Why do LDS missionaries leave for so long?

Why Missionaries are Leaving the Field Prematurely - Squarespace

Taylor, Too Valuable to Lose (Pasadena: William Carey Library, 1997), 13; Russ Turney,. Leave a Legacy: Increasing Missionary Longevity (Puchong: Asia Pacific ...

New Missionary Finance Tips - Church Tech Forum

This happens most often when a missionary reports to the MTC late in the month and the family doesn't make the first contribution until the first part of the ...

Missionary Service Blessed My Life Forever

When you are released from your mission, remember that you are not released from activity in the Church. Build upon the good habits you learned on your mission, ...

Get Missionary Account Balance - Church Tech Forum

Meanwhile, the missionary's family could potentially be stressed about what the balance is at any time. Put them at ease each Sunday until they realize it's not ...

Starting the Missionary Process Early - Church Tech Forum

How would I do that? I learned a great lesson from a Zone Leader on my mission many years ago. I was trying to figure out how to extend for 1 week ...

Missionary Email Problems - Church Tech Forum

... Church that would keep them from getting through. And if this is a situation ... It is hard to "chat" when even the fast emails are taking that long to get ...

Accessing missionary emails after mission - Church Tech Forum

I can't seem to access the email account from my mission anymore. Does that account get deleted after returning home, or is it still possible to access it ...

To the Unexpectedly Reassigned Missionary

If you are being reassigned, keep being obedient to mission rules. Find ways every day to show the Spirit that you want Him to be with you, and write down ...

How Can I Be a Successful Missionary?

I couldn't think of any reasons why we were so unsuccessful. I had been out long enough to speak the language well, my companion and I were good friends, we had ...

Missionary family moves mid mission with account balances

But in practice, I have found that the new unit generally picks up the expense when the family moves in and (hopefully) begins contributing to the new unit. And ...

The Joy of Serving a Mission

Thirty-five of them had filled full-term missions, and four had done stake missionary work. If you gave them two years apiece, that would be seventy years of ...

Missions monthly cost. - Church Tech Forum

Although nobody can guarantee anything, I expect the Church is very aware of the financial planning required for missionaries and their families ...

Dealing with Coming Home Early

Keep busy. Transitioning from a regimented and busy missionary lifestyle to doing nothing might mean a lot of downtime to mope and feel inadequate and sad, ...

Dealing with Homesickness on My Mission

Regardless, I ended up staying the extra month, and despite the ever-present homesickness, I'm glad I did. Not just because that last transfer ...

Missionary Equalized Payment amount - Church Tech Forum

There is no requirement that the monthly amount be paid in advance and as long ... do not remember its source and did not keep a copy of it.

Missionary accounts - closing, transfers - Church Tech Forum

The general rule is that you can keep up to 90 days of mission payments at the ward level. Any "excess" funds not needed for the coming 90 days should be ...

Feeding missionaries - Church Tech Forum

We have seen these policies change from time to time in our mission. The reason has never been given, but we do our best to support the missionaries within the ...

When is the last missionary payment made? - Church Tech Forum

Since the first payment happens in the missionary's first month (whether he starts on the 1st or the last day of the month) that means that no payment is ...

Returned Missionary Balance - Tech Forum

I am a fairly new clerk and was left with this issue. I have heard some say that it is ok to adjust the donation into a tithing payment for the ...

I cannot select or even see a departure date for my mission

Speak with your bishop or stake president. There will be a day that you are expected to report to a missionary training center, and you probably will be ...