They are provided with meals and can participate in sports on their day off.Breitbart? That is fucking hilarious. Thanks for sharing...
Mitt spent 2 years on a Mormon mission.
As an inactive member of the LDS church I can attest to the spartan way of life a Mormon missionary or Elder has to endure.
They spend two solid years serving the church for free. No salary. They have a meager expense account that makes it difficult to buy pizza much less afford a sit-down dinner. They are on call for church emergencies 24/7. They can't go bowling, golfing, play basketball, or baseball, go swimming, they can't dance, they can't go to movies, all of the things that most people take for granted. They can't wear shorts. They have to wear a suit and tie and are only allowed to take off their jacket when the temp requires. They have a strict dress-code. No sex of any kind. They must remain clean and cannot put any drugs in their bodies including caffeine. This 2 year mission is a tradition in the church. It teaches the youth in the LDS church what it's like to be Christlike. It also teaches them to appreciate their freedoms and gives them a work ethic that carries into their adult years.
Fail.
They are provided with meals but they cannot partcipate in sports. At least not when Mitt was a missionary. If they have changed the sports doctrine this is news to me. But I'm talking about what it was like when Mitt was an Elder.