Call Process
LDS Mission Call Process
The LDS Mission Call Process is one of the most frequent topics that people ask me about. Below is a summary and links to the articles I have written on the subject.
- Mission Papers Overview This article gives a high-level view of what to do before, during and after submitting your mission papers.
- Mission Application Timeline In this article, I give details about the steps involved in the mission call process with particular emphasis on when to begin, and how long to expect each step to take.
- Mission Application Form This article talks in detail about the Checklist for Full-Time Missionary Recommendation, the official paperworksion. If you are looking for the actual forms to download, I’m sorry but the Church just does not make them available. You can try doing a Google search for Checklist for Full-Time Missionary Recommendation, and sometimes you’ll find people have posted them.
- To fill out your mission papers online, use the Missionary Online Recommendation System.
- Missionaries Are Called by God In this article, Elder Ronald A. Rasband explains the LDS Mission Call Process, particularly, how missionaries are called by God through inspiration to our living prophets.
- Mission Call Letter Two to four weeks after the Church receives you mission application, you will receive your call packet in the mail. This packet will contain your mission call letter from the prophet, as well as other materials, including a list of mission clothing and other items to bring.
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I am preparing for a mission right now and I am on process now. I will submit my papers next Sunday. And I am so excited about this. I hope I could be able to served outside the country.
I am grateful for this site. It helps me preparing well for my mission. Thank you so much!
Hi, I just had the Stake Presidents Interview. I was wondering if you could tell me what day of the week do the Apostles meet to do the Mission Selection Process? You can write to my E-mail if you can’t say in Public. Please and Thanks
Sorry Jared. I don’t know.
That’s ok. Thanks Anyways and a Wonderful Website you have. It’s Awesome! =)
It’s crazy I got to meet elder Anderson about 2 months ago! I turned my papers in last Monday and I actually have then back now, just waiting for friend to cone over! They day they meet together is Tuesday and they send papesr out on Thursday
hope I helped some.
My paperwork was submitted at the beginning of this week. This has been a long and stressful process but I am very excited to represent the Lord. I can’t wait to serve the Lord. :]
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I have two questions:
1. I got my call to Vancouver Canada and I lost my application for Visa and I don’t know who to call. Do you have the number?
2. I’m preaching in Mandarin Chinese Language and everyone’s telling me that I’ll be at the MTC for a VERY long time. Do you know how long I’ll be staying there?
Please and thank you
metui,
1. Regarding your lost Visa application, you can try to contact the Missionary Travel department at Church headquarters, 1-801-240-5111 or 1-800-537-3537.
2. Regarding your length of stay at the MTC, as I understand it, for languages that have proven more difficult to master, they sometimes have the missionaries stay for 12 weeks, rather than the normal 9 weeks. And yes, this will seem like a very long time because you will be so anxious to get out into the field, preaching the gospel of Christ. But be patient. Your time will come. Take full advantage of the time you have in the MTC to learn your language. When you’re standing on someone’s doorstep, trying to speak to them in a new language, you’ll wish you had spent more time learning the language. But have faith in the Lord and he will help you.
-Jimmy
I have a question after a apostle has chosen your mission how long does it take to arrive your mission call? thanks
Call assignments are generally made on Fridays, and the call packets generally get mailed out on the following Tuesday. See this article for more detail: http://www.mormonmissionprep.com/call-process/day-of-the-week/
Thank you for this useful information! This helps reduce a lot of anxiety, so thanks!
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Hey guys,
I am still waiting for my call but it should be in late this week or early next week.
Can’t wait to get out there and start serving. Thank you for this site its been helpful with preparation for my Mission. Wherever I get called I shall serve 110 percent for the Lord.
Cheers.
What do I write for my acceptance letter? Is it just like a short few sentences, or do I write my feelings? I’m just looking for a basic idea
Jim, check out my post on the acceptance letter.
I just met with my stake president and I am wondering about how long it takes him to go over my papers and submit them? I am so anxious!
Hey, I put in my papers about three and half weeks ago, and I had a couple of questions.
