Missionary Loses 160 pounds to serve Bruce Peck December 21, 2015 Articles, Featured19 CommentsHave 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, Featured1 CommentIt'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, FeaturedEvery 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, Featured2 CommentsIt 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, News5 CommentsElder 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, Featured26 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, FeaturedToday 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:...
Young adults are 90% safer on a mission Thomas Swain September 25, 2015 Articles, Featured1 CommentTen Mormon missionaries died in 2013, Seven in 2014 and only four, so far, in 2015. Despite the number of full time serving missionaries rising, the number of deaths has decreased. How does the LDS Church...
3 ways Elder Richard G. Scott changed my life Bruce Peck September 23, 2015 Articles, FeaturedWhen I heard the news yesterday that Elder Richard G. Scott passed away, I went to my room to be alone and cried, not out of sadness, but out of gratitude for the man who changed my life and the way I think...
Top 5 Reasons Missionaries Are Sent Home Thomas Swain September 18, 2015 Articles, Featured1 CommentWhen I did mission prep I was pretty scared that, one day, I'd get sent home from my mission*. Now, I wasn't a disobedient teenager at all, but before I left for the MTC, so many RM's told me “Do this one...
