May 2015
Nearly 30 percent of full-time missionaries come from non-self-sustaining areas and receive significant financial assistance from the General Missionary Fund. The Church asks these fine young men and women to contribute as much as they can to support themselves, and for some that may mean very little. Many of these faithful servants will become future leaders when they return to their homelands. They will serve with honor in their families, the Church, and their communities.
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Last year, nearly 24,000 missionaries were trained at the 14 international MTCs, which provide training to native speakers in 18 languages and second language training in nine languages. An equal number were trained in the Provo, Utah MTC, where missionaries come from 155 countries and learn 55 languages. Here are a few of their expressions of gratitude.
Each year, the General Missionary Fund assists more than 22,000 missionaries from 120 countries with a portion of their mission expenses. Jacqueline Dizon from the Philippines is one of those missionaries.
SECOND IN A SERIES: Every year, the General Missionary Fund assists more than 22,000 missionaries from 120 countries with a portion of their mission expenses. Nicole Alvine from Cameroon was educated in France and then decided to serve a mission.