly limited to Mother's Day and Christmas. Girlfriends and boyfriends are dumped, they are given a strict routine, banned from being in the same room alone with someone of the opposite sex, forbidden from any human contact other than a handshake. Not allowed out after 9. Parading the streets in heat waves and snow. Knocking on the doors of strangers, unarmed, not even allowed to show violence. For that time their life is the church, studying the gospel for hours a day, wake at five am especially for it.
Understandable, really, that sometimes they turn to each other. The only people who understand the pain of a situation. So young and so alone in a new world with no support. Hormones raging and hearts broken. Comfort - that's all they could need, that's all they can give each other.
Looking for basic info on the church itself?
Note: No knowledge of the church is required to roleplay, since the game will be mainly based upon the interactions and reactions of the characters.
The Game:
AIM based AU slash role play game.
Chats will occur regularly. Please include a chat enabled SN in your application. This does not have to relate to your character.
Journals are first person missionary journals. Friends only is the preferred security option. Entries in italics are PRIVATE thoughts of the character and not acknowledged by anyone reading the journal. This is simply for character development.
The game is set in UTAH.
Characters can be either member, non-member or missionary.
Members are already converted members of the church. These are the people who need to support the missionaries. They do not drink, smoke, do drugs, drink caffiene, or believe in sex before marriage. They go to church every sunday, participate in good works, and tend to cook a lot of cookies and have a lot of kids. They also marry early. Occasionally they go to church on weekends, for meetings with their age group.
Non-members are those who are oblivious to the church. These are the people who the missionaries talk to. And harrass.
Missionaries are those who spread the gospel. They are members of the church and go around in pairs. They start their mission age 19 and finish age 21. Every month these pairs are switched, the missionaries teamed off with someone different. They share an apartment together, knock on doors and preach in the streets, stopping people to inform them. They have no contact with their families.
Remember, this rules are all meant to be trashed.