Do Mormon leaders reject famous people from serving missions

[_Rambo]

Good old Facebook has started another ineteresting conversation with TBM's. My friend mentioned that he saw David Archilita at the temple doing baptisms for the dead. Then he linked a video about what baptisms for the dead is for all his non Mormon Facebook friends. So some girls were asking my friend if he got his autograph or if he sang a song for them.

I then wrote this comment. Will call my friend Joe...

"David Archilita should be asking for your autograph Joe. That boy should be on a mission. What do you girls think of him now. haha Jenn Kamp :)"

Someone responded saying.

" Seriously!!? The one time I can't go! So jealous! by the way he can't go on a mission because he is too well known. His mission is his singing. He spreads the gospel by being a good member of the church, and when people think of David they think Mormon, so its a good thing. :0"

I then asked for a link or is that just a guess.

She then said this.

There is no statement per say from the Church. I do not know David personally, so I can not answer for him. Maybe the correct phrase was to say it would be difficult for him to serve, with his popularity. I asked my mother about Donny Os...mond a ways back and what I had said before is what she said. Here is a link to Donny answering the question" http://www.donny.com/question/missions_ ... the_church

It's not clear if it is local leaders that tell Donny not to go or if it is from the top 15.

Does anyone know if famous Mormons get told not to go on a mission? I would much rather have gotten paid millions of dollars to sing instead of going on a mission!

[_just me]

Well, one could argue that Elizabeth Smart was/is famous and she served a mission. But her fame was not the money making (tithing) kind of fame.

Seriously, I doubt anyone in Africa or Japan knows who David is.

I hope the choice was all his.

[_Joseph]

'choose ye this day who you will serve...'

These folks made their choice. They chose what was important to them. Most only give lip service to religion and that usually when they believe it will put money in their bank account or garner some PR value.

Just like tubby tommy, head dude of lds-inc chose his church over his wife and kids, they made their own bed and will suffer the consequences for it.

The sad part is lds-inc leaderships fixation on 'the rich and famous'. The idea of the one lost sheep is lost on these greedy bastards.

[_jon]

The Church is terrified of bad PR.
If a celeb went on a mission the paparazzi would be all over it like a rash and no good would come from it in terms of faith promotion.

Scene 1.
Celeb missionary pictured cooking in his hovel apartment with cockroaches...

Scene 2.
Celeb missionary pictured cooking in his really nice penthouse apartment...