Change people's lives at home and around the world
April 2011
There are more than 15,000 young men and women from international areas outside the United States who, at great personal sacrifice, are serving full-time missions in their own lands and in the U.S. Many of these missionaries come from homes where the total family income is less than $1,000 annually. Serving missions, therefore, puts a severe—if not impossible—strain on family finances. Along with family support, the Church expects their local wards and branches to pay what they can. If the family and local support is not sufficient, arrangements can be made for the General Missionary Fund to take care of the remaining expenses associated with missionary service.
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Every week, close to 500 young men and women between the ages of 19 and 25 from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints leave families, friends, school and careers and travel to one of 17 missionary training centers around the globe.
Like many young LDS men, Sedrick Tshiambine is going on a mission. He has a testimony of the restored gospel. He’s been active in church for years, and he’s been faithful as a new elder. Unlike most young LDS men, however, Sedrick has been selling bananas to earn money for his mission.