Stake - Missionary Preparation 5-Week Course
- Session Topics
- What is my purpose as a missionary?
- Why do I need the Atonement of Jesus Christ?
- How do I learn and teach by the Spirit?
- What is the role of the Book of Mormon in conversion?
- How do I prepare for life as a missionary?
- Teacher's Outline: Learning outlines for missionary preparation course.
- Courses in calendar year 2017 on Sunday's starting at 4:30 PM at Stake Center:
- Winter Course: January 29, February 5, 12, 19, 26
- Spring Course: April 23, 30 May 7, 21
- Summer Course: August 6, 13, 20, 27, September 3
- Fall Course: October 8, 15, 22, November 5
- Each session will be for 1-hour.
- Two returned missionaries will participate in each of the missionary preparation sessions, each with a twenty-minute assignment to teach on the topic for a given week.
Personal Study
- Review Missionary Preparation (resources for personal study).
- Review Prepare for a Mission on LDS.org
- Review FAQ from prospective missionaries and their parents.
- Review mormonmissionprep.com
- Receive a patriarchal blessing.
- Review Recommended Reading on Missionary Preparation
- Study from Preach My Gospel
- Study from Preparing To Enter The Holy Temple
After a call is received
Included in a call letter is a missionary booklet that provides information about tasks that should be completed before entering the Missionary Training Center.
- Visit the Missionary Portal at missionary.lds.org
- Click "Online Missionary Courses" and begin working on the tasks assigned to you for example:
- Watch all three episodes of "The District 2." You may also watch the three episodes of "The District 1."
- Create a Mormon.org profile.
- Learn about your family history.
- If you have difficulties accessing this site, please contact Global Service Support at 1-855-537-4357 or email MLSSupport@ldschurch.org.
Complete these additional tasks
- Be worthy of and obtain a temple recommend.
- If you have not obtained your temple endowment, please do so.
- Go to the temple weekly before you enter into the MTC.
- Read or reread the Book of Mormon daily before beginning your mission. (60 Days to read Book of Mormon)
- Continue to "treasure up the word" (D&C 11:21-22; 84:85) and to seek the companionship of the Spirit (D&C 42:12-14.)
- If possible, receive a patriarchal blessing.
- Resolve all worthiness issues with your priesthood leaders (Alma 26:22).
- Settle all personal debts.
- Review the Missionary Handbook
- Review the Missionary Daily Schedule
The MTC For The Rest Of Your Life
- The First Presidency has announced a new online course called My Plan to help returning missionaries use their mission experiences to plan for continued, lifelong discipleship.
- While it is important for ward members to support returned missionaries, ward members are also encouraged to give returned missionaries things to do within the ward. Returned missionaries should be taken care of, ministered to, but most importantly, they should be involved in building the kingdom through assignments. They are valuable assets.
