Staying in contact post-mission is no easy task. With the digital-friendly age and social media at our fingertips, it appears that connecting to people requires little to no effort on our part. Don’t be fooled, however, that it will be easy to look up to everyone you’ve met on your mission. Here are my suggestions […]
Category: Missionary Work
Missionary Work
Do Missionaries Get to Rest on the Sabbath?
How to Make a Good First Impression on Each Mission Companion
You might spend six weeks or six months with a companion, and you only get one chance to make a first impression. On a hectic transfer day, the first few hours with your new companion can lay the foundation for your entire relationship, so you want to make the experience as positive as possible. Here […]
See How one missionary’s insane jump roping is helping share the gospel in Hungary
The year 2019 was a big one for Latter-day Saint Porter Ballard. He left home in Idaho to compete in the World Jump Rope Competition in Norway and joined an international jump rope team that competed on Britain’s Got Talent. After such an exciting year, 2020 brought a time of decision for the young athlete. “When it came […]
Temple Square Sister Missionary Shares Her Testimony Through Dance
There have been many unique ways to share a testimony of Jesus Christ. Sister Audrey Carter, a missionary serving on Temple Square for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, shared her testimony through dance. Sister Carter choreographed and performed the piece to the song “Rebel Heart” by Lauren Daigle.
Latter-day Saint Missionary Covers “Even If” by MercyMe
From an unstable childhood to a confident missionary
Dominic Gutierrez remembers the first time he felt God’s love like it was yesterday. From an unstable childhood to a confident missionary As a teenager in Safford, Arizona, childhood memories of abuse and homelessness had caught up with him, and his feelings of loneliness seemed inescapable. He didn’t think he had a purpose and didn’t […]
Notre Dame linebacker leaving football for a mission trip
When the Church News caught up with Kahanu Kia, he had just finished watching the Monday, Jan. 10, 2022, national college football title game. The hard-hitting defender was understandably feeling a post-game jolt of adrenaline. Notre Dame football Kia plays for Notre Dame, one of American football’s most storied programs. The college gridiron is his […]
Ways to talk to your son about serving a mission
In the Aaronic Priesthood Quorum Theme young men say, “I will prepare to become a diligent missionary by being a true disciple of Jesus Christ.” President Russell M. Nelson has said, “This gathering [of Israel] should mean everything to you. This is the mission for which you were sent to the earth.” A full-time mission can be a big […]
Latter-day Saint Missionary Wounded in Alabama Shooting
Lessons I Learned As An MTC Teacher During the Pandemic
I worked as a teacher at the Missionary Training Center (MTC) in Provo, Utah, from July 2019 through February 2021. I taught Russian, doctrine, and teaching skills. Working with the missionaries was an awesome and uplifting job. However, halfway through my time as an MTC teacher, the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and things went a little […]
Elder Davin Sills draws a picture of Jesus Christ With Chalk
Elder Davin Sills was a young missionary from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. From Elwood, Utah, in the United States, he is living in New Zealand for two years. Paying his own way, and volunteering his time to talk to people about his beliefs, and serve communities. He says he is always […]