Church leaders have also adjusted a policy: Prospective missionaries can submit their missionary recommendations up to 150 days prior to their availability date instead of 120 days.
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In my early thirties, I watched general conference for the first time and experienced a long-awaited message from Heavenly Father that began to heal some deep-seated wounds.
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From sharing her conversion story to praying the Spirit would touch people’s hearts, Miss Utah Sarah Sun has striven to be a window to the light of Christ. “So that when people see me, they see Him.”
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A Fortune.com editor wrote of Davis Smith, “Of all the founders I’ve interviewed, not one had ever even brought up their faith, let alone cited religion as a factor in any kind of decision-making.”
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In a new video from Church News, President Ballard, Elder Holland and Elder Cook reflect on the history and impact of ‘Preach My Gospel’ and how families can use it.
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Raised by a devout Baptist minister in India and living in Samoa, Elsie was an unlikely source for bringing the gospel to her home country.
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One Latter-day Saint’s journey to fashion success started with the Relief Society and has taken him all the way to the runway. Here’s how.
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The Church’s new Serve a Mission landing page can help answer questions for prospective young, service, and senior missionaries.
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The number of missionaries representing The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has increased over the past year. Here are the inspiring numbers behind the shift.
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President Nelson recently announced a second edition of Preach My Gospel, saying, “It contains some of the best instruction I have ever seen to help people accept the Lord’s invitation to come unto Him.”
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President Russell M. Nelson announced the second edition of “Preach My Gospel” at the Church’s seminar for new mission leaders on June 22, 2023
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Read the stories of two faithful Latter-day Saint women, including a convert from Guatemala who inspired the Gospel Principles class and the consolidated Sunday meeting block.
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The Church couldn’t get past all the government red tape—until a well-connected local woman had a remarkably specific dream.
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When one woman’s mission ended sooner than she wanted, she felt her ancestors’ support in taking her next steps.
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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!
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In honor of Down Syndrome Awareness Day, we wanted to highlight some remarkable Latter-day Saint missionaries who have helped move the work of the Lord forward around the world.
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“People perhaps do not know who Jesus Christ and President Nelson are, but they can listen to their words in my messages.”
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Hamilton, Missouri, was once in serious financial trouble. But in a matter of a few years, Jenny Doan and her family transformed the sleepy town into a magical destination. How did the Doans do it? By the power of faith—and quilts.
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Think of this as a job board for senior missionaries, and a lot of the opportunities listed are of “critical” need.
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I had no idea that reaching out on LinkedIn from my home in Anchorage, Alaska, would lead to what I consider significant experiences with Georgians.
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In 1951, Martha Ann and her husband, Abner, were called to serve an extraordinary mission, one that was never again duplicated.
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For new missionaries training at the Brazil, England, Mexico, Peru, and Provo MTCs, the schedule for online, at-home training will be adjusted.
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On Wednesday, the Church announced that six new missions will be created in 2023—five of which will be on the same continent. Find out where they will all be located.
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A recent convert in Spain. A Farsi-speaking sister missionary in California. An accidental but special phone call to bring them together.
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“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.”
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Elder Daniel Amako is the first full-time missionary called from his country. He has been called to serve in the Congo Brazzaville Mission.
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Courses are taught by experts in their fields and range from how to improve your scripture study to overcoming doubts to talking to your kids about tough topics like pornography.
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Since the unprecedented age change requirement for missionaries in October 2012, what other significant changes have taken place? The full list might surprise you.
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Can you name the locations of all 10 of the Church’s Missionary Training Centers?
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The Church will close the Colombia Missionary Training Center in Bogota, effective January 2023.
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“Faithful Saints flew in from Puerto Rico and bussed in from Haiti. My husband and I watched in awe as people patiently waited outside because there wasn’t enough room inside to accommodate everyone.”
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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.
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The options available to missionaries today are truly extensive, and service missionaries often benefit from these unique opportunities.
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A distraught teenager sought to leave his troubles behind and find relief in the US. He would not only find peace in the gospel but also help introduce it to South Dakota.
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Jonathan Monteon’s natural pull to God had waned a bit over recent years, but now something inside was tugging him back.
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“This app is miraculous. It allows us to be better instruments in sharing God’s word with His people, wherever they are, in whatever language they speak.”
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Instead of approaching missionary work by telling others that they need the Church, we can let them know that “the Church needs you.”
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The Church recently announced an invitation for congregations throughout the world to study and discuss the same topic on Sunday, July 31.
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In 2013, Carlos Martins, a Brazilian Latter-day Saint, sold his English-learning school chain for $720 million. But before that, he had a radical and powerful idea for sharing the gospel with the students they were teaching.
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Hundreds of Mozambiquans are joyfully entering the waters of baptism as COVID restrictions ease.
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“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.”
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Here are several ways you can offer support to your missionary that don’t involve packing tape or long lines at the post office.
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Here are a few inspiring thoughts from Church leaders on the power and importance of missionary work.
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#ConventLife is hitting the mainstream with nuns’ innovative online videos.
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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.
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On an island divided by political and religious borders, about 8,000 plucky Irish Latter-day Saints have discovered a way to find unity through the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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Only 23 Church members live in The Gambia, 11 of whom were baptized within the past week. Elder Christofferson testified that God is anxious to bless the whole country.
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Elder Andersen shares the decades-long journey of one covenant-keeping family in France.
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Last week, a local TV station in southeastern Michigan featured the snow-shoveling missionaries on the evening news.
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The meeting will focus on baptism, the Holy Ghost, and the sacrament, and will be available in 12 different languages.
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When the Dudfields were called in late 2019 to serve as mission president and companion in an English-speaking assignment in mid-2020, they had no idea what awaited them.
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