Prep Your Missionary

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Preparing for Companionship Success

By Allison Beckert

Companionship pairings and developing a companion relationship are some of the unique features of a proselytizing mission. Since it’s common to wonder what a mission your companion will be like and if you’ll get along, remember that your future companions are wondering the same things. Taking some time to understand how a companionship works, and how to make a good one when preparing to meet your first companion is good missionary prep.

A companion is a teammate. Goals, lesson plans and even housekeeping are a team effort. Preach My Gospel outlines the process for the daily and weekly planning sessions. The planning process is most effective when both companions contribute and communicate. Presenting lessons effectively is also based on companions working together on daily study. In most chapters of Preach My Gospel, there

Church Media Library Sisters during companionship study using tablets.

are several ideas for companionship study, including ideas not just for effective lessons but also for building one another’s testimonies.

Companions help one another. Each companionship is encouraged to help each other with personal goals and challenges. Mission life is challenging and full of change. As soon as an area or companion becomes familiar, a new transfer often changes everything. This is all the more reason to invest in your

Church Media Library Elders praying before knocking on a door.

relationship with your companion. The “Adjusting to Missionary Life” booklet, released in 2013, encourages companions to review their challenges together and be a resource to one another when mission life get stressful or challenging. Companions are also responsible for keeping one another accountable to mission standards, including the use of technology. Details on this direction may be found in the new handbook, and in the “Safeguards for Using Technology” booklet. Companionship connecting is one of the best feelings experienced on a mission, but it doesn’t always come naturally. A missionary companionship is often one of the most intense working partnerships between two people due to each having different backgrounds and life experiences. Such a situation creates an immediate opportunity to practice and develop Christlike attributes for personal growth. One of the most useful chapters of Preach My Gospel is the section “How Do I Develop Christlike Attributes?”. Developing these traits is one of the best ways to improve companion relationship. A successful companionship requires a blend of humility and courage. Learning to recognize when to speak up, when to support, and when to stand ground takes time, and the benefits to the missionary and their mission area of developing a successful companionship are huge.

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