‘Mormon Land’: The ever-evolving nature of LDS proselytizing and the emergence of tailor-made mission service Former leaders of a mission in Chile discuss innovations they enacted and how their young charges rose to the occasion. (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Missionary work continues to evolve — not only in dress standards, in which light-colored shirts are now allowed, but also in tactics, switching from more door-to-door contacting to more technology-based teaching. Missionaries also work not only with trying to find new converts but also in reactivating previous converts. | May 19, 2021, 9:27 p.m. Proselytizing has been a hallmark of Mormonism since its founding. It has become common to see pairs of young men, called “elders,” or young women, dubbed “sisters,” sporting black nametags and talking to people about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.