Missionary letters

[Maureen]

I am shocked that someone would discourage you from writing to a missionary and from depriving a missionary the support that letters can give. Receiving letters is wonderful, keeping them connected to family and friends. I know when my nephews were on their missions, family was allowed to email. I know they really appreciated all the communications they got.

[skippy740]

Make sure your care packages and letters aren't dripping with purfume! (BTW, I sent letters home to my girlfriend with Hugo Boss cologne, but she wasn't about to return the favor!)

Don't have "mushy" letters. Don't have "problem" letters. Meaning: if you have problems at home, it might feel like letter-writing is a good therapy for YOU, but it doesn't help the person you're writing TO. Remember that men are programmed to be "problem-solvers" and they can't help you solve your problems while they're in the mission field. So don't even ask them to listen/read them. Keep your problems at home and don't send them to your missionary.

Keep your gifts spiritual and necessary. Meaning don't sent an 8x10 glossy framed photo of yourself from GlamourShots. (Note: my girlfriend did that on Valentine's day right before I came home. We're married now, but that was certainly a distraction for a couple of days!)

[Loudmouth_Mormon]

Frivolous stuff is fine. It's the weighty important stuff that might distract him. What kind of waffles you had for breakfast is a wonderful thing to put in a letter to a missionary.

[SupportMyMissionary_com]

I believe you've been given great advice already, the idea behind http://www.supportmymissionary.com was drawn from that very question. What can I do to "support my missionary" It's obvious you care about your friend, therefore the best thing you can do is help him (or her) be a better missionary. Help him serve with all his "heart, might, mind and strength" as the scriptured describe. Let the spirit tell you and him what that means. You will know when you are writing something that doesn't lead you both closer to our Savior.

[Misshalfway]

Originally Posted by firehotemily

Okay i have a friend that's going to go serve a mission in Texas, and i really would like to write to him. I told my friend that i was going to write to him like atleast once or twice a month, my friend said "emily, Jarod needs to concentrate on what the Lord wants him to do, not on girls" and i was hurt by this. Jarod has been my friend for over 2 years now and i wanted to write to him. My friend said to ask my bissop on how often i can write to him.
just wondering, how often can i send my friend Jarod a letter? or is there rules or something about writing him letters? i'm so confuzzled.
how often do you think i should send him a letter?

What bugs me about this, aside from the obvious misundersanding of who should write a misionary, is how your friend tells you to run to the bishop and ask for permission and perameters. UGH! Don't you think the bishop is a little busy? And can't we think for ourselves on occasion? What happened to common sense? Did it die in the war? Did I miss the headlines??

[SupportMyMissionary_com]

Great point Misshalfway