Mission prep

This Mission Prep "Bucket List" is filled with 25 ways that you can prepare to serve a full-time LDS mission! Many of these things can be done while you are a youth and continue or start as a young adult. From the Mission Prep with the Overzealous Missionary Mom Blog Feel free to print out this Mission Prep Bucket List - its totally free to use and share with friends (please link back to me if you post this anywhere and pleas

This is the best list of things you'll wish you brought on your lds mission. It has lots of tips and ideas of things to add to your packing list while you're working on your mission preparation. This list is great for elder and sister missionaries. #mission #ldsmissionary

Hallo meine Freundin! I’m 6 weeks away from entering the Provo Missionary Training Center and just one week away from the end of Freshman year. Gee wiz! I thought I’d productively procr…

Yes, that's what I said - you should start shopping for clothes BEFORE your call arrives! I frequently hear of young adults who receive their LDS mission calls and then make a day of purchasing everything that they need in one big shopping trip. A parent's description of trying to get everything purchased in one day (or even a whole weekend) usually include words like, "exhausting" "frustrating" and "very expensive." A mass-purchase outing is definitely one way to approach the situation, but…

When you picture a youth or young adult preparing to serve a full-time mission, you probably think about Mission Prep Classes or buying suits (or skirts). Those sorts of things are definitely elements of preparing for a mission, but they aren't everything. In recent years, we've been hearing more about helping future missionaries prepare emotionally for full-time missions. Sometimes "preparing emotionally" is thought to mean that a future missionary should get any existing mental health…

Preparing for a mission? Or just thinking back about your mission? What would you've done better? Here is what I wish I knew before I served a mission.

5 habits to help you be a happy missionary - a guide for future LDS Missionaries from the Mission Prep with the Overzealous Missionary Mom Blog

So you’ve decided to serve a mission? Fabulous! I hope your mission prep classes are helpful and that you’ve scheduled time to go out on splits with local elders or sisters. Your bishop has probably given you some great advice on how to prepare, and hopefully you’ll read a good mission prep book or two.

Serving a mission requires your whole heart, mind, and soul - it can be the most wonderful years of the life, but also the most difficult. Here is a great

Since President Monson announced the updated age requirements for young adults who want to serve missions (October 2012 General Conference, ...