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  Shirtless Mormon Missionaries

Somehow it doesn't seem right; I never thought of them as hotties. Now I'll be eyeing those ones who come to the door to try to figure out what's under those white shirts and plastic name badges.



"SALT LAKE CITY -- A Las Vegas man who devised a calendar that features shirtless Mormon missionaries is facing a disciplinary hearing and possible excommunication because of the project.

Chad Hardy, a lifelong member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was summoned by letter to a meeting Sunday with a council of elders to discuss his "conduct unbecoming a member of the church."

A copy of the letter from Frank E. Davie, the senior leader over a group of Mormon congregations in the Las Vegas area, was provided to The Associated Press. It was sent early this week, days before the 2009 version of the "Men on a Mission" calendar went to press, Hardy said in a telephone interview.

A takeoff on calendars of firefighters and returned U.S. servicemen, Hardy's project debuted with a 2008 calendar featuring 12 returned church missionaries in mostly modest poses, minus their trademark white shirts, ties and black plastic name badges. It has sold nearly 10,000 copies.

'It's not tearing anybody down," Hardy said. "I wondered what would happen if we took that perfect Disneyland image that the church spends millions of dollars cultivating each year and shook it up a little bit.'"

Article From the Las Vegas Review-Journal.


posted on July 12, 2008 12:12 PM ()

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He looks pretty appetizing to me too. I just might forget that I am an old lady!
comment by elderjane on July 15, 2008 5:11 PM ()
I didn't realize that LDS stood for Let Drop Shirts...
comment by looserobes on July 15, 2008 6:59 AM ()
There's some good in every religion. This calendar proves it.
comment by tealstar on July 13, 2008 3:24 PM ()
I'm not surprised he might be excommunicated. That's a pretty conservative group. But he is a hottie!
comment by catdancer on July 12, 2008 3:39 PM ()
It might be more acceptable to me if his purpose for publishing the calendar was fund raising, but he says his intent was to stir up the Mormon church. Sounds like he's getting his wish.
reply by troutbend on July 12, 2008 7:01 PM ()
woohoo next time they knock on my door I might just let them in
comment by ducky on July 12, 2008 2:22 PM ()

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