Why do Mormon men usually begin their missionary service at age nineteen, whereas women do it at twenty-one?

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  Should I choose Current or Previous on my LDS Mission Papers for having a Hernia, but will get it fixed before the Availability date?
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  If a young man were to have sex at age sixteen, would he still have to wait a year to leave on his mission, or is it a year form the act.
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