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Returned Missionary in Search of a Job?
by Kate Ensign-Lewis
Normalizing after a mission is no easy task. You debate with yourself over thousands of lifestyle choices. Do you keep waking up at 6:30 in the morning? Thankfully, the hair-part for elders is no longer required, so retaining that mission vestige is no longer a debate. Read more >
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Missionary Prep 101
by Jordan Marie Williams
As Young Men leaders and parents, you share the responsibility for preparing what Elder Ballard called "the greatest generation of missionaries in the history of the Church" (Ensign, Nov. 2002). Instead of watching prospective missionaries struggling with their chin-ups at that raised bar, get down on your knees and give them a boost. Read more >
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An Epic Journey
by Bridget Rees
Missionary. The impression that comes to mind when you think of the word is probably one of a young, energetic, just-out-of-high-school young man. And while the young elders in the field certainly outnumber the sister or couple missionaries, they’re not the only ones wearing a black name badge on their chests. Read more >
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Letting Go. . . of Your Missionary
by Jena Peterson
It’s exciting, isn’t it? They interview with the bishop, make doctor’s and dentist’s appointments, interview with the stake president, then the papers go in. For up to six agonizing weeks, the whole family runs to the mailbox every Tuesday, Wednesday, and sometimes Thursday, hoping for that big, white envelope. Read more >
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Back to Brazil
by Sarah Shepherd
Missionaries often wonder whether or not their service made a difference. In part to find out, a group of twenty-three missionaries who served in the Southern Brazil Mission between the years of 1957-1973, discovered what has happened since they left—what has changed and what has remained the same. Read more >
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I Hope By Then I Will Be Ready
A mission is one of few experiences in life that can truly "change" a person. It is a critical time period in forming future philosophies about spirituality and life, and preparing for it properly is the first step to a successful mission and prosperous post-mission life. Here are a few keys to that preparation. Read more >
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The Army of Helaman
From Alaska to Albania, Temple Square to Thailand, sister missionaries are serving the Lord throughout the world and taking lifelong lessons home with them. Read more >
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I Will Go and Do...Right After I Wash My Hands
by Deanne Tanner Francis
Early one morning in the mission home, I answered the phone with the customary Spanish greeting, "Si, diga." On the other end was Hermana Flores, one of our wonderful Spanish sisters. She was calling to tell the president that she and her companion were not going to be able to work for several days. Read more >
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Birdseed for the Elders
by Robert Christensen
I was a new missionary, having arrived just over four weeks earlier. With several unanticipated expenses that first month, no one could blame me for completely running out of money three days before the month ended. Read more >
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Supporting Your Child on a Mission
by Randy Bott
A full-time mission is a two-year commitment for a young man, 18 months for a young woman. Parents can begin laying the mission groundwork as soon as their child is born. Preparation and support continue until the missionary is safely home and successfully reintegrated into normal, post-mission life. Read more >
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