Hm *thoughtful* honestly I have not heard anything about that. I'm pretty sure though that run-of-the-mill proselyting is still going strong. Young men and women when they reach certain ages are still encouraged to serve missions, these generally last for two years and they are sent where-ever they are needed most.

It's a individual choice though and one that is approached with much thoughtfulness and prayer. Me personally I never served a mission but I'm still a member in good standing. One can be a missionary without the whole going around knocking on people's doors thing, you see.

I have a friend who served his mission in Rome, Italy...I'll ask him about it :)