Mission Organization and Activities
Multiple Choice:
How should missionaries organize their daily schedule according to Mission Standards?
A. Spend most of the day in the apartment completing study and planning
B. Focus on interacting with people and spread study and planning throughout the day
C. Complete all study and planning in the morning before leaving the apartment
D. Only return to the apartment at the end of the day
Answer: B Focus on interacting with people and spread study and planning throughout the day
*Your daily activities should focus on interacting with people. Spread your planning and study activities throughout the day to avoid spending long periods of time in your apartment. If distance and time permit, you may leave and return to your apartment throughout the day to meet these needs. (2.4.2)
Which of the following best demonstrates how companions should support each other?
A. Pointing out each other’s weaknesses to help improve faster
B. Studying and praying together, showing love, and recognizing each other’s strengths
C. Keeping frustrations to yourself to avoid conflict
D. Talking about your companion’s struggles with others to get advice
Answer: B Studying and praying together, showing love, and recognizing each other’s strengths
(2.2.1)Companions should help each other learn, grow, and develop Christlike attributes (see Doctrine and Covenants 4 and “How Do I Develop Christlike Attributes?” in Preach My Gospel, chapter 6). Learning patience and love, practicing forgiveness, and accepting differences in personalities will bless you throughout your life.
True or False:
Missionary support funds should be treated as sacred and used with responsibility, honesty, and integrity.
Answer: True
(4.8)Missionary support funds represent the sacrifice of individual members of the Church. They are sacred funds. Use them responsibly, honestly, and with complete integrity.
If you need to leave your assigned area for a reason not already approved (like exchanges or transfers), who should you ask for permission first?
A. Your companion
B. Your district leader (if within your district) or your zone leaders (if outside your district)
C. Your mission president for all situations
D. Other missionaries in your apartment
Answer: B. Your district leader (if within your district) or your zone leaders (if outside your district)
You need permission from your mission president, or a person he designates, to leave your zone. (2.2.3)
To show respect for others’ callings, missionaries should use appropriate titles such as “blank” or “blank” when referring to other missionaries.
Answer: Elder, Sister
Keep your language dignified and avoid using slang. Use appropriate titles when addressing others. For example, use the title “Elder” or “Sister” when referring to other missionaries to show respect for their calling. (3.5.1)
True or False:
Missionaries may communicate with friends or people in other areas of the mission by phone or video chat as long as it is about missionary work.
Answer: False
Limit these communications to emails or letters. Do not communicate with them by phone or video chat unless approved by your mission president. (3.9.3)
How should missionaries choose audiobooks, music, and reading material?
A. Based on personal preference as long as it’s entertaining
B. Anything that helps pass the time during the day
C. Material that is sacred, uplifting, and invites the Spirit
D. Only what other missionaries recommend
Answer: C
Choosing audiobooks, music, and reading material that increase your faith in Jesus Christ. They should be sacred, invite the Spirit, and be uplifting (see General Handbook, 19.1). (3.6.3)
According to missionary standards, when are the only times you may be out of sight and hearing of your companion?
Answer:
When in the bathroom, in an interview with a mission leader, or conducting a baptismal interview.(2.2.2)
Which of the following hats are acceptable for missionaries to wear?
A. Baseball cap
B. Cowboy hat
C. Fedora
D. None of the above
Answer: D. None of the above.
Baseball, cowboy, bucket, newsboy, and fedora hats are not acceptable.
(Mission Portal Dress & Appearance)
List 4 criteria that must be met for a missionary to attend the temple?
Answer:
once per cycle, mission leader approval necessary, preferably with members, it will be your preparation day for the week, not on Saturday if possible.
If a temple is nearby, your mission president may allow you and other missionaries to attend occasionally on preparation day. If the temple is closed on preparation day, your mission president may designate another day. (3.2.2)
Which of the following correctly follows missionary standards regarding working with members? (2.3.3)
A. A single missionary may leave their companion to teach with a member
B. Missionaries may go on exchanges with members if approved
C. Members may accompany missionaries in teaching only when missionaries remain in companionships
D. Missionaries can split into separate companionships with members to cover more area
Answer: C. Members may accompany missionaries in teaching only when missionaries remain in companionships (2.3.3)
True or False:
On preparation day, missionaries must always leave their apartment in proselyting clothes and can only change into casual attire after arriving at their activity.
Answer: False
On preparation day, wear regular proselyting clothing in public unless more casual clothing is appropriate for a specific activity, such as service or exercise. (4.9.1) (Mission Portal Dress & Appearance)
When you meet someone who is interested in the gospel but lives outside your assigned area, what should you do? (2.2.4)
A. Share a message and connect with them through approved means
B. Refer them to the missionaries in their area and share their information
C. Allow the missionaries in their area to take the lead in teaching
D. All of the above
Answer: D All of the above(2.2.4)
What is the correct order of steps a missionary should follow when seeking an answer to a question or concern? (2.1.5)
A. Ask mission leaders → Study it out → Pray and study → Ask companion
B. Study it out → Pray and study → Ask companion → Contact mission leaders if needed
C. Pray and study → Ask companion → Ask young missionary leaders→ Contact mission leaders
D. Ask companion → Pray → Study → Contact mission leaders
Answer: C Pray and study → Ask companion → Ask young missionary leaders→ Contact mission leaders
“Magnify [your] office unto the Lord” (Jacob 1:19), become spiritually self-reliant, and “act for [yourself]” (2 Nephi 2:16) by trusting the Lord and following the Spirit. (2.1.5)
When facing rejection or a negative situation as a missionary, which of the following is an appropriate response? (7.6.1)
A. Ignore your emotions and move on quickly
B. Dwell on the situation to understand it fully
C. Express your feelings appropriately, seek the Lord in prayer, and learn from the experience
D. Assume people will never be interested and adjust your expectations
Answer: C
Express your feelings appropriately, seek the Lord in prayer, and learn from the experience. (7.6.1)