Once known as the “white” handbook, the manual with instructions for missionaries has gone through several changes and additions over the years. On Monda
The Church of Jesus Christ updated its handbook for Latter-day Saint missionaries. The update guidelines instruct missionaries to reject all prejudice and clarify how they should contact family and friends.
The number of missionaries representing The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has increased significantly over the past year, with numbers expected to top 72,000 by the end of the year. The announcement about the influx of young missionaries was made by Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the Provo Missionary Training Center last week as he and other church leaders unveiled an updated version of Preach My Gospel, a manual used by missionaries and church members to help them share information about the church. The number of missionaries serving has increased steadily since church President Russell M. Nelson asked young people to go on missions at the April General Conference in 2022 — from 56,000 at the end of 2021 to 68,000 by June 14 of this year.
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Elder Marcus B. Nash taught about the spiritual power available through the scriptures at the 2023 Seminar for New Mission Leaders. Read a summary of his remarks.