Let’s talk about what it means to be worthy to serve a mission. The prophets have long taught that every worthy young man should serve a mission, and that every young man should strive to be worthy. Worthiness requirements for missionaries are set forth in the scriptures and through the living prophets. Let’s first discuss what [...]
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A frequent question I receive from young readers is regarding the repentance process. In many of these cases, the young people have developed their testimony of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ, and they desire to serve a mission. Upon reflection of their past actions, though, they realize they have committed serious sins that need to be [...]
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Earlier this year I published Mormon Mission Prep: A Practical Guide to Spiritual and Physical Preparation. The book and eBook have enjoyed great success, and to celebrate, I thought I would give away some copies (of the physical book that is, you can always download the Mormon Mission Prep eBook for free). Enter By Liking Mormon Mission [...]
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This week we welcomed Eliza Ruth Smith into our family. She’s our fifth baby and second girl. She weighed in at 6 lbs 13 oz. My wife, Heather, and Eliza are both doing well. We love them both so much. Eliza is named after three great women: Eliza comes from LDS pioneer Eliza R. Snow, [...]
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The 3rd Article of Faith states that “We believe that through the Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the gospel.” For a lot of young future missionaries, this statement begs the question: What is an ordinance? Ordinance Defined In the LDS Church, we define an ordinance [...]
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I just realized today that after three years of running this website, I’ve never directly written about the purpose of missionary work. As a future missionary, it’s pretty important to know the purpose of your preparation. So here we go. Your purpose as a missionary is to: “Invite others to come unto Christ by helping [...]
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Earlier this year, I began working for the LDS Church Seminaries and Institutes of Religion. In this job, I learned about the Seminary Basic Doctrines–11 statements on some of the most fundamental and important doctrines of the gospel of Jesus Christ. These doctrinal statements were formulated for a couple of reasons: One reason for the basic doctrines is [...]
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Keeping the Sabbath day holy is one of the best things you can do to prepare yourself for a mission. As you keep yourself unspotted from the world through proper Sabbath Day observance (see D&C 59:9), you will draw closer to the Lord, and you will find yourself more willing to make sacrifices in order [...]
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Last year, Elder M. Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles shared this story as an indroduction to the vital role that mothers play in preparing their sons and daughters to be missionaries: “I was in charge, chairman of the Priesthood Executive Council. We’re together and talking about how we can get more [...]
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Two very common questions I get about the LDS mission call process are: What day of the week does the apostle meet and make the mission assignments for young people? What day of the week does the mission call letter and packet get mailed out to young people? The answer to both of these questions is [...]
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