Whether you are thinking about serving a full-time mission several years from now or you already have your mission call in hand, this Mission Prep "Bucket List" is filled with 25 SIMPLE WAYS that you can prepare to serve a full-time mission! Many of these things can be started while you are a youth, but you can continue (or start) any of them as a young adult as well. Feel free to print out this Mission Prep Bucket List on your printer (or have it printed as a 4x6 photo) - this free…

This is the best list of things you'll wish you brought on your lds mission. It has lots of tips and ideas of things to add to your packing list while you're working on your mission preparation. This list is great for elder and sister missionaries. #mission #ldsmissionary

Hallo meine Freundin! I’m 6 weeks away from entering the Provo Missionary Training Center and just one week away from the end of Freshman year. Gee wiz! I thought I’d productively procr…

So you’ve decided to serve a mission? Fabulous! I hope your mission prep classes are helpful and that you’ve scheduled time to go out on splits with local elders or sisters. Your bishop has probably given you some great advice on how to prepare, and hopefully you’ll read a good mission prep book or two.

THAT TIME I PANICKED WHEN I HAD TO BUY GROCERIES- When I arrived in my mission (Minnesota) straight out of the MTC, all of the new missionaries went to the mission home in Bloomington and stayed our first night in the field there. The next morning we were given our area assignments and traveled to our new areas in various places around the state. After traveling for several hours, I was picked up at the meeting place by my new companion/trainer and a member of the branch where I would be…

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I try to tell it like it is, and I'm being totally honest about this, friends - being a missionary isn't always "smiles times"...being rejected constantly, seeing the gospel rejected constantly, being hated, having people want to argue with you, being screamed at, the heartache of people letting you down, working at full speed all day every day, seeing the situations and the poverty that people live in (even in the United States), it can be all be tough on even the strongest person. As a…

Serving a mission requires your whole heart, mind, and soul – it can be the most wonderful years of the life, but also the most difficult. Here is a great…

How to write a personal mission statement. See 28 mission statement examples to serve as a guide for all of your life decisions and choices.