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 […]
Sister Missionaries Share Gospel in Rome with Amazing Chalk Art
A sister missionary serving in the Italy Rome Mission used her artistic talents to share the gospel in the heart of the city. She shared a little bit of her story with us below! Ciao! I am Sister Willis from Midway Utah serving in the Italy Rome mission. My companion is Sister Tanner from Draper […]
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 […]
Month before Russian invasion Church issues evacuation order for missionaries in Ukraine
Dozens were killed during the early hours of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin ordered “military operations” on Ukraine—hitting multiple cities and bases with airstrikes. Last month, 24 January 2022, the Church had already issued an evacuation order for all missionaries in Ukraine. Sam Penrod, a spokesman with The Church of Jesus […]
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 […]
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 […]
Roman Catholic Seminarians Meet Missionaries and Tour MTC
A group of theology students from the San Carlos Seminary Graduate School of Theology in Manila, Philippines, met virtually with Latter-day Saint missionaries from the Philippines Quezon City Mission on July 27. Each group shared their religious beliefs and bore testimony, with the missionaries focusing on “The Restoration of the Fulness of the Gospel of […]