The Missionary Aid Society

"Are you going to another Missionary Aid meeting?" Abigail teases you. You nod as you help her lace up her corset before going out with her new beau. "Ever since you decided not to go to the ball you spend all your time at church!" she says, and you laugh because you know she's right. Lately, you find that you are more committed than ever to helping others. You haven't missed a single Missionary Aid Society meeting and you have been working hard to help raise money for a group of missionaries who are heading to the West. Your work at the Missionary Aid Society has convinced you that you want to spend the rest of your life helping other people, so you quit your job at the mill. You have read about the new territories out west and want to find a way that you can go there, too.

Your next choice is:

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