Tagged with "Missionaries"
USA Today: Younger Mormon women add to missionary ranks
MR says: Great and accurate article on how increasing numbers of sister missionaries adds to the Church's preaching efforts. Kathleen McCleavy has lost count of how many doors she has knocked on as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Nashville for the past 18 months. But...
LDS missionary dies in Provo following aneurysm
MR says: So, so sad. Our prayers are with his family and loved ones. (Note: this is a different missionary than was hit by a car recently and is expected to recover. Read that story: "LDS missionary in Texas recovering after being hit by vehicle."
Refugee's journey inspires former LDS Church Service missionary to finish college
MR says: A really cool story about how two women inspired one another. Here's another woman's story, with tips on how moms can make it work: "A Degree of Sanity." Saran Nahas, a refugee from Sierra Leone, had recently...
LDS missionary in Texas recovering after being hit by vehicle
MR says: Glad to hear he's recovering okay. (Note: this story has been updated to give the missionary's most recent condition.) Elder Michael Garver, a 19-year-old missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is in "stable" condition after sustaining serious injuries earlier this month as...
Utah police chief resigning to serve LDS mission in Africa
MR says: He'll be serving as a mission president. Good luck to him and his wife! Saratoga Springs Police Chief Gary Hicken announced he is retiring May 17 to serve as a mission president for the LDS Church in the Kenya Nairobi mission. Hicken was hired in December 2006 to start the city’s police...
NBA Hall-of-Famer Karl Malone meets Mormon missionaries
MR says: Cool photo. Apparently one of the missionaries was celebrating a birthday. What a gift. The Hall of Famer, two-time NBA Most Valuable Player, Olympian and Utah's favorite "Mailman" Karl Malone was tagged in a photo with four missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Twitter...
'They Are Firing at Us': A mission president's experience in World War II
MR says: Wow! What a story! The ship included the mission president, his wife, and fix or six others. Wilford Woodruff Emery (1889-1954) was president of Samoan Mission at the outbreak of World War II. He wrote of a harrowing wartime experience in the South Pacific: While in the Samoan Mission Sister...
LDS missionaries to report directly to new Provo MTC campus being prepared at apartment complexes
MR says: Beginning at the end of May, some missionaries will report directly to the new campuses at the two apartment complexes procured for the MTC. The carefully kept grounds of the Raintree Commons apartment complex were unusually calm and quiet even for finals week as Brad Adams and Carlos Montaño...
From the Archives: The Young Woman’s Journal Reacts to the First Sister Missionaries
MR says: It's cool to read these historical accounts of how things changed in the Church. Two weeks ago I posted an excerpt from GQ Cannon’s announcement of the decision to formally call female missionaries. Today I look at the response in The Young Woman’s Journal (YWJ). [1] The first official, female,...
Canadian hockey player gives up sport for LDS mission
MR says: Best of luck to Tyler Hansen on his mission! A defenseman in the Canadian Hockey League has decided to leave the sport to serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. For the past four years, Tyler Hansen, 20, has been playing for the WHL's Kamloops Blazers. He confirmed...
Using the Youth Sunday School Curriculum to Train Future Missionaries
MR says: A cool new lesson help series that explores using the "Come, Follow Me" curriculum to help prepare future missionaries. I am happy to introduce a new monthly youth Sunday school series at BCC: adapting the youth Sunday school curriculum to train future missionaries. In my own ward I’m fortunate...
Mormon missionaries thwart burglars-to-be
MR says: The missionaries helped save the day! We're glad no one was hurt. They were suspected of breaking into homes in Mesa. But it wasn't security cameras or even police officers that led to their capture. It was Mormon missionaries on their way home from their missionary work who stopped the crime....
Revival
MR says: Great story with layers of reviving spiritually and through priesthood power. I served my full time mission outside of the US in a non-English speaking country. As anyone who has served a mission knows, there is a lot to learn and a very steep learning curve. When serving in an unfamiliar culture,...
BYU quarterback's dream put on hold for LDS mission
MR says: Mangum was one of the nation's top recruits. He has yet to play quarterback for BYU, having "grayshirted" his freshman season. Tanner Mangum stood on the manicured grass inside LaVell Edwards Stadium looking up at the empty blue and white seats. He dreamed of playing here before cheering crowds all...
New page on LDS.org dedicated to stories of full-time senior missionaries (+video)
MR says: There are a ton of cool videos on this page. Great for senior missionaries in a time when missionary work is kind of being revolutionized. A new page on LDS.org features stories of Church members who served as full-time senior missionaries. Watch some of these videos to learn about...
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