MissionHome.com provides new resources for missionaries and their families
Where you
serve is not as important as how you serve.
Salt Lake City, UT (September 17, 2013) – The Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints currently operates over 400
missions with more than 75,000 missionaries serving throughout the
world. When
the missionary age change was announced in the October 2012 general
conference, a new wave of prospective missionaries began preparing for
the moment they would receive their call.
After receiving the call, missionaries and families often begin their search for specific information on that mission.
Until now, there has not been a centralized site to learn about the culture and people of each mission area. On October 1st, 2013 Deseret Book Company will launch an online missionary website,
MissionHome.com.
MissionHome.com focuses on each phase of missionary service—prepare,
serve and return.
It includes helpful hints to prospective missionaries including tips
for how to pack efficiently and how to prepare to leave as well as
inspiring and authentic experiences from former missionaries. A
complete mission directory, created by missionaries who
themselves have served in that area, provides information about local
customs, food, transportation, safety, and many other insights.
“We saw a way that
we could provide a gathering place for missionaries and the families of
missionaries to become acquainted with the area where they would be
serving as well as provide other unique resources,”
said Laurel Christensen Day of Deseret Book Company, “and
MissionHome.com was born.”
MissionHome.com is
easy to use and provides a library of information for prospective and
returning missionaries as well as help to families of those currently
serving (a section for senior couples will be
coming soon). Familiar LDS authors as well as recently returned
missionaries and past mission presidents will be regular contributors to
the site.
In addition to great
free content and resources, families will be able to send care packages
directly to their missionaries with guaranteed delivery from Deseret
Book. Service is available to most missions.
For more information on Mission Home, visit www.missionhome.com.
About Deseret Book
Deseret Book is
committed to support the mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day Saints by providing scriptures, books, music, and other
quality products that strengthen individuals, families,
and our society. For more information go to www.deseretbook.com.
2 comments:
THAT is cool! I've never even thought about the need for something like this (obviously since my oldest is 7!) This will be great!
This will be incredibly helpful! The first thing you do after you find out where you're going is to locate it on the map and then you used to have to search for people who went there to give good ideas on clothes, weather, etc. There are also tips on how to transition once you come home (it takes a good 6 months to adjust). And care package delivery sounds great, too! There are lots of cool things to check out here!
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