Publisher's Synopsis
Emotional Strength before and during Missionary Service is a unique preparation guide designed to help young men and women serve a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints with resilience, clarity, and confidence. Blending clinical mental health insight with gospel-centered reflection, this interactive workbook offers a comprehensive toolkit for emotional self-awareness, stress management, and spiritual growth.
Inside, you'll find:
- Easy-to-understand explanations of how the brain helps you serve
- How the brain handles fear, reward, connection, and stress
- Practical tools from evidence-based therapies like CBT, DBT, and ACT
- Strategies for handling homesickness, intrusive thoughts, burnout, conflict with companions, and more
- Guided journal prompts, reflection questions, and resilience exercises tailored to the mission field
- Thoughtful integration of scripture and spiritual principles to help missionaries discern between mental health challenges and true spiritual promptings
- A special section on clearing spiritual burdens with the support of ecclesiastical leaders before entering the field
Whether you're preparing to serve, already in the field, or supporting a missionary you love, this workbook is intended to help you or your missionary build emotional strength and serve with heart, might, mind, and strength.
