Mission prep

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…

You’ve made the decision to serve an LDS Church mission, and regardless of where you are in your missionary preparation, you likely have no idea what to expect.

Over a year ago, Elder Dallin H. Oaks gave people a glimpse into the process of how Church leaders assign missionaries to their particular missions. He called it a sacred responsibility and described the process as follows:

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

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.

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…

7 Ways to Come "Pre-Trained" for Your Mission! No one wants to get to the mission and not know how to be a missionary. Here is a 7 step Mission Prep Guide!

When you picture a youth or young adult preparing to serve a full-time mission, you probably think about Mission Prep Classes or buying suits (or skirts). Those sorts of things are definitely elements of preparing for a mission, but they aren't everything. In recent years, we've been hearing more about helping future missionaries prepare emotionally for full-time missions. Sometimes "preparing emotionally" is thought to mean that a future missionary should get any existing mental health…

A checklist, by age, of accomplishments and skills that youth should strive to learn and do to be better prepared for a mission.

Hello, it's Kendall (future missionary)! My friend Maya is currently serving a mission in Peru, so I recently asked her for tips to help prepare for a mission. One of the things that she suggested was something I hadn't thought about before - she said that she recommends familiarizing yourself with Preach My Gospel, but also memorizing the headings for the topics in the missionary lessons that you will be teaching... Here is what Maya says, "Preach my Gospel will be your very best friend…