Listening to music must've never interfere with personal preparation or proselyting... speakers are required for listening (no headphones). This would imply that a missionary is allowed to listen to appropriate music, at appropriate times, in an appropriate way.
Music should invite the Spirit, help you focus on the work, and direct your thoughts and feelings to the Savior. Do not listen to music that encourages immorality, glorifies violence, uses offensive language, or dulls your spiritual sensitivity through its beat, instrumentation, volume, lyrics, or intensity.
Missionaries are admonished to "avoid all forms of worldly entertainment." Generally, they are not permitted to watch television, listen to the radio, watch or go to movies, or use the Internet (except to use email, and social media for their work, see Personal relationships above).
If approved by your mission president, you may bring a musical instrument to the mission field. It should be inexpensive, easy to transport, and able to meet baggage requirements.
Music should be used to invite the Spirit, provide spiritual motivation, help focus on the work, and direct thoughts and feelings to the Savior (see Alma 37:36). Missionaries should not listen to music that distracts or that dulls spiritual sensitivity by its tempo, beat, loudness, lyrics, or intensity.
Again, the key principle is to avoid any media or entertainment that “is immoral, suggestive or pornographic.” The same principle applies to music. As a member of the Church, I listen to all types of music–classical, rock, pop, hip-hop, country, etc.
Missionaries can call, text or do video chats once a week on a designated day called preparation day. Previously, they were only allowed to call home on Christmas and Mother's Day. They could email or send letters once a week.
Activities during your o -assignment time, such as video games, movies, and television, are acceptable with the approval of your stake president. Such activities should not interfere with your personal preparation, study, or service time. Avoid anything that detracts from the Spirit.
The missionary will own his or her own phone, even after missionary service is finished. Reassigned missionaries do not need to purchase their own phone but will be given a loaner phone upon arrival in the FFLM.
“Members are encouraged to use the Internet to flood the earth with testimonies of the Savior and His restored gospel. They should view blogs, social networks and other Internet technologies as tools that allow them to amplify their voice in promoting the messages of peace, hope and joy that accompany faith in Christ.
Water activities are closed on the Sabbath.
No bare midriffs, no halter tops, no bikinis, or short- shorts. Women and girls are asked to wear one piece swimsuits, or tankinis, (men and boys are to avoid small, tight swim trunks). Adult supervision is required at anytime youth are swimming or boating.
(KUTV) — The Church of the Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is now allowing its missionaries to have more communication with family members, according to a press release.
Daily Personal and Companionship Study
It is essential for missionaries to study daily—one hour by themselves, one hour as a companionship, plus, for some, an extra 30–60 minutes for language study. They focus on the scriptures and the doctrines of the lessons in Preach My Gospel.
The chapel may occasionally be used for cultural arts events that include secular music, such as concerts, recitals, and other presentations. While applause is discouraged in worship services, it may be appropriate for these events.
All smartphones (whether previously owned, even by another missionary, or newly purchased) must meet the following requirements: Brand: Samsung. Carrier: Factory unlocked. Operating system: Android 10 or higher.
“Music has power to provide spiritual nourishment. It has healing power. It has the power to facilitate worship, allowing us to contemplate the Atonement and the Restoration of the gospel. … It provides power for us to express prayerful thoughts and bear testimony of sacred truths. …
Updates to dress and grooming guidelines apply to all sisters in all missions. Updated dress and grooming guidelines now provide sister missionaries the option to wear pants during regular missionary activities, including during normal training activities at missionary training centers.
Good Things in Small Packages. Missionaries love receiving thoughtful packages from friends and family back home, but make sure to honor the guidelines of their mission. Some missions discourage packages, and some ask for restraint on food, music, and other items.
Missionaries can be single men between the ages of 18 and 25, single women over the age of 19 or retired couples. Missionaries work with a companion of the same gender during their mission, with the exception of couples, who work with their spouse.
Serving a full-time two year mission for the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is very physically demanding. So for the health of the missionary, and their companions in the field their max BMI must be 30–39. For a 6'1 individual that's about 280 pounds.
May service missionaries date? No. Dating is not permitted for service missionaries during their missions. Service missionaries can participate in ward, stake, and young single adult activities.
As I've discussed in my article about the costs of serving a mission, missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are volunteers and pay their own expenses. The responsibility to provide financial support for a missionary lies first with the individual and second with the missionary's family.
An LDS magazine published a bishop's teaching in 2013 that oral sex was forbidden before marriage. Two BYU graduate Mormon sex therapists, however, publicly stated in 2013 that oral sex was acceptable for married couples as did another LDS therapist in 2014.
President Spencer W. Kimball counseled: “Do not take the chance of dating nonmembers, or members who are untrained and faithless. … One cannot afford to take a chance on falling in love with someone who may never accept the gospel (The Miracle of Forgiveness, 241–42; italics added).
When the new price kicks in, the overall cost for a man to serve a two-year mission will be $12,000, while women, who serve 18 months, will pay $9,000.