“21st Century Missionary” Resource
21stCenturyMissionary.com is a hub of ideas for missionaries and members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This website of member-generated content is intended to help us better work together to love, share, and invite. Visit the website...
New Missionary Preparation Course for Youth and Young Adults
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has released a new missionary preparation course to help prospective missionaries prepare spiritually, physically, and emotionally for missionary service. The new teacher guide, Missionary Preparation: A Teaching...
Single Senior Men May Now Serve Full-Time Missions
The Church has announced expanded missionary opportunities for single members of the Church age 40 and older. Single men 40 and older may be called as full-time senior missionaries if they do not have dependent children living at home. Those who serve in this capacity...
Where to Get Latter-day Saint Missionary Plaques
Does your ward or branch provide plaques for missionaries? Our ward recently assigned my wife and me to prepare these for missionaries serving from our ward. The following are two good sources we found: LDS Bookstore offers missionary plaques in six formats. They are...
Don’t Miss Out on a Senior Mission
My wife and I served a senior mission together in South Africa. It was one of the greatest experiences of our lives. There are lots of ways to serve the Lord. Some of those ways are teaching the gospel as the young missionaries do. But there are also lots of support...
Church Guidelines for Picking Up Latter-day Saint Missionaries From the Mission Field
Some parents love to pick up their son or daughter at the end of an LDS mission so they can meet some of the people and get a sense of the experiences their child had while serving a mission. The following are the Church policies from the General Handbook, 24.6.3.1:...
Resources for LDS Missionary Preparation
This article reviews key materials that prospective missionaries can use to prepare for missionary service. Standard Works. It goes without saying that prospective missionaries should read all four books of scripture before their missions. Order printed scriptures....
Video: Church Leaders Talk About the Next Generation of Missionaries
In the video “Future Missionaries,” Elder Christofferson explains that this generation of missionaries will be more successful than any generation in leading others to Jesus Christ. Elder Quentin L. Cook adds that this is the generation of Latter-day Saint...
Young Church Service Missionaries To Be Integrated Into Teaching Missions
Beginning in January 2024, young service missionaries worldwide will become part of teaching missions, and the mission president will have responsibility for these missionaries as they continue their service missions. Under the direction of the mission president,...
Church Updates Missionary Handbook
The First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles have approved several updates to the Church’s handbook for missionaries to address commonly asked questions from missionaries and mission leaders and clarify existing standards. Examples of updates:...
How to Apply for a Senior Mission
Have you thought about serving a senior mission? Too scary? Too expensive? Don’t want to leave the grandkids? Here are answer to all these questions. Too scary? Most senior missions are not proselyting missions and they don’t have the same rigorous...
Church Publishes Second Edition of ‘Preach My Gospel’
Nearly 20 years after the first publication of Preach My Gospel: A Guide to Missionary Service, the Church has published a second edition. Preach My Gospel helps missionaries and members to share the gospel of Jesus Christ. The second edition provides updates based on...
Video: How Can I Love, Share, and Invite as Jesus Did?
Watch a new Church video “How Can I Love, Share, and Invite as Jesus Did?” Love, Share, and Invite are principles to help you share the gospel in ways that are right for each of God’s children. As you think about these ideas, pray to Heavenly Father for...
Tour the Provo Missionary Training Center
Want to take a tour of the Provo Missionary Training Center (MTC)? You can do so in three ways: in person, virtual tour, or video tour. The Missionary Training Center allows tours for Church youth groups as well as for families and other members of the general public....Follow on social media