Letters!

(Thanks to my mom for the idea for this post! :) )

Letters are the highlight of any missionaries day. I have to admit, the mail interrupted our study time more than a couple of times. I mean, who can study when you know there might be letters sitting in your mailbox?! Today I'm going to give some ideas of what to write about while writing letters as a missionary, and also when writing to a missionary.

First, writing letters AS a missionary:

DO
- share funny stories
- share spiritual/uplifting stories
- write about investigators
- write about what it's like to be a missionary - favorite things, least favorite things, etc
- share info about the state/country you are in - traditions, cultures, climate, language, etc
- encourage and give ideas for member missionary work
- share member missionary work success stories
- keep them uplifting
- share your testimony

DON'T
- write anything that will worry Mom ;)
- lie if things aren't going well, but you don't really need to tell the whole truth either, if you don't want to
- write on any day that isn't P-day

Writing TO a missionary:

DO
- share funny stories
- share what you've been up to lately - school, work, family, etc (unless they have asked you not to)
- share what you've been studying in the scriptures, in church, in seminary/institute, etc.
- ask about their investigators
- ask about the country/state they are in - traditions, cultures, climate, language, etc
- ask about the Church in their mission - how many members? what are the members like?
- ask about what it's like to be a missionary - their favorite things, their least favorite things, etc.
- ask just about any question you have about missionary work or the country/state
- share own missionary experiences
- keep it uplifting
- share your testimony (Missionaries LOVE hearing testimonies from family members and friends. Well, at least I did.)

DON'T
- write about how much you miss them (saying "I miss you" every once in a while is fine, just don't dwell on it)
- write about things that will make them worry about home (Again, don't lie, but you don't have to tell the whole truth either...)
- write about anything you think will make them homesick
- write about when they are coming home - especially if it's coming soon