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What Do Girls Look for in an RM?

Dating

Perfection—nothing less, nothing more. Quite a standard to live up to—but you’re a returned missionary, right? Of course, Mr. Perfect doesn’t exist, so women must choose either a life of celibacy or…you and your pals. I can assure you, a tough choice for many. Assuming a girl has abandoned her quest for the perfect man, [...]

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A Sister RM’s Guide to Getting Asked Out

Dating

Sisters, life isn’t fair—especially when it comes to dating as a returned missionary. You’ve spent 18 months asserting yourself and now you’re supposed to wait for some knucklehead to ask you out. Lame. You can wait around, or you can try some of these amazing methods for being asked out. Seven Ways to Prime the [...]

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The RM’s Ultimate Guide to Asking a Girl Out

Dating

The number one concern for most returned missionaries is dating. But you don’t have to worry since you are one of the lucky ones to find this flow chart. Even the greenest of returned missionaries will have no problem asking a girl out as they move from one logical point to the next. The Returned [...]

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Return Returned Missionary

Before leaving the mission, some missionaries are already laying the foundations for their return trip. Others have enjoyed their time but are focused on one thing — returning home. The craving to return to their mission doesn’t hit them until they’ve been home for a few months. I was in the former group, having made [...]

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Surreal Moments

The day after I arrived home, I was exhausted. RMs often talk of how they wanted to continue to get up at 6:30 AM, but for me, there was no way that was going to happen after a long plane ride across the Atlantic. I awoke and just laid there happy to finally have some [...]

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Conjunction Junction

One more door before District Meeting. We knocked and a woman answered. She was very polite and listened to our brief spiel. Then we asked a question. Perhaps it was, “Do you believe in Jesus Christ?” Or maybe something about the Book of Mormon. Didn’t matter. Because we’d unwittingly contacted the undisputed world leader in [...]

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Post-Mission Mission

Fresh off the Plane

You’ve been released from your mission. But I would argue during the next six months you will have more (and even better) opportunities to share the gospel than at any other time of your life. It doesn’t hurt that you’re finely tuned to the spirit and have missionary work on the brain. However, there’s more [...]

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Style Pick: Fossil’s Dylan Stainless Steel Watch

Style

If you’re a fan of Fossil watches you may like the new Dylan. It’s stainless steel and nearly blacked out. The watch case is 47 mm wide and 14 mm thick. The Dylan is a stark contrast to the preppy (boat inspired) colorful nylon watch bands that are popular right now. A nice watch…plus the [...]

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The Site You’ve Been Looking For

Fresh off the Plane

A new site has launched called Yet TBD. It’s a men’s gear, style, and entertainment site. It’s safe for RMs (but maybe not their wallets). So for a change, we’re asking for your help — check out my new site: Yet TBD and help spread the word. Thanks.

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Talks for Returned Missionaries

Fresh off the Plane

Occasionally one of the general authorities will give a talk directed to the returned missionaries. Here’s our running list of those talks. To Returned Missionaries – Elder L. Tom Perry gave this talk in the October 2001 General Conference. Memorable line: “What we need is a royal army of returned missionaries reenlisted into service.” The [...]

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Favorite RM Cartoons from 2011

Fresh off the Plane

Cartoons are funny. Returned missionaries are funny. It’s the perfect match.

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Somebody That I Used to Know

Music

You missed this major ear-worm (ya’ know songs that play over and over on the radio and then become lodged in your head on repeat at all hours of the day and night) from Gotye. No exaggeration you could flip the dial on the radio and here Somebody That I Used to Know every 15 [...]

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Returned Missionary Appreciation Day

Fresh off the Plane

The last Sunday of every April is hereby deemed Returned Missionary Appreciation Day (RMAD for short). Why not? There’s a day for just about everyone else — Horticulturalist’s Day, really?

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Mormon Explorer

Has your mission left you with a taste for travel adventure? After spending two years away from home you’ve probably realized the world is a big interesting place. Today’s guest post is from the creators of Mormon Explorer. We’ll let them explain themselves, but for those RMs looking to explore the world as “civilians” instead of [...]

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Rewiring Your Brain

Fresh off the Plane

There’s an old television commercial in which the camera focuses on a hot frying pan as a narrator says, “This is drugs.” Then an egg drops into the pan and begins to fry as the narrator says, “This is your brain on drugs, any questions?” Does the same thing happen to your brain if you [...]

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