8 ways to help younger siblings adjust after your missionary leaves

“Remind them that their feelings matter and that the Lord sees their sacrifice, too.”
The conference is returning for its fourth year, running August 14–15.
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The friends shared what they’ve learned after more than 600 meals together.
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“The system is unlike anywhere else in the world.”
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“You [could] compare this to what you do when you win a Super Bowl. I mean, it was just that exciting.”
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July 07, 2026 10:48 AM MDT
The gatherings celebrated over 300 combined graduates across both countries.
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July 01, 2026 10:23 AM MDT
The humanitarian response includes distributing approximately 5,000 assistance kits
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June 30, 2026 02:07 PM MDT
Many people suppose there are no conditions associated with experiencing God’s love. But the scriptures help us see an empowering truth.
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June 30, 2026 10:19 AM MDT
The purpose of the displays is to help visitors easily connect early Church history and the Nauvoo Illinois Temple to Jesus Christ.
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June 29, 2026 03:15 PM MDT
If you’re stuck in survival mode, this insight into 3 Nephi 13 can reframe how you see your most exhausting days.
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These updates can give missionaries and their families more time to prepare.
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November 20, 2017 06:40 PM MST
Did you know that, as of December 31, 2016, the LDS Church had 421 missions and 70,946 LDS missionaries in the field? Of course you do, because every April general conference the Secretary of the First Presidency reads the LDS Church’s annual statistical report from the prior year.
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November 20, 2017 05:43 PM MST
Chances are, you work hard to differentiate yourself at work. You’re dependable. You’re a good team player. Heck, you’re probably the coolest person on the team.
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November 20, 2017 03:21 PM MST
No matter where you live around the globe, as a Latter-day Saint, you probably know someone who runs on MST. No, I’m not talking “Mountain Standard Time” (which is actually the time zone of Church Headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah). I’m talking “Mormon Standard Time,” the apparent tendency for some members to arrive late to almost any church function or family event, from sacrament meeting to mutual and more.
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November 20, 2017 02:33 PM MST
“We send our love across the oceans, the mountains and the electronics to all the world,” said Elder Oaks.
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November 20, 2017 01:16 PM MST
In Indonesia, Mormons are outnumbered 35,000 to one by their Muslim neighbors. Find out what it's like living in a country where Latter-day Saints are such a minority.
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November 20, 2017 12:55 PM MST
“The house of the Lord and its values . . . stands in such a wonderful spot in our life . . . where we can focus our celestial navigation way beyond this life,” President Uchtdorf said.
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November 19, 2017 10:24 PM MST
It was early on a Sunday morning in January and the fifth-floor cancer wing of the East Texas Medical Center was uncharacteristically quiet.
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November 19, 2017 05:47 PM MST
Church spokesman Eric Hawkins released the following statement Sunday about an LDS missionary who died while serving in Samoa:
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November 18, 2017 04:35 PM MST
This story was originally published on contemplatingcancer.com and has been republished with permission.
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