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Missionaries make Utah, Idaho unlikely hotbed for international business

When McKay Jensen returned to his native Idaho after two years on a Mormon mission in Montreal, he figured his fluent French wouldn’t be much use in a state more famous for french fries than French speakers.

But now he uses it daily to deal with French-speaking Canadian distributors for Melaleuca Inc., a health-products company that operates a call center in the eastern Idaho town of Rexburg.

Employers ranging from Melaleuca to online auction house eBay, the FBI in Salt Lake City, and eye care company 1-800 Contacts in Draper, Utah, are capitalizing on the language skills required for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ far-flung evangelism.

"I got an e-mail that Melaleuca was looking for French speakers," Jensen said. "Where else would I get that opportunity, here in Rexburg?"

By John Miller
Associated Press writer

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