My Plan

“My Plan” is designed to help full-time missionaries reflect on the lessons and experiences of their missions and set goals to be self-reliant after their missions in the areas of personal discipleship, education, dating, and marriage. The online course is available to full-time missionaries during the final weeks of their mission. Returning missionaries can share their goals and plans with parents, leaders, and others after they have completed the course.

Guidelines for Mission Presidents and Missionaries

  1. My Plan includes six experiences to be completed during the missionary’s final six weeks in the mission field.
  2. Each learning experience should be completed during one hour of personal study time wherever they typically go for internet access. Their companions should complete their own personal study during this time. Missionaries must always be able to see their companion’s device or computer screen.
  3. As missionaries complete the My Plan learning experiences, they can share a PDF  version with their mission president, parents, Bishops and Stake Presidents. Mission presidents aware of the missionary’s goals can offer inspired counsel in final interviews. Missionaries will have access to their “My Plan” file for several months after their mission on the Missionary Portal and they may also choose to email a copy to themselves for long-term reference.

Guidelines for Parents and Local Priesthood and Auxiliary Leaders

  1. Stake presidents have access to the My Plan file for each returned missionary who has authorized them to have access.
  2. Stake presidents may discuss the returned missionary’s “My Plan” goals and plans in release interviews.
  3. Stake presidents will invite and encourage returned missionaries to attend institute of religion classes wherever possible.
  4. Parents are encouraged to talk with their returned missionaries about their “My Plan” goals upon their return home.