022: Sophie Returns Home Early Due to COVID-19

Early Homecoming: Insights from Missionaries who Returned Early

English - April 05, 2020 06:00 - 25 minutes - 17.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
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Sophie served in the Washington D.C. North mission for 17 months before needing to return home early to Vienna, Austria due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Even though she nearly completed her intended amount of time on a mission, Sophie is still facing many of the same challenges as other missionaries who have needed to return home early due to the pandemic. She and I also discuss how Austria is handling the pandemic and the similarities and differences between Austria and the United States. Since returning home, Sophie has created a blog for all missionaries who have needed to return home due to COVID-19 called "The Quarantined RM" which you can find at quarantinedrm.wordpress.com.