My dad works for the church, and he’s been able to keep tabs on my mission paper status. According to his information, a committee convened to discuss my call last Friday. However, it is now Thursday and no call has been sent to me. Is it possible its lost I. The mail, or is this normal?
Matt, Delays are normal. If there has been an unusually lengthy delay, talk to your bishop or stake president, and they may be able to call church headquarters on your behalf to find out what the hold up is. Good luck and God bless.
Question…..My extremely responsible son kept track of his packet for two months while finishing school, then came home and gave it to me as I was so interested in getting to work on gathering needed things. I now cannot find it anywhere, and fear that it was thrown out by mistake! Luckily he has his call letter, as he put it on his bulletin board as soon as he returned home. I feel so sick about this. Do you know how I can get a new packet for him?
The best thing to do would be to call the missionary department at Church headquarters and I’m sure they can help you. Good luck.
he i just had the talk with my bishop a few weeks ago and i feel like i am spiritually ready to begin my papers now. my bishop said he would begin the process online. how do i get to my papers now? im on lds.org but cant find anything about it
The Missionary Online Recommendation System is located here: https://apps.lds.org/recentry/login.lds
You should be able to get in if your bishop has indeed gotten the process started and enabled you to login. Good luck.
so dissapointing. when i was younger i thought they did each one individually by hand. just a computer, with some prayer for “quality control”
Up to what age can an LDS young men serve a full time mission? Any references? Thanks.
The upper age limit for men is 25. I believe this can be found in the LDS Church Handbook 1.
Can someone be rejected not to go on a mission after applying? Can it be a very special situation where the Lord doesn’t want him to go?
Emmanuel, I have never heard of someone’s mission application being rejected in such a way. Now I have heard of it being rejected for health reasons. In such cases, the young man is honorably discharged from the responsibility to serve a mission. But besides those health issues, and of course worthiness issues, no one’s mission application is rejected. The prophet has told us that it is the will of the Lord that all young men serve a mission. I hope his helps. God bless you.
It is possible for us to chose the kind of work, i.e. serving at a visitor center? I am retired professional sales trainer, and love to talk. I am not good at door to door, but a visitors center would be perfect.
Glennis “Bear” Smith
Glen, Senior missionaries, compared to the 18 and 19 year olds, are given much more flexibility in terms of the kind of mission they will serve. You still have to be willing to go where the Lord calls you to go, but generally, for older couples, it is for the type of mission they request. You can check out the current senior missionary opportunities on the Church’s website. Click on the link in the right side bar called “Learn about current opportunities” to see the openings and possible missions you could serve. Good luck, and God bless you.
hello i already submitted my mission paper last november 8 2012 and until now i haven’t yet receive..
Hi!
I turned in my papers nearly 5 weeks ago, and I still have not received a call yet. Do you have any idea why it would be taking so long, or if there is anyone I can contact about this?
Thanks,
Chris
It sounds like there might have been a delay. You’ll want to reach out to your stake president. He can call Salt Lake and find out what is going on.
Hello,
I received my call to Utah and I just have doubts that I will be any good there. It’s to be excited about serving a mission when everyone around you is being called to Thailand, Ecuador, and France. I want to be in love with my call, but I just can’t seem to feel that way. I mostly feel guilty about this feeling. How do i fall in love with something I just can’t seem to love.
First of all, I empathize. I understand your feelings because I felt a little the same when I got my mission call. I went to Argentina, but at the time I got my call, my older brother was already there on a mission. I wanted to go some place different and more exotic. I wanted to learn a different, cooler language. But my mission was a fantastic experience, and I wouldn’t trade it for the world now.
I think you have to go back to why you decided to serve a mission in the first place. You probably decided to put your papers in because you had gained a testimony of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ and wanted to do what you can to build the kingdom of God. You didn’t decide to serve a mission so you could go to a far off and exotic land. You decided to go because you wanted to do the will of the Lord. Well, the the Lord’s will has been made known through his living prophet, and when you think about it, that’s pretty exciting.
