Early Return
Missionary
RESOURCES
Elder Holland
Addressing the question of a
missionary who returned home early
for mental health reasons.
7 MARCH 2016
Books
FREE DOWNLOADS
These guides are from Home Early...Now What?, a book for early RMs and their families, mission presidents, priesthood leaders, and fellow ward members. Please click here for more info on the book available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
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ENSIGN ARTICLES
about early RMs
Home Earlier Than Planned
Returning Home Early from My Mission
All Missions Bring Souls to Christ
Did I Ruin God's Plan for Me?
PRIESTHOOD LEADERS
You have access to the "Missionaries Who Return Home Early" section of Ministering Resources on LDS.org.
MEMBER RESOURCES
available online
The Mission Inclusivity Club
This BYU club aims to provide a safe space for those experiencing atypical missions (ie. those who returned home early for mental and physical health reasons, went on service missions, two-transfer missions, or any other mission that is not “typically discussed in sacrament meeting."
Church Counseling Resources
Counsel for Leadership
in Regards to Missionaries
Who Return Home Early
Early Returned Missionary Blog
A blog of early returned missionaries' stories hosted by Mission Fortify
Mormon Channel
Daily Radio:
Elder Holland's Thoughts on Early-Returned Missionaries
BYU Universe
Documentary entitled:
Honorably Released:
When the Best Two Years
Don't Turn Out as Expected