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golden contact

golden contact noun: a person who is predisposed or eager to convert to the Mormon faith.

Noun

golden contact (plural golden contacts)

  1. (Mormonism) A person who is predisposed or eager to convert to the Mormon faith.
    • Cleaver’s prominence, in the words of Mario S. De Pillis, made him the “improbable ‘golden contact’” for Mormon missionaries.2002, Newell G. Bringhurst, “Eldridge Cleaver’s Passage through Mormonism”, in Journal of Mormon History, volume 28, number 1, →JSTOR, page 108
    • Golden Contact. A person who knows little or nothing about Mormonism, but is eager to learn.[2010 January 1, Steven A. Crane, Is Mormonism Now Christian?, Wipf and Stock Publishers, →ISBN, page 126

Examples of golden contact in a sentence

  • Already this morning, I have taught a 1st discussion to a new contact—a golden contact, too!2010 May 28, Wendy Soria, Letters from a Lady Mormon Missionary, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN:
  • The Elders thought that he might be a golden contact.2015 March 31, H. David Campbell, The Soul Mates: Their Journey Though Time, iUniverse, →ISBN:
  • He was what Mormons call a “golden contact” someone who literally is ready from the start to convert.2015 May 7, Ignacio M. García, Chicano While Mormon: Activism, War, and Keeping the Faith, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 136:

Forms of golden contact

pluralgolden contacts

Questions about golden contact

What does golden contact mean?
Golden contact means a person who is predisposed or eager to convert to the Mormon faith.
How do you use golden contact in a sentence?
Already this morning, I have taught a 1st discussion to a new contact—a golden contact, too!
What part of speech is golden contact?
Golden contact is a noun.
What is the plural of golden contact?
The plural of golden contact is golden contacts.

Words near golden contact in the dictionary

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  2. golden coin turtle
  3. golden coin turtles
  4. golden conebush
  5. golden conebushes
  6. golden contact
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  8. golden crab
  9. golden crabs
  10. Golden Crescent
  11. golden cup

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