Someone, probably multiple people, in Utah are waiting for you. You will be able to connect with them in a way no other missionary can. The Lord needs you to be his ambassador and to further his work. Please pray about your mission call. The Spirit will confirm that it has come from God, and I’m sure your enthusiasm will return. Good luck and God bless.
I have a question regarding the Insurance section of the papers, I can’t seem to find a phone number to call and it has now been three days that I have been waiting for an email back. By any chance do you know a number I could call to ask questions about the application?
My name is Joseph Forbush. I sent my papers last Tuesday but Salt Lake City received them on Thursday (1/24/13). I am so excited and can’t sleep a whole night without thinking about when mission call is going to come in the mail and what it says! I wondering when you guys think I might receive my mission papers in the mail. In your personal most exact opinion, what day or week do you think my mission papers will arrive in the mail?
Example: Tell me the day, date, and week you expect my call to arrive. I live in Michigan…if this helps at all!
Chill. It took me about 3 weeks. I got it on Jan 2. Nice way to start the year.
my mission assignment already completed last january 25.. I am very excited and im thinking it when my mission call arrive im in the phillipines…
I am reporting to the MTC in Provo in 2 days. I am really nervous about the flight and finding my way around the airport and just the logistics of everything. I am leaving from FL. Considering that it is winter, it might snow in UT and flight could be delayed. What happens if I am late to the MTC?
Also, is it still standard to stay 9 weeks to learn a language? I am serving in NV-LV Spanish speaking.
I have heard that they are having Spanish learning missionaries only stay 6 or 7 weeks, due to over crowding at the MTC. But I don’t know for sure if that is true.
As for being late to the MTC, if it is due to a flight delayed from winter weather, I’m sure they would understand. Good luck on your mission. May God bless you.
My son set in his paperwork several weeks ago and already had a meeting with the bishop and stake president. His bishop and state president feel he is ready and prepared to serve, although he struggles with ADHD (he does not take medication). The Church requested my son see a counselor, which he did, and the counselor wrote a glowing report. Now Salt Lake is asking for a second counselor interview (which he has to meet with two times). Such delays have been very frustrating to him and us, as we are seeing his friends and cousins already receive their callings and everyone wants to know when he will get his.
Hi, my name is Cameron and I wondering when my mission call would be mailed because I live in NC and I sent my papers out 3/12/13 and also that same week I was issued a call, so I was wondering if you could give me a estimate time when I should receive my call in the mail?
Thanks,
Cameron
Cameron, Check out my article on the Day of the Week Mission Calls are Issued and Mailed Out
My papers have been submitted to salt lake. When I asked my stake president the status of my papers he said they were “ready for assignment”. What exactly does that mean?
That means that your paperwork is ready for the meeting where an Apostle of the Lord will assign you to a specific mission. Read my article called Missionaries Are Called by God, that explains this more. That assignment should happen this week, and then your mission call packet should be mailed to you next week. Good luck and God bless.
Hi, my son is due to leave on his mission for Brazil on 5th June but we havent heard re his travel plans or visas etc. What would happen if all paperwork isnt ready before he is due to go. We live in England.
hi Brenden am rill in serious trouble. i became a member of the church when i was 12yrs old, i2yrs latter i left that area where the church was located. living the church for allmost 6yrs. at those period of time when i was 19yrs old i was dating a girl. for the fact that i dont rilly know much doctrine off the church. the dating now lead to a son. after coming back to church i made my confession to my branch president. after a year i apply to go on amission. go true an interview with my stake president but did tell him. due to our interview. i went on a mission, i pass true MTC ,i was already on my mission field. my mission president ask me to tell him about my life so i told him about my past. for the fact that i was honest. i was sent back home. i rilly want to serve the lord plz help me talk to my stake president so that i can return back to my mission field. am from Abuja Nigeria stake please help me am rilly confuse .
My papers will be officially submitted on a tuesday. Does that mean my call will be assigned that Friday or will they be held until the next Friday?
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