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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]

The Mother’s Role in Mission Prep Part 2

June 25, 2011

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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Day of the Week Mission Calls are Issued and Mailed Out

June 16, 2011

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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Rosario Argentina Mission Life Videos

June 10, 2011

At the halfway point in my mission, when I had been in Argentina for almost a year, I was serving in a city called Fray Luis Beltrán. There was a new member who had been baptized only a few months prior, Sister Santoro, who lent us a video camera. My companion, Elder Gertge, and I [...]

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Luis Maldonado

June 10, 2011

Mission Called to: Peru, Piura MTC Entry Date: July the 13th Hometown: Guatemala, Guatemala Why you are going on a mission? Testimony, or Other Comments: I love the Church and the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I am more than glad to serve him during 24 months preaching His Gospel and bringing souls unto him.

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Jared Hadlock

June 3, 2011

Mission Called to: Tahiti Papeete Mission MTC Entry Date: September 21, 2011 Hometown: California Why you are going on a mission? Testimony, or Other Comments: I want to teach the Gospel. I want to bring others to know about the True Church on the Earth. I know the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints [...]

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Lessons Learned from Sheep and a Shepherd

May 29, 2011

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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David O. McKay’s Life Long Example of Missionary Work

May 23, 2011

Today I visited Huntsville, Utah and the childhood home of our ninth LDS Church President in these latter days, David O. McKay. While there, we read a little bit about his life and teachings, and I was struck by the great example of missionary work that he exhibited throughout his life. Age 8: Helped His [...]

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Conversion of the Lescano Family

May 15, 2011

In April of 1997, I was serving in a city called Concordia, Argentina. This was a small city on the border of Uruguay, that I believe had three LDS Church branches. I was serving in the Universidad Branch. My companion there was Elder Sanchez, a native Argentine who spoke no English. This was in the [...]

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Siwakorn Khemthorn

May 7, 2011

Mission Called to: California Oakland/San Francisco Mission MTC Entry Date: September 13, 2011 Hometown: Bangkok, Thailand Website/Blog: www.facebook.com/stopk

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Mormon Mission Prep Book Announcement

May 5, 2011

I am very excited to announce the publication of a book I have written called Mormon Mission Prep: A Practical Guide to Spiritual and Physical Preparation. The book contains answers to the most common questions I have gotten over the last couple of years of running the Mormon Mission Prep website. Questions like: How much will [...]

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