Young adults are 90% safer on a mission Thomas Swain September 25, 2015 Articles, Featured 1 Comment Ten 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, Featured When 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, Featured 3 Comments When 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...
Four Reasons Why I Won’t Settle for an RM Lindsey Williams September 14, 2015 Articles, Featured 57 Comments I have heard way too many people, male and female, say "I only date RMs." Whenever I hear of anyone saying this I always have to wonder why. I think it may be an idea that has been ingrained in our minds since...
Hilarious #thugmissionary tweets Thomas Swain September 12, 2015 Articles, Featured We've all seen them. Well, if you haven't you should have. The #mormonthug was just too funny, see it: here It all started out when a radio host, Mike Welch, recently tweeted about BYU's football team,...
7 Tough Pre-Missionary Questions Answered Bruce Peck September 10, 2015 Articles, Featured 1 Comment Lets not muck around with a long introduction. Mission prep is all about figuring out answers to questions so hopefully you're happy with the answers. #makeitcount 1) Am I worthy to serve a...
STRAIGHT OUTTA TWO YEARS Thomas Swain September 7, 2015 Articles, Featured So, lets be honest, the "Straight outta" quotes have gone viral. Originating from some gangster film or something or other, which I'm sure pales in comparison with how applicable these awesome mission photos...
20 Crazy Creative Mission Photos… and how to take more Thomas Swain August 15, 2015 Articles, Featured 2 Comments We've all seen it: the cute umbrella shot, the missionary tag in the sand, an infected foot and about a million shoes with holes in them. But what about a photo that captures the essence of a mission, not...
20 Reasons Why Animals Love Missionaries Thomas Swain July 24, 2015 Articles, Featured The bark of an aggressive dog will scare almost any missionary. But not all animals are that unfriendly, here's a few photos of missionaries getting up close with a range of animals from around...
Why so many couples now meet on their missions Lindsey Williams July 23, 2015 Articles, Featured 28 Comments Thirty days after returning home from her mission in Berlin, Germany, Katelyn Duncan was engaged. In LDS culture, being engaged that quickly is not uncommon. But what makes Katelyn’s story unusual is that...