Adult Service Missions Print this Page

This information will help stake & ward leaders and adults considering service missions to understand a little more about how these missions work and how to get involved. Service Missionary opportunities are vast, flexible, and impactful to those who serve and those who receive their service. In 2021, the First Presidency expanded Adult Service missions to be available to anyone worldwide.

What should I know about Adult Service missions?

• Adult Service missionaries can choose a mission opportunity if they initiate the process.
• They can choose to live from home while they serve as long as their mission is approved by their stake president.
• Most missions where the individual/couple lives at home do not have a fixed cost requirement. Most missions where they do not live at home do have a fixed cost requirement. The missions that have a required costs range between $1200 and $4500.
• Those ages 26 and up can apply for or be called as Adult Service missions.
• Service missionaries report to the service manager of the area assigned to.
• Missions can be 6-24 months.
• The ecclesiastical leader for those serving Adult Service missions remains their stake president.

Who can serve a Adult Service mission?

Worthy adults ages 26 and up can apply to serve a service mission. Note, this is different from the Youth Service Missions that young adults ages 18-25 would apply for. You will need to be able to serve a minimum of 8 hours a week. Time requirements extend from 8 hours a week to full time missions.

What is the process for being called on a service mission?

1. The process begins with either an ecclesiastical leader extending a request for an individual or a couple to serve as service misisonaires OR an individual/couple initiates the process be searching for a service mission opportunity on the church’s dedicated website at seniormissionary.churchofjesuschrist.org
2. As part of the online questionnaire applicants will indicate if they intend to serve at home or away from home.
3. They also indicate if they are able to contribute funds to pay for their mission (if the mission they are indicating requires it).
4. They indicate if they have any mobility restraints such as wheelchairs or other accommodations that need to be considered.
5. Once a service mission opportunity has been identified and agreed to, the individual/couple meet with their bishop and stake president to discuss the expectations and be interviewed. If a calling has not already been extended, the Stake President will extend the calling.
6. The bishop and stake president help with the online application process which is different than the youth missionary application process.
7. Once the application has been completed, the start date is determined.
8. The stake president sets the individual/couple apart soon before their mission begins.

What types of service mission opportunities are available?

There are many more opportunities than can be mentioned here. But to give you a feel for the many different missions available, look over this list of actual missions. This is not an exhaustive list, but several examples of mission opportunities.

Close to home opportunities	Close and far from home opportunties
Addiction Recovery Support	Addiction Recovery Support
Stake or Ward Leadership/Support	Admin Assistant
BYU Pathway Missionary	Agricultrual Construction Work
Deseret Industries Support	Financial Analyst
Development Counseling Support	Area Welfare Specialist
FS Library Service Missionary	Area Auditor Assistant
Family Services Support	Content Extraction
FamilySearch Center Director	Beehive Clothing
Farms Ranches & Crops Support	Beehive House, Salt Lake City
Mission Office Support	Building Maintenance
Ogden Tabernacle Audio Visual	Recreational Camp Caretaker
On-Site Support for Youth Missionaries	Catologing and Metadata
Processing Plant Support	Church History Acquisitions
Recreational Camp Host	Church History Museum
Seminary and Institute Operations	Church History Department
Storehouse/Home Storage Worker	Distrubution Clerk
Temple Administrative Office	Transalation Specialist
Temple Cafeteria	Community Resource Coordinator
Temple Custodian	Compliance Auditor
Temple Facility Maintenance	Content Support
Temple Grounds	Data Analyst
Temple Laundry & Clothing	Deseret Manufacturing
Transitional Services Support	Digital Books Specialist
Self-Reliance Department Support	Digital Imaging
Welfare Department Support	Disability Support
	Distribution Store
	Employment Support
	Engineering
	Ensign College
	Famiy History Department
	Facebook Communities
	Family Search Department
	Guest Services
	Church Camps
	Humanitarian Center
	Inner City Service
	MTC Software Engineer
	Operations Manager
	Store Manager
	Military Relations
	Mineral Titles and Contrats
	Mission Health Adviser
	Mission Office Support
	Missionary Medical Committee
	Partner Research
	Priesthood and Family Support
	Prison Ministry
	Processing Plant Support
	Record Digitizing
	Record Preservations
	Operations Specialist
	Storehouse Manager
	Technical Productions Lead
	Temple Construction
	Temple Organist
	Security
	Temple Youth Center
	Travel Support Specialist
	Treasury Services
	Visitors Center
	Community Volunteer

Resources

Senior Service Missions
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Youth Service Missions Print this Page

The following is intended to help church leaders and families in the Pleasant View Utah South stake understand a little more about youth service missions and how they can bless the lives of our members.

