Surviving Last Year’s Faith Crisis Lindsey Williams January 4, 2016 Articles, Featured 2 Comments "What is the probability of you staying active in the Church for the next five years?" My heart dropped because this was the first time in my whole life I did not see my future in the Church. I did not know...
Missionaries perform world’s first Mission Haka Thomas Swain December 30, 2015 Featured, News Missionaries of the New Zealand Hamilton Mission were the first Missionaries in the world to have a Maori Haka designed exclusively for their mission. The idea came from former Tahitian missionary,...
If Sherlock was a missionary… Thomas Swain December 29, 2015 Articles, Featured Just three days until Sherlock Holmes is back for a one-off special. Trailer: here. So, it got me thinking. What if the world's most famous consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes was a missionary? Well,...
Missionary Loses 160 pounds to serve Bruce Peck December 21, 2015 Articles, Featured 19 Comments Have you ever felt like something was impossible to change about yourself? Something so deeply ingrained in you, that you simply could not ever see it going away? Have you ever slipped into thinking that the...
If Darth Vader was a Mission President Thomas Swain December 3, 2015 Articles, Featured 1 Comment It's just too exciting. Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens is almost upon us, and it got me thinking. What if Darth Vader was a Mission President? How would that look? So scroll and enjoy Darth Vader...
You stuck? 5 tips for writing to missionaries Thomas Swain November 24, 2015 Articles, Featured Every morning on my mission I had one eye on my missionary-approved books and the other on a long window that overlooked the car park. I was waiting for the quick flash of yellow, a familiar smudge on my...
Mission Geek back in the field: video Thomas Swain November 2, 2015 Articles, Featured 2 Comments It all started on a Tuesday afternoon. I'd just found out that a missionary in my home ward was taken to hospital for a minor operation. I was told that he'd be out of the field for at least a week. Only a...
Near death experience changes missionary’s life. Thomas Swain October 15, 2015 Featured, News 5 Comments Elder Loader never really planned on serving a mission. He said “I grew up in a good family however, I just didn’t see myself as a missionary”. As he got closer to 19, the pressure to serve...
6 principles that make President Monson a finisher Lindsey Williams October 8, 2015 Articles, Featured 26 years ago, President Thomas S. Monson asked a question. "Shall I falter, or shall I finish? On the answer await the blessings of joy and happiness here in mortality and eternal life in the world to...
9 Facts About 3 New Apostles Lindsey Williams October 3, 2015 Articles, Featured Today three new apostles were called in General Conference. In case you missed the announcement, the new apostles are: Elder Ronald A. Rasband Age: 64 Calling before being called to be an apostle:...