More Than I Asked For. Better Than I Expected

When I signed up to come on a mission I did not know what to expect,I knew I would be knocking doors and having long days, but I did not realize how tired I would be all the time! I had expected to be studying but never did I realize the intensity that would prevail in those study sessions. Yes my mission was more than I asked for... but it has been much better than I expected! Yes I am tired most often, but I am happier at the end of every day then I have ever been. If there is anything to be tired of it is sharing the restored gospel. Yes we study a great deal, but now I know truly what i believe and my testimony of my Savior has grown and I know how to apply the gospel to all those wonderful people I meet. My mission was more than I asked for but it is much better than I expected. I am Sister Austin, and I am serving in the Tennessee Nashville Mission.

3C

Mongolian CTR ring

Life doesn't always go the way we have planned it. Sometimes the Lord has another plan in store for us that we weren't expecting. Most of you probably don't know, but I was originally assigned to the Mongolian Ulaanbaatar mission. 3C stands for a number of things to me. First of all, it is the Mongolian version of 'CTR.' 3C actually stands for Зөв Сонголт which means 'choose the right'. Anyway, the other day I was looking at all of the missionaries' cars and noticed something cool. The number and letter for the cars originating from the county of Billings is 3C. Somehow there is yet another connection between Mongolia and Montana.



Church and Sports?: How I Use Sports to Discuss the Gospel as an Online Missionary

I have been called to invite others to come unto Christ! What a wonderful calling in this world that so desperately needs the knowledge of a Savior. I have been assigned (in addition to normal missionary work) to use the internet to fulfill my purpose! Today technology is HUGE, so why not use that to our advantage as we seek to bless the lives of the people in the world?

Called to Serve...in Cyberspace

As a full time missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I get to experience a little bit of everything. No two days are exactly the same. Although every day includes some listening and teaching, gospel study and discussion, the people and places are always changing. From washing dishes in a smokey trailers to sharing scriptures with strangers in public restrooms (yes I've done that) to watching people I love come to know our Savior and be baptized, each day seems to hold a new adventure. The most recent adventure in my missionary life, however, is internet proselyting.

My Gospel of Joy

Hey everyone! My name is Sister Meaders. I'm currently serving in the New York Rochester Mission, one of the pilot programs for online missionaries. In addition to our regular, face-to-face proselyting, we spend about 2 hours a week working on blogs and Facebook, sharing the gospel with whomever we can reach and in whatever medium we can.

It's so amazing to see the way that the Lord is fulfilling His promise that He will "bring forth [His] word unto the children of men, yea, even upon all the nations of the earth" (2 Nephi 29: 7). We're told that the amazing leaps in technlology today are inspired of the Lord, and inventions like airplanes and the internet are to fulfill His purposes (Ensign, April 1988). I know that's true!

Sister Emmilie Buchanan: Online Proselyting in Montana

 “I am a disciple of Jesus Christ. I have been called of him, to declare his word, among his people that they might have everlasting life.” I have been called to serve as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Montana Billings Mission. Little did I know that among the open fields, mountainous ranges, and big skies of Montana, my call would extend to the realm of facebook and blogspot. Indeed, I am an online missionary.

My name is Sister Emmilie Buchanan. About a month ago I began online proselyting. This includes spending an hour a day online, sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ through the medium of social networks, and blogs. We live in an exciting time. Truly, the glorious gospel is sweeping the whole earth.

Sister Reshell Lewis: My Purpose As An Online Missionary

(: SANTA ROSA ONLINE MISSIONARIES :)

 
I never thought I would facebook while on my mission. When I was called to be an online missionary my mouth dropped wide open, shocked, and I  thought I was dreaming for a minute. But I am so grateful that the Lord and my mission president has entrusted me with this great calling. I am enjoying it a lot.

I still have the same purpose: Invite others to come unto Christ by helping them receive the restored gospel through faith in Jesus Christ and His Atonement, repentance, baptism, receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost, and enduring to the end.

