(KUTV) The age change for LDS Missionaries made waves just over two weeks ago when it was announced at the semi-annual General Conference – and now applications are flooding in.

The LDS Church reduced the age for missionaries to a year younger for men and two years younger for women.

The change in missionary age affects Mormon women more than men. Now 14% of Mormon missionaries are women – but more than 50% of the new applicants are women.

Typically, the LDS Church receives 700 new applications each week, but according to the church, that number has increased to about 4,000 each week.

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Number Of Missionary Applications Increase Following Age Change