The following is a formal plan or schedule to help young men and women track their savings for their full-time mission. Full-time missions for Latter-day Saint youth cost $500 a month (beginning July 2020). For more details on the cost of missions for Latter-day Saint youth, click here. Also check out my mission prep checklist […]
I served in the Arroyito Ward of the Rosario North Stake from August 13 to October 14, 1997. I was only in the Arroyito ward for two months. It was a difficult area to serve in for a variety of reasons, yet I served happily and well during that time. There were not a lot of […]
I served in the Godoy Ward in the Rosario West Stake from April 23 to August 12, 1997. Rosario was the biggest city in my mission area and the location of the mission home (where the mission president lives) and the Rosario West was one of three stakes in the city. This was the sixth area/ward […]
On October 20, 2017, the First Presidency of the Church put out a statement introducing a standard set of missionary interview questions. They asked that all priesthood leaders across the Church use these same standardized interview questions when meeting with young men and women who are prospective candidates to go on a mission. The First […]
I was asked to give a talk in church about the joy of service in relation to a recent trip I made to Houston, Texas with other members of our congregation to help in the cleanup effort in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. I thought the joy of service was a good topic for mission […]
I served as a missionary in the Universidad Branch of the LDS Church in the city of Concordia, Argentina from February 19, 1997 to April 22, 1997. Here is a brief summary of my service in that area. Also please visit this summary page about my mission to Argentina which includes the conversion stories of […]
“I Have a Work for Thee” by Elder John C. Pingree Jr. “As God works through us, the adversary may tempt us to take credit for any accomplishments. However, we can emulate the Savior’s humility by deflecting personal praise and glorifying the Father (see Matthew 5:16; Moses 4:2). When a reporter tried to recognize Mother […]
Summary: Elder Renlund says young women who follow the promptings of the Holy Ghost NOT to serve a full-time mission will be blessed as just much as those who follow the inspiration to serve. In a Face to Face event, held in August 2017 from Accra Ghana, Elder Dale G. Renlund of the Quorum of the […]
My niece began her mission recently and we have been getting weekly emails from her. Seems to be really enjoying her time in the MTC in Mexico City. She was called the Oklahoma City Mission and was assigned to labor speaking in the Spanish language. A couple of weeks ago she sent an email with […]
My wife recently asked me to write down my memories my baptism for a book she is compiling for our kids. In the process, I realized I had never posted on this website about my childhood baptism nor the great spiritual experience I had at that time. Here goes: My family moved from Maryland to […]