Who can serve a youth service mission?

Worthy young men (ages 18 to 25) and young women (ages 19 to 25) who are unable to serve a proselyting mission for physical, mental, or emotional reasons may be called to a youth service mission. A worthy young man who is unable to serve a proselyting mission does not have a priesthood duty to serve a youth service mission.

The default is 24 months for Elders and 18 months for sisters. But this can be adjusted if it is determined to be the best fit for the calling. The stake president would approve a shorter mission if need be and families should not make a request for this but council with their stake president.

Proselyting missionaries who return home early due to accident, illness, or other health conditions and have a desire to continue their service may be reassigned to a service mission if recommended by General Authorities in the Missionary Department and the stake president and approved by the Quorum of the Twelve.

What is our youth service mission area?

We live in the North Service Mission. There are about 50 service missionaries serving in this mission at the time of this writing.

Elder Rich Zollinger and Sister Leslie Zollinger are the current mission leaders for our youth service mission area. They are willing to visit with wards and stakes to answer questions, provide information, speak, and otherwise help others understand service missions more. They work closely with families and missionaries to make assignments that are a fit for them and their needs. However, a service missionary’s ecclesiastical leader is their home stake president. They continue to meet with their stake president regularly.

What is the process for being called on a youth service mission?

The process is basically the same as all full-time missionaries. They apply through the exact same process.

1. They meet with their bishop first and eventually with their stake president. They must meet all regular worthiness and missionary standards.
2. A bishop and/or stake president may recommend that a missionary applicant be
considered for a service mission.
3. The final decision is made by the missionary department under the direction of the Quorum of the 12 Apostles.
4. If a service mission is extended, the applicant will be notified when they receive their call.
The mission call will indicate the time frame of the mission.
5. They then meet with the Stake President and the Youth Service Mission Leaders to determine the best assignment(s) for the missionary.
6. The Stake President will set the missionaries apart soon before they start their mission.

How do youth service missionaries get assigned to various areas of service?

After the call has been made and the missionary has been assigned to the local service mission, they and their family meet with the service mission leaders. In council with them and the stake president, assignments are made. These assignments can change during their mission and be adjusted based on the missionary's capacity and experience. Their stake president approves all assignments before they are given.

What types of assignments can youth service missionaries be given in our area?

This is not an exhaustive list, but the following are examples of real assignments given to service missionaries in our area.

• Temples - Office, maintenance, grounds, greeting, support, laundry, and many other opportunities are given to service missionaries.
• Temple Baptistry - Many get assigned to these and many more will be in the near future.
• Church Global Services - Assignments can be made in the church technical department or other departments that support service efforts with a wide range of duties.
• North Ogden Peach Orchard - Equipment experts, harvest experts, grounds, and maintenance assignments.
• Family History Center - Helping others with family history, technical support, and maintenance assignments.
• Deseret Industries - Receiving, coordinating, cashiering, maintenance and many other assignments and opportunities.
• Deseret Manufacturing - Building the furniture that is sold in Deseret Industry stores.
• Cannery - Production, office, and other assignments.
• Bishop’s Storehouse - Shopping for those with orders, greeting, stocking, support, and many other opportunities.
• Adaptive Needs Institute - Supporting students from schools like Canyon School with reading and other programs.
• Deseret Mill and Pasta - Production, support, and other assignments.
• OWCAP Ogden Weber Community Action Partnership - Service opportunities that support the organization's aims and efforts including Head Start programs.
• Catholic Community Services - Service opportunities that support the organization's aims and efforts.
• United Way - Working directly with children as a mentor and leader. Other service opportunities that support the organization's aims and efforts.
• Salvation Army - Service opportunities that support the organization's aims and efforts.
• Ogden Dinosaur Park - Support, maintenance, customer service, and other assignments.
• Ogden Nature Center - Support, maintenance, customer service, and other assignments.
• Bicycle Collective - Support, maintenance, customer service, and other assignments.
• Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Building Maintenance - Various assignments that support church properties and buildings.
• Presenting at local ward sacrament programs under the invitation of local bishops.
• Other assignments with stakes given by stake presidents.
• Assignments to serve their own families like grandparents and others with needs.

What can youth service missionaries do while on their mission?

Youth service missionaries follow mission rules and standards like any other missionary. They don’t date, attend dances and the like. They live at home and attend their home ward unless their assignment(s) take them elsewhere. They may also attend their local YSA ward. They can attend family vacations and outings if such events are compliant with their mission rules.

Youth service missionaries are encouraged to attend BYU Pathways and can do so while serving their mission. It is a free benefit while they are serving.

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Youth Service Missions
Youth Service missionaries
A customized experience
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