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History of the For the Strength of Youth Pamphlet

As you may have read on LDS Church News and Events, the pamphlet For the Strength of Youth has been updated… [more]

Don’t Be a Trunky Missionary, Endure to the End

I was recently reading in my missionary journal about my last week in Rosario Argentina back in November… [more]

Conversion of Jonas in Poland

The following story was related by my brother, Michael Smith, with is currently serving in the Warsaw… [more]

Chance to Win Mormon Mission Prep Book

August 31, 2011

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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Allan Labrosse Pedersen

August 26, 2011

Mission Called to: England London South Mission MTC Entry Date: August 26th 2011 Hometown: Esbjerg, Denmark Website/Blog: http://years2serve.blogspot.com/ Why you are going on a mission? Testimony, or Other Comments: As a young member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints I have been offered the opportunity to serve as a missionary for two [...]

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A New Eliza R. in the World

August 17, 2011

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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Saving Ordinances

August 10, 2011

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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Ashley Zahrt

August 4, 2011

Mission Called to: Lubbock, Texas MTC Entry Date: October 26, 2011 Hometown: South Bend, IN Why you are going on a mission? Testimony, or Other Comments: I joined the church a little over a year ago (July 10, 2010), and I want to share with others the joy that I have found in Christ and [...]

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Purpose of Missionary Work

July 30, 2011

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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kayla owens

July 22, 2011

Mission Called to: IDAHO BOISE!!!!!!! MTC Entry Date: October 26, 2011 Hometown: El paso tx Why you are going on a mission? Testimony, or Other Comments: I love this gospel. To know that ill have the chance to sit into hundreds of homes or maybe even thousands to remind them that jesus lives and my [...]

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Ellen Claire Griffes

July 22, 2011

Mission Called to: California Riverside Mission MTC Entry Date: August 3, 2011 Hometown: Onsted, MI

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Introduction to Basic Doctrines

July 17, 2011

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

July 9, 2011

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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