A Latter-day Voice

In the last months of my mission, my companion’s brother was travelling through Europe on business and got permission to take my companion...

No, this is not a follow up on my Three Good Things post from last week, but I suppose in a way it could be. Last Sunday we had three de...

We are looking forward to our call from our full time missionary daughter this weekend for Mother's Day.  I'm assuming my wife w...

In last October’s conference came the announcement of reduced eligibility ages for full time missionary service for young men and young wome...

Yesterday afternoon, our daughter’s normal P-Day, we received her email confirming that she’s fine despite the fact that, thanks to Sandy, ...

Plenty has changed in the Latter-day history of missionary work, but one thing has not changed: Missionaries love to get mail! I’ve written...

I can guess what you're thinking. "This guy just put his first missionary in the MTC and already he's an expert?? Who does he...

As parents we spend our whole lives dropping our kids – we drop them off at a sitter’s home. We drop them off at Grandma’s house. We drop ...

My fifth child (second daughter) is the first of my children to choose to serve a mission. We received a call last night from the stake pre...

My nephew is serving his mission in Arizona where several of my wife’s siblings (and therefore his aunts and uncles) live. He is presenting...

For your own good, please go read Margaret Blair Young's wonderful series on Mormon missionaries in Africa at Meridian Magazine. The fo...

I’m the ward mission leader in my ward. And I’m afraid I'm not particularly good at it. Yes, I love the missionaries, and I love te...

We have two nephews and a niece on missions now, and I try to write to them once a month or so. We also have family friends who have sons o...

It's important that it was the second Christmas of my mission. The first had not gone so well at all. The first Christmas I'd be...

Another nephew entered the MTC this week, and one left the MTC for his field of labor. How cool is that? I'm glad that these young men...

Let's be clear from the start. I love the missionaries, and I'm grateful for what they do. My parents and siblings and I joined th...