Missionary Experience

I served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in the Alpine German-Speaking mission. This area covered southern Germany, German-speaking Switzerland, and Austria. I had the opportunity to learn German and meet/work with a large variety of people from different cultural and ethnic backgrounds.

    • Encouraged and led groups of missionaries ranging from about a dozen to a couple hundred

    • Met with and addressed concerns of fellow missionaries

    • Organized and gave presentations in monthly conferences

    • Lead weekly meeting

    • Trained incoming missionaries, specifically in Travels and Finances related to the area

    • Taught German and various skills

  • As you would expect, being a missionary involves talking to a lot of people. In general, my goal was to form genuine connections and answer any questions the person may have. In the end, I wanted to make sure the other person’s day was better after meeting me!

    • Heavy utilization of Microsoft Excel

    • Frequent presentations

    • Composed emails sent to missionaries and missionary families

    • Created and organized travel itineraries for missionaries

    • Reimbursed missionaries for various mission related expenses

Other Volunteering

  • I’ve served in a variety of callings that taught me and help improved my skills. These include the following:

    • Leadership

    • Teaching Skills

    • Public Speaking

    • Welcoming new members to the congregation

    • Piano Playing

    • Organization

    • Assigning teachers and topics for Sunday School

    • Organizing activities

    • Reaching out to and helping congregation members

  • My current calling involves teaching lessons about church topics once a month. I gather the appropriate and related material and lead discussions on the topic, emphasizing participation from others in the meeting

  • There are a large variety of service opportunities I’ve been able to participate in!

    • Assisting in Soup Kitchens

    • Food Drives

    • Disaster Help

    • Various Tasks