The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (aka LDS Church, Mormons) announced the creation of a new calling (a position or job within the Church) to be filled within each of it’s over 1,000 congregations designed for single members: The Matchmaker*. While the soon-to-be-filled calling is officially called the “Ward Dating Specialist,” many have speculated that this position may well be a permanent foundation in the future of Mormon marriages.

Since the early days of the Church’s foundings, the leaders have pressed for the membership to marry young (18-21 is preferable). But in recent years, members have been putting marriage off, waiting for a more financially solvent time to begin such a daunting commitment as a family.

With this new approach to marriage, many have speculated that the Church will soon return to it’s original practice of prophetically arranged marriages; in which the President of the Church decides who will marry whom.

It is not yet apparent how the general membership of the Church will receive this news.

*This is a JOKE. Please, do not think any less of the good ol’ Mormons just because I like to poke fun at them… ’cause I am one!