As you may have read on LDS Church News and Events, the pamphlet For the Strength of Youth has been updated and refreshed. Young Women general president Elaine S. Dalton explained, “the standards have not changed, but times have changed… For the Strength of Youth has been revised to address the issues youth face today—to [...]
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The LDS Seminary and Institute programs are wonderful tools in helping young men and young women prepare for full-time missionary service. The year 2012 marks 100 years since the first Seminary class was establish. To commemorate this anniversary, the Church is holding a worldwide Seminary Centennial Broadcast on Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. [...]
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I recently came across this talk by Elder David B. Haight, formerly of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, which he wrote about the mission call acceptance letter. Included in the packet is a page that may go unnoticed at first. It is a form, the Missionary Call Acceptance. This is a personal letter in which the [...]
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As I mention in my post on the mission application timeline, if you have not received your patriarch blessing by the time you begin to fill out your missionary paper work, you should make arrangements at that time to get it. Missionaries are required, per the instructions in the mission call letter, to receive a patriarchal blessing [...]
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The following is one of my favorite stories from the recent October 2011 General Conference. It is about Peter Mourik speaking at the dedication of the Frankfurt Germany Temple and was related by President Thomas S. Monson during his Sunday morning talk called Stand in Holy Places. I am always humbled and grateful when my [...]
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Counseling With Our Councils: Learning to Minister Together in the Church and in the Family by Elder M. Russell Ballard is one of the best Church books I’ve read. Though it’s not directly related to mission prep, I wanted to share my thoughts about it with you anyway. Here are some of the things I [...]
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The following story was related by my brother, Michael Smith, with is currently serving in the Warsaw Poland mission. Meeting Jonas, Letter of 10-3-2011 We had about 20 minutes until a session of General Conference so we decided to contact right around the chapel while we waited. We met this super super cool guy named [...]
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Thomas S. Monson: Dare to Stand Alone “Once we have a testimony, it is incumbent upon us to share that testimony with others. Many of you brethren have served as missionaries throughout the world. Many of you young men will yet serve. Prepare yourselves now for that opportunity. Make certain you are worthy to serve.” [...]
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I was recently reading in my missionary journal about my last week in Rosario Argentina back in November 1997. I thought I’d share some of the events of that week, and (hopefully I’m not boasting here) talk about how I worked diligently until the very end of my mission. I encourage all of you future [...]
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One of the readers of this site emailed me and asked me what are the requirements to serve a mission. It was then that I realized that I had never put all the full-time missionary requirements in one place, so here we go. Full-Time Missionary Requirements The Lord expect each able young man, and many [...]
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