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Mission Call Letter
An important step in the LDS Mission Call Process, and one that is the focus of much anticipation for the future missionary as well as family and friends, is receiving the mission call letter. After...
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Day of the Week Mission Calls are Issued and Mailed Out
Two very common questions I get about the LDS mission call process are: What day of the week does the apostle meet and make the mission assignments for young people? What day of the week does the...
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Acceptance Letter
I recently came across this talk by Elder David B. Haight, formerly of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, which he wrote about the mission call acceptance letter. Included in the packet is a page that...
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Mission Call Process Overview
One of the most frequent questions I get on Mormon Mission Prep is about the process of starting the paperwork, getting the application in, and details about when and how the mission call comes. This...
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Missionary Age Requirements
Summary: This article discusses the age qualifications for serving a full-time Mormon mission for young men, young women, senior couples, and Church service missionaries. Young Men Single men between...
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Below is a prospective missionary devotional that you can download and present in your ward or stake. It is designed for high school seniors and others planning to submit their mission papers within...
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Missionary Service for Members with Physical, Mental, and Emotional Challenges
I am often asked about the possibility of missionary service for young people who face physical, mental, or emotional challenges. These members can sometimes serve full-time or church-service missions,...
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Setting Apart Missionaries
We believe that men and women “must be called of God, by prophecy, and by the laying on of hands by those who are in authority, to preach the Gospel” (Article of Faith 5). When a priesthood leader lays...
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Young Men Must be 18 to Receive the Priesthood
I would like to revisit a subject on which I may have inadvertently given bad advice a time or two. The question is regarding the age in which young men may be given the Melchizedek Priesthood and...
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Missionary Farewell Talks
When I left for my mission to Rosario Argentina in 1995, on the Sunday before I left there was held a farewell sacrament meeting for me. My grandma spoke, either my father or mother (or both) spoke,...
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