I hope some of the messages I share can help spiritually uplift you. I am open for any questions you may have. And would love for you to follow my blog, so if you could just click on the follow me link on my blog! Good Day :)

Sister Reshell Lewis
California Santa Rosa Mission
Check out my blog: 15,000 miles...A Journey of a Lifetime

A new calling... Online Missionary

I'm Sister Gorder serving in the Santa Rosa California Mission. I LOVE serving here in California. Its been a great experience for me so far to be serving the Lord.

Sometime in October 2010, I was serving in Vacaville, CA. I received a call from the assistant missionaries telling me that I needed to attend the leadership meeting that was coming up. I was very nervous, not knowing what to expect.

I arrived at this meeting, which was a few days later after I received the phone call. There we were told of a new thing that was happening. Not all missions are doing this, but our mission was one of the few that were chosen for this new thing.

Life As a Missionary Online

Life as a missionary is AMAZING!! I love being a missionary, you get to meet new people, teach about Jesus Christ and learn to live a better life. The experience I gain as a missionary is going to help me for the rest of my life, as well as change the lives of people I meet. My name is Elder Robert Hughes and I'm serving in the Montana Billings Mission. Not only am I serving a mission in Montana, I also have the great privilage of being a missionary online! Did I just say that right? Missionaries get to be online? They sure do, there are a select few that are now being allowed to proselyte online to teach about the Gospel of Jesus Christ. What a wonderful experience this is going to be!!

http://elder-hughes.blogspot.com/

Check out my blog to learn more about what we belive, why missionaries are out around the world doing what we do, and how to get in touch with missionaries.

Missionary Life: What's not to Love?

On St. Patrick’s Day 2010 I never expected my life to change so drastically for the good, but it did, for that was the day I entered the mission field in Cherry Hill, New Jersey to become a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.  I grew up and had missionaries in and out of my home my whole life and yet I had never understood how missionaries live a life so different from the rest of the world.

Elder Merrill: Online Missionary

I have never been very tech savvy but I do know how to use a computer. Before coming on a mission I knew that my ties in the cyber-world would be cut off, things such as facebook and other social networks. After I had been on my mission for about 16 months our mission was selected to do a pilot program which would include missionaries using Facebook and writing blogs. I didn't really know what to think of it at first but I was definitely pretty excited.

To All The World

I am a Montana boy and lets just say that I am technologically challenged. My parents raised us in a simple home. Together we are computer illiterate. I can barely use a cell phone. I know how to do two things on a computer: 1. Type papers 2. Access email, that is about it. My friends talked me into getting a facebook. I barely knew how to work that. Everyone loved it though. I couldn't see why. When I left for my mission I vowed that I would never get on facebook again. I thought I was through with it forever. I was wrong.

To bring the world his truth

  (Group of Online missionaries in the Santa Rosa Mission)

As a missionary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints we have the opportunity to spread the "good news" of the gospel with all the world.  I am currently serving as a full-time missionary in Santa Rosa, CA.  I love being a missionary so much, my testimony fuels me everyday to share what has brought me so much joy with my brothers and sisters here. 

I have such a strong desire to share this with everyone.  This is why I am so excited to be an online missionary for the church as well.  Using the internet enables me to literally spread my testimony to all the world.  I still focus my efforts primarily on the people I serve and teach here in Santa Rosa, but any and all who want to hear this message I do not hesitate to teach. 

Elder Joshua Wood: Online LDS Missionary Work

My name is Elder Joshua Wood, and I'm currently serving in the Michigan Lansing Mission.  A few months ago, our mission president informed us that in addition to serving as full-time missionaries in our proselyting areas, a few missionaries would become part of a pilot program for missionaries, using Facebook and other internet services as a proselyting tool.  I was a little skeptical at first, admittedly, but I have since found the internet to be a very valuable contacting tool for missionary work.

To California or Bust!

