My boyfriend is going to go on his mormon mission, is there any advice?

A mission will be a wonderful thing for him. He will come back mature, have a stronger faith in Jesus Christ, and will be growing in his understanding of what is important in life: doing good to others.

You can support him by writing encouraging letters (not sad one s like you miss him too much), send care packages with goodies and things from home, and write more letters. There is nothing a missionary likes better than to get letters from home.

As you also strive to become closer to God and Jesus Christ yourself, you too can share in his experiences by also living the gospel of Jesus Christ. As you both mature together this way, your bonds of love will grow and improve as they are founded on principles of selflessness (serving others) and not selfishness (serving your own needs).

This is going to sound heartless, but this is the best advise I can give you.

Break up with him before he goes. Tell him you are going to date other guys and you aren't going to wait for him to get home if someone else comes along.

Like I said it sounds heartless, but let me explain.

If you go 2 years with out dating anyone else you'll miss out on meeting new people and finding out if he is the right person for you. He will change in two years. He will be more mature, and have a better idea of what he wants to do with his life. You need to do the same thing.

While he is on his mission he needs to focus on being a missionary, he won't be able to give his all if he is worried about his girlfriend back home.

Write to him every now and then to give him encouragement and when he gets home if you are still single get back together and see if things work out.

It is not fare to you or him if you try to wait for him to come home.

honestly its up to you two.. stay together; break up all; that matters is your happy. Just be honest with each other. If you decide to stay together and decide while waiting its too long then dont beat around the bush and just tell him how you feel. Im sure he will respect your decision. Im about to leave for my mission and my gf isnt a member and i would expect nothing less from her than honesty while im gone. If you stay together great and if you take a break you can always get back together when he gets back. ps... just letting him go and do what he believes is support enough. just be positive C= whats two years compared to the rest of your life?? go to school and get an education while hes gone.

I have a few friends who are on their missions right now. I write them about every two weeks. When you write, make sure you don't tell them so much about what is going on at home because it makes them homesick and harder for them. Encourage him, and even though you're not Mormon, start reading the Book of Mormon and look for scriptures that you think would help him and give him strength. Also look for scriptures in the Bible. They really like it when they get letters from home, but just be sure you don't tell him everything that's going on because it can be very distracting.

The time goes faster then you think it will. He will be such a better and stronger person when he comes back. His mission will prepare him for the future. It teaches him how to be orgainized, persistant, independent, and how to be a better person through service. It will be absolutely wonderful when he comes back. :)

He will constantly be studying his scriptures and it will be his life for two years. It's easy for missionaries to get discouraged because of doors slamming in their faces and such so just encourage and give him the added strength.

Be supportive and encouraging. Write him every week or two. Send occassional boxes of goodies. Keep yourself busy - develop new interests & hobbies. It will also give you something to share with him in letters. Familiarize yourself with what he'll be doing on his mission and what the rules are. Ask him about the area he's serving. Discover why serving a mission is important to him. Continue your education.

best wishes

Be sure to join the church while he is gone. Otherwise you have no chance of being with him after.

Insist he get checked for STD's before you have any physical contact with him when he comes back...this isn't the 1970s, there are diseases out there now that will kill you....I never understood the "wisdom" of making pubescent boys knock on doors, inevitably one of them will be opened by an "under-served" 35-yr-old woman in a skimpy outfit who thought it was the milk-man!

You need to understand that he is in a cult based upon Freemasonry ceremonies. If you're good with that, wait around. Otherwise, get a new man.

Your boyfriend will come back a nut case.

I'm 99.9% sure of this.