| For Latter-Day Saints, choosing to serve a | | | | cover is always a thoughtful gift. Non-English |
| mission is a big event in the life of the missionary. | | | | scriptures are especially useful if the missionary is |
| While it is not expected, you can show your | | | | serving a foreign-speaking mission. |
| missionary how proud you are of them with a gift | | | | Idea #4: The essentials. These can include socks, |
| that they will carry with them throughout their | | | | ties, and other things the missionary will wear out |
| mission. Here are a few LDS gift ideas to get you | | | | while they are gone. Even extra toiletries such as |
| started. | | | | a toothbrush and comb can come in handy and |
| Idea #1: A journal. Each missionary will want to | | | | will be appreciated down the road. |
| document his or her journey every step of the | | | | Idea #5: A keepsake album. Like the journal, this |
| way. Choose books bound in leather or cloth for | | | | should be kept small and portable. Insert pictures |
| durability, and keep the journal at a small size for | | | | of the family with small notes from each of them |
| portability. | | | | so the missionary can look through them during |
| Idea #2: Symbolic jewelry, pendants, and other | | | | times of homesickness. |
| keepsakes. This can include a new CTR ring, a | | | | While this general list is intended to get you |
| coin with an apt logo or saying, and even a pin | | | | thinking, you should also consider the specific |
| that will remind the missionary of why they are | | | | missionary you are sending off. Keep your gift |
| serving. | | | | special and useful, and your missionary will be sure |
| Idea #3: Engraved scriptures. A new set of | | | | to appreciate it while they are gone. |
| scriptures with the missionary's name on the | | | | |