Missionaries

A tragic traffic accident in Brazil has claimed the life of a young missionary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
1 Min Read
Elder Isaac Heninger of Searsville, New Brunswick, Canada, suffered a traumatic head injury and passed away on May 8, 2023.
1 Min Read
Fun
May 08, 2023 11:04 AM MDT
How do people react to meeting missionaries on their doorstep? Watch this hilarious TikTok video to see one couple’s reaction.
1 Min Read
April 14, 2023 07:00 AM MDT
I have conducted well over a thousand interviews with new missionaries. One that I always ask is: “Why did you choose to serve?”
1 Min Read
Sister Chavez was from Cuilapa, Guatemala, and began her missionary service in August 2022.
1 Min Read
April 10, 2023 09:56 AM MDT
Can you imagine being missionary companions with your sibling? Young Women General President Bonnie H. Cordon doesn’t have to imagine it—she lived it!
1 Min Read
March 29, 2023 07:00 AM MDT
Wounded Vietnam vet JR Johansen knew his health was failing, yet he answered a call to paint missionaries who died while serving. Now, scores of portraits later, he’s brought healing to grieving families all over the world—and to himself.
8 Min Read
March 13, 2023 12:18 PM MDT
Elder Jean Lendo Phuati has been serving in the Mbuji-Mayi Democratic Republic of the Congo Mission since August 2021.
1 Min Read
February 27, 2023 04:39 PM MST
When I reflect on how I found the gospel, I realize that my family’s experiences informed two important pieces of my testimony.
5 Min Read
February 27, 2023 10:41 AM MST
Elder Maxwell Fish, who is originally from San Antonio, Texas, was attacked on Friday morning, February 24.
1 Min Read
February 27, 2023 08:00 AM MST
These gifts might not be on your missionary’s packing list, but they sure will come in handy in the mission field!
1 Min Read
February 17, 2023 02:14 PM MST
After supporting her husband through his career as a Major League Baseball player, Jenny Guthrie was called to serve with her husband as mission leaders of the Houston Texas South Mission.
7 Min Read
February 14, 2023 02:52 PM MST
Walker Lyons is one of the country’s top tight ends and has been heavily recruited by 35 different college football programs. But his immediate future does not include football.
1 Min Read
February 03, 2023 11:00 AM MST
Think of this as a job board for senior missionaries, and a lot of the opportunities listed are of “critical” need.
2 Min Read
February 01, 2023 07:00 AM MST
In 1951, Martha Ann and her husband, Abner, were called to serve an extraordinary mission, one that was never again duplicated.
7 Min Read
January 27, 2023 11:30 AM MST
Elder Kaleoaloha Niko’s presence in the California Arcadia Mission is an incredible inspiration to anyone who meets him.
1 Min Read
January 12, 2023 02:36 PM MST
For new missionaries training at the Brazil, England, Mexico, Peru, and Provo MTCs, the schedule for online, at-home training will be adjusted.
1 Min Read
January 09, 2023 05:23 PM MST
“While this move may not make sense financially or professionally, it is perfectly aligned with our family’s values,” Smith wrote.
2 Min Read
January 06, 2023 12:16 PM MST
All of the newly called leadership couples will begin their three-year service in July. Read about the couples who have been recently called and assigned:
2 Min Read
December 25, 2022 09:00 AM MST
We saw plenty of changes in 2022! A new “For the Strength of Youth” pamphlet, new Primary and Relief Society General Presidencies, and an entire African nation dedicated for missionary work to name a few!
1 Min Read
November 21, 2022 08:00 AM MST
After Batchimeg told Soyolmaa that they could serve a mission, they decided to put in their mission papers together around March or April 1995.
3 Min Read
November 16, 2022 11:32 AM MST
“It’s not unusual for missionaries to have a time on their mission when they second-guess why they came out and if they should stay.”
2 Min Read
Elder Daniel Amako is the first full-time missionary called from his country. He has been called to serve in the Congo Brazzaville Mission.
1 Min Read
October 24, 2022 07:00 AM MDT
It might seem early, but now is the time to send gifts to ensure that they arrive before Christmas.
1 Min Read
October 24, 2022 07:00 AM MDT
Since the unprecedented age change requirement for missionaries in October 2012, what other significant changes have taken place? The full list might surprise you.
5 Min Read
September 26, 2022 12:31 PM MDT
Picture two young sister missionaries propping their phone up against a fountain that sits in the center of a busy traffic roundabout.
