“I want you to take credit for (having served), I want you to take the appropriate dignity that you deserve...and to know that the Lord loves you, and the church loves you for serving.”
-Elder Jeffery R. Holland addressing ERM's in "Face-to-Face" Facebook event
Resources for Early Returned Missionaries
ERM Facebook Groups:
ERM Podcast: Early Homecoming by Kristen Reber
Kristen’s Website: https://kristenreber.com/podcast/
RSS Feed: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/464824.rss
ERM Articles:
Cultural Judgments Involving Missionaries Persist, Daily Universe, Feb 2017
"Returning Home Early From My Mission," Brittany Romanello Casco, Ensign, Dec 2015
"What this Mission President would like every ERM to know," Meridian Magazine, July 2015
"Early Returned Missionaries Thrive With Acceptance, Love," Utah Valley 360, April 2014
"Many Mormon Missionaries Who Return Home Early Feel Some Failure," Deseret News, Dec 2013
Study Explores Impact of Early-Returned LDS Missionaries, Daily Herald, Nov 2013
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ERM Books: