100+ Olympus High School Graduates Return from LDS Missions
A little over two years ago, I shared a video that showed over 80 students from the Olympus High School (Salt Lake City) graduating class of 2012 opening their calls to serve as missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Now, those fine young...
14 Surprising, Heartwarming Videos of LDS Mission Calls, Homecomings
For young men and women preparing to serve LDS missions, opening their calls is an exciting experience. I have posted many videos that document the memorable moment when they learn where they will spend the next 18 months or 2 years. Similarly, many videos have...
Serve an LDS Technology Mission
The spread of technology around the world is creating a greater need for technology lovers to serve LDS full-time missions. You can enjoy this unique opportunity to serve as an Area Technology Specialist (ATS) missionary. ATS missionaries work with Information and...
My Plan: Resources for Returning LDS Missionaries
My Plan is a new resource to help LDS missionaries create a post-mission plan and set goals for how they will continue to live the gospel after their missions. They will begin this plan before and during their missions. Then, they will be invited to share their goals...
LDS Missionaries in Some Countries No Longer Required to Purchase Suit Coats
Mormon male missionaries, or “elders,” are recognized in many parts of the world by their suits and black name tags. However, in some parts of world with hot climates, suit coats are impractical. To reduce the financial burden on missionaries and their families,...
Member Video: LDS Mission Call Surprise
In this video, an LDS young man surprised his whole family by reading his mission call. His family (except his sisters) had no idea that he had decided to serve a mission. In fact, they were convinced he wasn’t going. He arranged to have the bishop come to their...
Questions About Serving an LDS Mission
The article “But What If … ? Questions about Serving a Mission” gives advice to youth and adults who are contemplating serving a full-time mission. As your time to serve a mission approaches, you may ask yourself, “Can I really do this?” Yes, you can! It...
Missionaries Who Return Home Early
A group of LDS missionaries who returned home early from their missions have shared their feelings in a music video “BRAVE: A Message for Early Returning Missionaries.” The video features 14 returned missionaries who ended their service short. Each missionary...
8 Missionary Stories: Display at Temple Square Visitors’ Center
Why do so many young Mormons leave their family and friends behind to serve the Lord on an LDS mission? Find the answer at a new exhibit on Temple Square that highlights the stories of 8 missionaries. There are over 85,000 missionaries serving full-time missions...
Meet The Mormons Movie Available in Stores on DVD & Blu-ray
The movie Meet The Mormons is now available on DVD and Blu-ray in retail stores, including 3,500 Walmart stores nationwide. It has over an hour of never-before-seen footage and bonus features. One of the bonus features is a new story about “The Artist,” Italian-born...
LDS Missionaries Host Weekly Radio Show in South Africa
A post on the Facebook page for the South Africa Mormon Newsroom explains how two LDS missionaries serving in South Africa ended up hosting a weekly radio show talking about the gospel. Here’s the post: Missionaries learn many new things on their mission….but...
Sister Helzer’s Mission Video
Sister Alena Helzer recently returned from serving an LDS mission in the Germany Berlin Mission and produced a short video of her mission. She compressed her 18-month mission into a 5-minute video, including beautiful vistas, historic monuments, amazing architecture,...Video: Blackfoot Stake Standards Night
The Blackfoot Idaho Stake created this video for their Standards Night, based on the 2015 Mutual Theme to embark in the service of God. The video is 33 minutes and contains lots of missionary stories. Here is the video “Embark in Service – Blackfoot Stake...The New Face of Mormonism: Women
More LDS women than ever are volunteering for full-time missions now that the minimum age of service was lowered. ABC News recently aired a nice report about the effectiveness of sister missionaries (see the video below). Related article: “Sister Missionaries to...Follow on social media