When asked why she wanted to serve a mission, her response was, “Because it’s the right thing to do.”
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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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Singer and songwriter of the hit song “Hear Him,” Emma Nissen shares how God has influenced her music and her life.
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“As we sang these words in what was a deeply moving experience … I couldn’t help but feel that Sister Perry’s inspired new lyrics were just as relevant for all the women of the Church.”
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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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“When I started nosing through old photo albums, I discovered my mom was the first Black woman to receive a mission call.”
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Many returned missionaries are grateful for the skills they developed while serving. Now a research team has gone so far as to study the real-life, tangible effects of a mission.
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After Batchimeg told Soyolmaa that they could serve a mission, they decided to put in their mission papers together around March or April 1995.
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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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Picture two young sister missionaries propping their phone up against a fountain that sits in the center of a busy traffic roundabout.
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Can you name the locations of all 10 of the Church’s Missionary Training Centers?
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For the month of July, the LDS Living Book Club will be reading “The Sister Preachers” by Gale Sears.
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After learning what the first sister missionaries left behind to serve, Gale Sears knew their story needed to be told.
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When Brigham Young University student Gabrielle Shiozawa submitted her papers to serve a mission in June 2020, she didn’t know whether or not she should serve but wanted to show God that she was willing. However, due to health concerns, she wasn’t able to go.
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It was an exciting discovery for two sister missionaries and their fathers—and one they never could have anticipated.
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“Throwing away a copy of the Book of Mormon seems like throwing away someone’s opportunity to grow closer to Jesus Christ, and I could not let that happen,” Sister Tuck said in an email interview with LDS Living. This is what led Sisters Kellie Tuck and Autumn Dickey, who are currently serving in the England Leeds Mission, to spend three days transforming a waterlogged copy of the Book of Mormon into a mosaic of Christ.
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A group of missionaries serving in the Alpine-German Speaking mission are using their talents to share their testimonies and honor the life of a fellow sister missionary who recently passed away.
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If you’ve served a mission in the last seven years, chances are that the Nashville Tribute Band’s album The Work became a part of your mission experience.
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“Sisters, sisters, there were never such devoted sisters. Call us and we’ll bring you close to God, although people sometimes think we’re odd.”
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More than 20,000 young women are currently serving full-time missions in countries around the world. Their purpose is to teach the gospel of Jesus Christ and serve others. However, the benefits that result from a mission are more than just increased religiosity.
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Sisters Vaofua Ka'ili and Kaylie Bacon came up with a creative way to share their love of the gospel of Jesus Christ—through rap. In a recent Facebook post, Sister Ka'ili wrote:
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Escarly Albujar had only five months left to finish her missionary service in La Paz, Bolivia, when doctors found a football-sized tumor in the middle of her lungs. Her life took a bigger turn for the worse when she heard the news that she would have to leave her mission to return immediately to her home country of Peru for treatment.
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Kendal Levine knows exactly what she's going to say to the man who nearly killed her almost five years ago.
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At 99 years old, there aren’t a lot of things Nellie Leighton hasn’t seen or experienced.
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McKenna Grover desperately wants to thank a good Samaritan from her past—if only she knew where to find him.
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Recently, the Deseret News shared the reactions and insights of sister missionaries after the Church announced that sister missionaries now have the option to wear slacks, except when attending church or the temple.
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I was sitting on my couch, most likely half asleep, when I heard President Monson’s voice say, “I am pleased to announce that effective immediately all worthy and able young men who have graduated from high school or its equivalent, regardless of where they live, will have the option of being recommended for missionary service at the age of 18, instead of age 19.”
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Two sister missionaries serving in South Korea are inspiring thousands with a beautiful song they wrote about mental health and suicide.
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Kellys Fandiño's mother bought a book she would later discover was the Book of Mormon; the entire family fell in love with the gospel teachings it contained. After they were baptized, their dedication to the gospel only became stronger, especially when Kellys's younger sister decided to serve a mission.
