The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is opening a new training center for full-time missionaries in Democratic Republic of the Congo. A new missionary training center is opening in a country that’s never had one
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36 new missions to be created in 2024
More missionaries are serving now than the 69,000 who were sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ just before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The increase is thanks in large part to Church President and Prophet Russell M. Nelson’s April 2022 call for more missionaries. “We are incredibly grateful for the response we have seen […]
A Man Arrested After Attempt to Blow Up Latter-day Saint Missionaries’ Car
Man Arrested After Attempt to Blow Up Latter-day Saint Missionaries’ Car. After admitting to setting a car used by missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on fire because he “disliked the Mormon faith,” a Connecticut man was charged with a crime. Early Monday, a witness getting ready for work noticed Samuel Vandeusen, […]
An Update On Russian Latter-day Saint Missionaries
Due to the invasion of and subsequent war in Ukraine, all non-native missionaries in Russia, known as “volunteers,” have either returned home or been reassigned to various missions in Europe or the United States. Deteriorating relations with the Russian Federation have been a major factor in this decision. According to a statement from Church spokesperson Sam […]
How Missionaries Can Relate Better to Investigators
How Missionaries Can Relate Better to Investigators. Few months into my mission, I found myself squatting on a stubby wooden stool in an adobe home and realizing that I struggled to relate with my investigators. Related: Do Missionaries Get to Rest on the Sabbath? Of course, I loved them with all my heart. I knew […]
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 […]