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January 2011

Pat Huff recently returned with her husband from a mission to the St. George Utah mission where they served at the Cove Fort Historic Site. Their mission was a great experience as they helped greet and teach 61,000 visitors.  Pat farmed, ranched, and worked as a Librarian in Pocatello, Idaho for 30 years. She now [...]

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Please note: The dress standards for sister missionaries were recently updated with guidelines that contain more current and colorful styles. You can find the official guidelines on appearance for missionaries at the Provo MTC website. Also see the article called Sister missionaries get a new wardrobe on LDSLiving.com. I asked our panel of returned sister [...]

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Though this isn’t exactly related to Mormon Mission Prep, I thought this would nevertheless be a good forum to publish a summary and highlights of official LDS Church Website traffic. As some of you may know, I work for the LDS Church and I am in charge of their Web analytics. Therefore people often ask [...]

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Vickey Pahnke Taylor is a songwriter, author, and speaker who has spent more than two decades teaching youth and adults with positive messages and motivational themes. She has written songs for the Special Olympics, Make A Wish Foundation, and the Especially For Youth (EFY) program. Vickey has a Masters Degree in Communications, she loves being [...]

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Scott Stapley

by Admin on January 8, 2011 · 0 comments posted in Missionary Farewells

Mission Called to: Montevideo Uruguay Mission MTC Report Date: July 23, 2009 Why you are going on a mission? Testimony, or Other Comments: Hometown: Mesa, Arizona MTC entry date: July 23, 2009 Buenos Aires MTC Spanish Speaking

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Felipe de Oliveira

by Admin on January 8, 2011 · 1 comment posted in Missionary Farewells

Mission Called to: England London Mission MTC Report Date: September 25, 2009 Why you are going on a mission? Testimony, or Other Comments: Going to MTC Preston in September 25th,I am from Brazil,I speak portuguese and English.

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Kelby Mills

by Admin on January 8, 2011 · 1 comment posted in Missionary Farewells

Mission Called to: Melbourne, Australia MTC Report Date: Febraury 24, 2009 Why you are going on a mission? Testimony, or Other Comments: Enghish speaking. My mission also cover the whole Tazmanian Island!

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Note: While the responses below, as well as the video above, give the female, sister missionary, perspective, a majority of it is equally applicable to the young men and future Elders. I asked my panel of returned sister missionaries: What is a typical “day in the life” of a sister missionary like? Argentina Neuquen Mission, [...]

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Poem: The Race by D. H. Groberg

by Jimmy on January 4, 2011 · 4 comments posted in Mission Life

The Savior’s parable of the lost coin tells about a woman who had ten pieces of silver and lost one. When the woman found her missing piece of silver she called her friends “saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost. Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy [...]

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