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Lifting Burdens

This is a powerful short video that will stir your soul. Listen to it without distractions. The voices are those of living Apostles.Lifting-Burdens more »

Getting My Attention

Missionaries will do lots of things to get the attention of their mission president. I recently received these two photographs from Elder Jesse Claussen, an outstanding missionary. Which one do you think I paid closer attention to?Answer: The photo on the right! Elder Claussen is preparing to... more »

Let Go and Let God

Soon after we arrived in Philadelphia in July 2007, I overheard one of our missionaries exclaim, "You just gotta let go and let God!"Later on I learned that this phrase - let go and let God - is often heard in the inner-city evangelical churches.And I like it!Every young missionary must let go and... more »

The Miracle of Transformation

The word "miracle" conjures up a mix of feelings from believers and non-believers. What are miracles? Miracles are occurrences brought about by the power of God which are completely beyond the power of man to perform. They are gifts of the Spirit. Miracles occur through the true exercise of faith... more »

Out of the Mouth of Babes

Without knowing it, our words often express more than we anticipated. Take for example this email from a brand new missionary:"We went tracting (knocking on doors) for a few hours yesterday and i have found that almost everyone that we talked to has a real love for Jesus Christ........ and the rest... more »

Personal Thoughts

Each week we send, via traditional mail, a one page, hard-copy newsletter to all of our missionaries. The front page consists of a 1,300-word essay that I write each Monday (or sometimes Tuesday). The back page consists of mission news, progress updates, announcements, etc. We also publish the... more »