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July 14, 2008 | 1:31 pm

Mormon missionary excommunicated for ‘risque’ calendar

Posted by Brad A. Greenberg

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I wondered over the weekend why a 9-month-old post about the Sin City missionary who created the Mormon hunks calendar was suddenly popular again. The reason: Chad Hardy was back in the news after a council of elders for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints excommunicated him.

“I felt like I spoke my truth,” the 31-year-old entertainment entrepreneur said. “Bottom-line, they still felt the calendar is inappropriate and not the image that the church wants to have.”

“Men on a Mission,” which has sold nearly 10,000 copies at $14.99 each, included pictures of 12 returned missionaries wearing black slacks, but not their trademark white shirts, in modest poses. The men also were photographed in traditional missionary garb and share their religious beliefs in biographical sketches.

Some of the 12 models have also been called to disciplinary meetings, but none were punished.

“I have no ill feelings toward any of those people,” Hardy said of the church council. “They did what they believed was right and I really do feel it was the best decision for both of us.”

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Brings me back to my days as the cover for the ‘Studs of Data Processing’ calendar. I won’t say which year.

Comment by Ben Plonie on 7/14/08 at 5:15 pm

You are mistaken. The creator of the calendar was a member of the LDS (Mormon) Church, but was definitely not a Mormon missionary. In fact, he was a “Jack Mormon.” He hadn’t been a practicing Mormon for years. To learn more about the Mormons, visit http://www.allaboutmormons.com

Comment by JDD on 7/15/08 at 12:35 am

Acredito que o Livrio arbitrio nos livras de todas e qualqier regras que tenhamos em nossa vida. Afinal de contas é uma liberdade dada por Deus ... Mas cabe a cada ser humano saber suas consequencias ao escolher sua atitude tomada e pensar,: o que acontecer comigo Ira e ao meu redor e depois que eu tomar essa desisão praticar? A menos que vc tenha certeza do que está fazendo siga em frente e seja feliz ...!

Comment by Ana Souza on 9/11/09 at 8:32 am

I know a guy who is the member of The Church of Jesus Christ and Latter Day Saints. Once we were discussing this news and I realized that he was totally offended by the fact that missionaries could do something like this. He said that they put aside everything they taught.
As for me, I see nothing bad in making a calendar- it wasn’t a porn movie- huh? So, people should judge less…

Comment by dildo on 10/12/09 at 7:48 am

But, what is Bad in this calendar? Where is difference - between sport calendar with plenty of undress muscule and that? Nobody can claim, when watch sports athletes, but if man in office dress - it cause for indignation.

Comment by Diego Hugo on 2/04/10 at 7:34 am

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