My journey to be here began long ago in the year 2008. The day I decided to go on a mission, I knelt in prayer and told Heavenly Father that I wanted to serve. I asked Him that If it was right for me, that He would provide a way.That decision has seen me through some of the happiest moments of my life, and also some of the hardest.

I quit school, and started working two jobs. Those were very hard days for me, and It was filled with uncertainty. What if I quit school and didn't even make it on a mission? How could I possibly save up so much money in the time line I wanted? The price of going on a mission was $7,200. Despite those concerns, I tried to turn to the Lord and put my faith in Him.

Trying To Be a Better Me: Elder Vomocil, LDS Online Missionary

The Gospel of Jesus Christ changes lives. I look back on my life and sometimes wonder what I would be doing now, where I would be if I had never come to that knowledge. I am so thankful for the experiences I have had, and have been able to share with people to help them see "a way out," help them find hope. When I met this man down there, he was alone, addicted, broken, lonely and out of hope. He didn't feel like he really was a child of God. Then my companion and I brought him the good news.



My man Eugene



From Mongolia to Montana

My name is Elder Catron. I am currently serving a mission in the great states of Montana and Wyoming. When I originally got my mission call it was to the Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Mission. Myself and others never made it to Mongolia though because of VISA issues. After spending a very long time in the Missionary Training Center in Provo, UT, we were reassigned to serve in several missions in the Western United States including Colorado, Utah, Washington and Montana.

The Mission has been very unpredictable so far. That's one reason why I love it. One of the areas that I served in, Lander, WY, was only 170 miles from my hometown Manila, UT. My parents even lived in Lander for a while. It was like serving at home. One benefit of being so close to home was I periodically received very fresh cookies from my mom. I have found that all of my areas eventually feel like home though.

Elder Meza: LDS Online Missionary

My name is Elliott Meza and currently I am serving as a full time online missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I was called to serve in the Honduras San Pedro Sula Mission but due to an injury I was reassigned to serve here as an online missionary. I love to play the guitar, write music and I sometimes try to sing. Very rarely I will sound good, other times I just sit and play without my voice. I spent the first 8 to 9 years of my like growing up in a very poor area in Tijuana Mexico, then my family moved to Las Vegas where I lived before my mission. I had an injury that was way out of the ordinary. My injury was said to have been worse than that of a car wreck by my orthopedic surgeon.
It caused all sorts of problems from my knee to my ankle. I was minutes away from having my leg amputated so I am very blessed to still have it. Also very blessed to live in a time when doctors can fix even some of the worst injuries.

Christmas: Elder Horspool, an LDS online missionary.

 

     It's good to be a missionary.  My name is John David Horspool Jr, and I'm a missionary currently serving in the town of Thermopolis, Wyoming.  The people here are wonderful, especially the members of the church.  They make missionary work away from home and family much more bearable during the holiday season.  Why are we away from home? Why are we here, apart from our families for two years, teaching people about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and the restored gospel of Jesus Christ?  Because we know it's true. We know it will bless your life.  I've met so many people while serving a mission who are struggling, trying to figure out what they're doing with their lives, wondering why they're unhappy, or what is missing.  I've met people who are directed, accomplished, and have much to be grateful for, but still aren't truly happy.  I've also met people who have purpose, who are finding great satisfaction in life, and are happy.  The common factor: They know God.  In the Montana Billings Mission, here in Thermopolis, Wyoming, I want to help anyone I can have that same purpose, that same happiness. Living the principles of the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ is how each of us can find purpose and have true happiness in this life.  That's why I am here serving a mission, and that's why we're all here on earth.  Learn the Gospel, and live it.

I Love the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ

Today there was a baptism of a younger girl here in Havre, Montana. There was a spirit of joy that brought tears and smiles to all of our faces. Baptism is just the first step of a long journey, but the first step is a big one. Jesus Christ told Nicodemus "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God." John 3:5 What does this scripture mean? Nicodemus asked, "How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?." (John 3:4) Jesus wasn't talking about a literal rebirth. He was talking about something different but related in many ways. Today there was a daughter of God reborn.