Homecoming gifts that last.

Some of what's in their @missionary.org account isn't saved anywhere else, such as mail from their mission president, companions and friends.

Sit down with them and save it while the account is open. Save your missionary's email account has the steps, written for your missionary.

After the mission come school, work and church at home, and the clothes for them. Shopping together, or a gift card for a store they like, lets them choose what fits who they are now.

A favorite dish from their mission, cooked together at home. A map of their mission, framed, with the areas they served marked. Music or a book in the language they learned.

The photos on their phone, printed and put in an album or frames: companions, the places they lived, the people they taught. Do it with them, so they can tell you who's who.

A new journal, or an evening to write down names, places and stories while they're fresh.

If their mission scriptures are worn, having them rebound keeps their notes, and a new set gives them room for more.

Their weekly emails home are the record of the mission in their own words. You can print them and keep them in a binder, or have them made into a book.

Ours is the Hardcover Memory Book, which prints their weekly emails and photos in the order they happened. For a missionary who doesn't have a list with us yet, it can also be given as a gift, with a gift certificate.

A quiet first day, a favorite meal, and time to talk about the mission when they want to are gifts too.

For the release and the homecoming talk, read homecoming day: the airport, the release and the talk.

The ideas in this guide are ours. Its one date, when the mission email account closes, comes from save your missionary's email account, checked in November 2026.