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It was a Saturday night on the crowded streets of Oldham, England. Inez Knight and her companion, Lucy Jane (Jennie) Brimhall, along with a group of elders, found a corner on the street and started singing hymns and offering a prayer. As the large crowd stopped and listened, a missionary, Brother McMurrin, announced that the “real live Mormon women” would be speaking the next day.
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Thanks to Mormon Life Hacker for making us aware of this video.
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"I think there are places that sister missionaries can get into that our elders can't. They have made a wonderful addition to the work," Elder Nielson said about the sister missionaries. "We're all so grateful to have them serving. They are amazing."
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Stake president of the Pleasant Grove Manila Stake, President Scott Livingston, posted on the stake's Facebook page asking "for your faith and prayers on behalf of Sister Jacie Robinson of the Manila 5th Ward."
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Sister Erin Roach, a missionary serving in Berlin, Germany, sang this stunning original song about Christ at a fireside. After the touching performance, one inspired listener, Mariella, approached Sister Roach about recording the song professionally so that its message could be shared with a broader audience, according to Mormon Light. Mariella invited Sister Roach to a studio, and they created the following music video:
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Last week the Mormon world was set abuzz when Rainn Wilson, best known for his role as Dwight K. Schrute from The Office, posted a picture of sister missionaries on his Instagram, saying, "I was visited by some very nice Mormon missionary Sisters this morning."
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Rainn Wilson, A.K.A. Dwight Schrute from "The Office," Posts Picture of Missionaries Who Visited Him
Most people recognize Rainn Wilson from his long run as the character Dwight Schrute, assistant to the regional manager and then the coveted assistant regional manager, from The Office.
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Almost 20,000 young women are currently serving full-time proselyting missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Tens of thousands have come before, and many more will follow. Women contribute significantly to the work of preaching the gospel in all the world and they have for many years.
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After years of recovery and therapy, a former sister missionary has decided to push herself to achieve a new goal and hopes to still complete her mission.
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"As I look back on my mission, I can see the times when the Lord strengthened me, lifted and carried me. Each trial teaching me over and over again, it's not about me."
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Two young adult women share their experiences in deciding whether or not to serve a full-time mission.
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Fine craftsmanship and quality details make these bags stylish, but useful options for any missionary. Smartly designed, these bags are able to accommodate all the essentials.
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1. 11" Nesting Nativity| 2. 16" Christmas Tree | 3. Missionary Stocking | 4. Names of Christ Ornament Set | 5. 3" Marble Christus Statue | 6. Merry Christmas Banner
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Want a glimpse of sister missionary fashion throughout the decades? Watch this new LDS Living video as we explore classic sister missionary styles throughout the decades and celebrate the sacred work that could not have been done without these women of faith.
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Two sister missionaries in Southfield, Michigan, Sister Adams and Sister Rambert, were woken early Sunday morning when their carbon monoxide alarm went off. Deadly gas began filling their apartment, coming from a faulty water heater, according to Fox 2 News.
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Two missionaries serving in New Zealand recently had their main source of transportation, their bikes, stolen during an hour-long teaching appointment earlier this week.
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On most Monday mornings, Sister Jana Shumway from Lehi, Utah, and Sister Heather Munford of North Odgen, Utah, are out of their apartment in Albany, Oregon, before 10 a.m., spending their preparation day getting groceries and preparing for the next week.
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"God is the answer to everything so we cannot keep Him for ourselves because He is just too wonderful," Sister Fanny Clain shares as she prepares to begin her mission in the U.S. after being injured in the terrorist attacks in Belgium.
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After a day of prayers and searching, "we are grateful to confirm that Sister Heeji Nada Kang has been found, and is safe and unharmed," reported Church spokesman Eric Hawkins on the afternoon of June 1, 2016. "We express our sincere thanks to all those who helped locate her."
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6/1/2016 update: Sister Kang has been located. Click here for more details.
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Just after the Church updated their dress and grooming guidelines for missionaries, allowing them to wear conservative sunglasses and wide-brimmedhats to protect against the sun, they made another change: sister missionaries in some areas are now allowed to wear dress slacks.
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Beautiful thoughts from this post:
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