It's not sad for future missionaries. It's wonderful for future missionaries. They won't be wasting their time.
I suppose you feel that your muscles were strengthened by pushing against the immovable rock. Good for you.
This also means that less missionaries will be doing "the European Tour." Hanging out for two years taking in the language, culture, and museums.
I have personally witnessed the aftereffects of the church pulling out of areas I served. I saw the chapel that was dedicated while I was in an area (my last day in the area actually--and a kind of capstone to my mission) laying abandoned in weeds just a few years later.
The church is not "destined" for anything. There is no destiny, there is no fate. There is only work and being smart about it. The days of expecting the gospel to magically spread are over. Winter is coming. Bring in the last sheaves before the freeze arrives.
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