For those of you who overlooked it at the bottom of my previous post, which was a review of Prepare with Honor by Randy Bott, I am giving away a free copy of the book. To enter, just leave a comment on the Prepare with Honor blog post answering this question: Who is your favorite […]
Prepare with Honor, Helps for Future Missionaries, is a great little book by BYU professor Randy L. Bott. Brother Bott served a mission to Samoa when he was young, and later in life, he was called to be a mission president in Fresno, California. He has taught a missionary preparation class at BYU for many […]
I’m happy to announce that the Mormon Mission Prep site has a new design. I hope you like it, but feel free to give me feedback, good or bad. The new design is intended to reduce clutter and make the site more clean. I improved the navigation to make the most used content and features […]
For those of you who don’t subscribe to the New Era magazine, or haven’t had a chance to read the lead article yet, this month it was called Why Do We Do Missionary Work? by Elder Dallin H. Oaks of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. The article is great; here are some excerpts: The […]
Today I heard about a new theatrical musical production called MISSION the Musical. It starts today and runs through September 12th. I have not seen the show, but if anyone in this reading audience does go see it, please let us know how you like it by leaving a comment below. Tickets seem pretty affordable, […]
Editor’s Note: On January 31, 2019, the Church announced that they have created new mission planning tools that helps prospective missionaries understand when they should submit their application to increase the likelihood of starting and ending their service at the right time. The Mission Release Date Planning Tool and Mission Submission Planning Tool can be […]
The story of the first family that I taught and baptized in Argentina, the Almada family, is a great example of the power of prayer. Meeting the Almada Family Within a week of my companion and I arriving in the city of Parana, Argentina, the Almada family moved into the home right behind our apartment. […]
I have been trying for many years to read all the way through the Old Testament. It is the only part of the standard works that I haven’t read in its entirety. I’m about 85% done now (page 1,009 out of 1,184), and I’ve been reading in the book of Jeremiah. I read a verse […]
LDS Temples are an integral part of missionary work for two reasons: The Temple endowment gives missionaries power from on high to do their work. Baptism is the first step toward higher ordinances of salvation received at the temple. Temple endowment gives missionaries power from on high New missionaries generally go to the temple to […]
When I launched this Web site back in March of this year, it was a bit of an experiment. I felt inspired to start the site, and, upon doing some research, there seemed to be a need and an opportunity for disseminating mission prep-related material. In these first few months, the site has proved more […]