Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a mission president? Many people have asked me this question. Well, if you’d like a look at a mission presidents life, I invite you to read my book entitled “A Mission President’s Journal.”

I am offering it free of charge by download from this website. It is offered in PDF format in three parts in order to make your download quicker and easier.

My journal was originally 530 pages of single-spaced 11-point type. I have edited it to omit redundancies and to make it a readable 254 pages. It is overwhelmingly positive and edifying (and hopefully fun and entertaining), but I have retained enough “negative” experiences and “challenges” to give you the full flavor of what it’s like to be a mission president.

In preparing the book, I have taken every possible precaution not to identify any missionary who may be the subject of a “negative” incident, including not revealing names, locations, or dates and, in some cases, omitting stories entirely. I did this because I love all our missionaries very much, even (perhaps especially) those who sometimes performed less than perfectly. Making mistakes, repenting, and improving are the essence of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

I said that I don’t want money for my book, and that’s true. My mission president experience is too sacred to me to be shared for money. But I do have a two-part request of you, the reader:

First, if you enjoy this book about mission president life, please donate $10 (or more, if you’re so inclined) to the ward or general missionary fund and use the comment feature of my website to let me know. You don’t know how good it will make me feel if you enjoyed this book enough to “buy” it by making a tax deductible donation to help the missionary work of the Church (If you hate the book, please keep it to yourself; there’s no reason to ruin my day).

Second, please tell a friend about this book. Maybe they will like it—and maybe they will donate to the missionary fund.

Serving as a mission president was an exciting and life-altering experience. I hope you will enjoy reading this book, and I hope you will find it edifying and will feel a sense of what it is like to be a mission president.

• A Mission President’s Journal – Part 1 PDF
• A Mission President’s Journal – Part 2 PDF
• A Mission President’s Journal – Part 3 PDF