1 Min Read
September 21, 2022 10:00 AM MDT
Can you name the locations of all 10 of the Church’s Missionary Training Centers?
4 Min Read
The Church will close the Colombia Missionary Training Center in Bogota, effective January 2023.
1 Min Read
September 11, 2022 08:00 AM MDT
Every generation has a “where-were-you-when question.” For the Greatest Generation, it was the Pearl Harbor attack. For baby boomers, it was the assassination of John F. Kennedy. And for millennials? It is 9/11. I have always felt my answer to the question, “Where were you on 9/11?” is a little unique.
4 Min Read
September 06, 2022 12:45 PM MDT
Martins’ eyes fill with tears when he thinks about the influence of one man's willingness to share the gospel has had on generations of the Martins family.
1 Min Read
September 01, 2022 11:02 AM MDT
The options available to missionaries today are truly extensive, and service missionaries often benefit from these unique opportunities.
1 Min Read
August 02, 2022 12:00 PM MDT
Take a look and see if any of these names or terms surprise you.
1 Min Read
July 13, 2022 12:00 PM MDT
When over 90 missionaries were reassigned to the Smiths’ mission, Sister Smith interviewed them about the role of a mission president’s wife.
8 Min Read
July 07, 2022 03:02 PM MDT
What I thought would be a terrible burden turned into a beautiful blessing and an even greater lesson.
4 Min Read
July 01, 2022 09:00 AM MDT
“I had vivid daydreams of seeing my converts sealed as a family, serve as a bishop or Relief Society president, and overall just live a gospel happily ever after. But that wasn’t always the case.”
6 Min Read
June 29, 2022 08:20 AM MDT
Here are several ways you can offer support to your missionary that don’t involve packing tape or long lines at the post office.
7 Min Read
June 28, 2022 12:08 PM MDT
For the month of July, the LDS Living Book Club will be reading “The Sister Preachers” by Gale Sears.
1 Min Read
Elder Lamadrid was a member of the Mérida Mexico Itzimna Stake and has been serving in the Mexico Mexico City East Mission since March 2021.
1 Min Read
May 26, 2022 09:28 AM MDT
Here are a few inspiring thoughts from Church leaders on the power and importance of missionary work.
1 Min Read
May 23, 2022 02:02 PM MDT
“Our message to all of our mature couples is simple: we dearly need you. The times cry out for it. There are people who need you.”
6 Min Read
May 19, 2022 11:51 AM MDT
“Once I read ‘Dominican Republic,’ there was a strong feeling that this is where Heavenly Father wants me to be.”
1 Min Read
May 16, 2022 09:23 AM MDT
Smoke billowed out of temple patron housing in Santo Domingo, and we watched helplessly as missionaries who had been evacuated from 40 different missions poured into the parking lot.
9 Min Read
April 11, 2022 01:00 PM MDT
President Daniel Bingham was lucky to be alive. But after waking hours following the accident, he couldn’t say as much.
7 Min Read
April 08, 2022 11:05 AM MDT
The Church just announced new area leadership assignments. With this came the news of the creation of two missions and a new area—all on European soil.
1 Min Read
April 06, 2022 10:30 AM MDT
After learning what the first sister missionaries left behind to serve, Gale Sears knew their story needed to be told.
4 Min Read
March 11, 2022 03:01 PM MST
“Called to Serve” wasn’t originally scheduled to be included in the 1985 hymnal. So how did it become a staple for missionaries?
4 Min Read
March 03, 2022 10:23 AM MST
New missionaries no longer need a COVID-19 vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test to enter the Provo MTC. Masks are also optional for missionaries training at the facility.
1 Min Read
Fun
March 02, 2022 02:39 PM MST
Porter Ballard thought he’d have to give up jump roping to serve a mission. But now his unique talent is actually blessing his missionary efforts.
2 Min Read
March 02, 2022 12:02 PM MST
Four-star football recruit Andrew Gentry has 2 months left of his mission, but his current situation and plans for the fall are not at all what he expected when he received his mission call.
3 Min Read
February 28, 2022 12:13 PM MST
Church spokesperson Sam Penrod confirmed that the Church currently has no foreign full-time volunteers in Russia.
1 Min Read
February 24, 2022 10:54 AM MST
Just two and a half months ago, Elder Michael Fauber was hit with five bullets in a meetinghouse in Alabama. Today, he is on the slow road to recovery and has an even stronger testimony of the plan of salvation.
2 Min Read