Preparing for a Mission

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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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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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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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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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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The Savior uses sheep and shepherd analogies throughout his teachings and throughout the scriptures. To understand these teachings better, my co-workers and I recently visited a sheep farm in Huntsville, Utah. We spoke with the shepherd and learned much about lambs, sheep, and shepherding. A Good Shepherd Risks His Life for His Sheep Jesus said, “I [...]

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Learning respect for women is an important part of mission prep. A young man who holds the priesthood of God and is preparing to be a missionary needs to understand the high calling of women and the importance of honoring them. I recently put together the following presentation on respecting womanhood for the 11-year-old Scouts in my ward. Feel free [...]

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I’d like to talk today about Scripture Mastery, both the Seminary program by that name and the concept of mastering the scriptures in order to be a more effective missionary. First, though, I’d like to put a plug in for the new LDS Seminary website. Visit the New LDS Seminary Website The Church recently completely [...]

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