120+ questions to ask in your letters - We NEED more ideas, please share

A good reminder from Sister Newton - "Yes, keep it fun and don't criticize! After both my husband & I asking a couple times for longer, more informative letters, he wrote "I'm sorry you don't like my letters . . ." and I could feel his sadness. I was so sorry!"

"I always say a prayer before writing so that I may have guidance. It has been helpful."
~Sister Prado

Add your ideas to the comments and we will keep adding to our list

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Questions to ask:

• What has been your biggest success?
• What has been your biggest challenge this week?
• What has been your biggest concern?
• Who has been your favorite person? Why? (I added contact...it made it more clear for my daughter) ie: Who is your person of the week and why?
• What are you looking forward to this coming week?
• Do you have a goal set for this week? Tell me about it.
• Anything else I need to know or you want to share?
• How was your walk with the Savior this week?
• What was your most spiritual experience?
• What was your best experience?
• What is your apartment like?
• Where do you do your shopping?
• How much do they give you to live on monthly?
• Are you doing well budgeting your money?
• What is the best thing you have been fed?
• What is the grossest thing you have been fed?
• What do you love about where you are living?
• Is there anything you need?
• Tell me about your companion?
• Do you have things in common?
• What kind of car do you drive? 
• What is the biggest thing that has impacted your life this far on your mission?
• Tender Mercy of the past week
• What is the the nastiest thing you have had to eat?
• What made you smile this week?
• What is the most common food you are fed?

"The first time I sent them to her, I explained that if she had time for nothing else, she was to take time to answer these questions. There are only two weeks she hasn't answered them. She's gotten so it's the very first thing she does. I also put them at the very top of her email….Just after the Hello." Sister Hess

Sister MacKay - "I take notes in church and tell my missionary what people taught or said"

***If you mail them the questions, don't forget a self address stamped envelope.***

Thanks to Sister Hess, Sister Svedin, Sister Gittins, Sister Brown, Sister Larsen, Sister Rollins, Sister Webb, Sister Pitt, Sister Merrill, Sister Snider, Sister MacKay and more.

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Sister Jensen shared what she wrote to her missionary.  Thank you Sister Jensen!!
(copy and past into a letter)

What your mom has always wanted to know:

What time do you get up?

Do you set your alarm or do you just wake up on your own?

Do you get ready for the day before or after individual and companion study?

Do you study one topic for a week for companion study or a different topic every day?

Who chooses the topic or do you take turns?

What is your favorite chapter or part out of PMG?

What is your current favorite scripture and why?

What do you usually eat for breakfast?

If you have time what is your favorite breakfast meal to make or cook?

What time do you leave the apartment?

Do you have to drive everywhere in Williams or can you walk some places?

Do you ever proselyte on main street or in the shops?

What time do you usually eat lunch?

How long is your lunch?

What do you usually eat for lunch at the apartment?

Do you share groceries in Williams with your comp?

Do you get a drink or snack every day from the Mish Fridge?

What are the Sister’s names in your district?

Where are these Sisters from?

Where do they live and serve now?

Do they have many investigators? 

If they have baptisms, who does the baptizing?

What are some of your responsibilities as District Leader?

What is the craziest thing you have ever down with Elder _________?

What was the most spiritual moment with Elder __________?

What time do you exercise in the morning and what do you usually do now?

What time do you have to be in at night in your apartment?

What time do you go to bed?

Do you shower in the morning or at night?

Do you still sleep on the bottom bunk?

Is it easy or difficult for you to fall asleep?

What time do you leave your apt. on P-days?

What time is p-day over with?

Do you eat most of your dinners at member’s homes?

Do you go to the laundry mat every P-day?

Do you email us from the laundry mat or from the church on P-days?

Do you go on splits with the Zone Leaders every week?

What do you usually do on your P-days besides laundry and emails?

What is the hardest thing you have ever done on your mission so far?

When have you felt the Spirit the Strongest?

What strengthens your faith when you feel down?

Top 10 moments of the first half of my mission:

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Ideas for a letter to your missionaries companion:

• Where he/she is from?
• Favorite cereal?
• Favorite snacks?
• How many siblings?
• Born in church or convert?
• Where did he/she school?
• Talents or interests?
• Favorite scripture/ hymn?
• Favorite food?
• What are your plans after the mission?
• What do your parents do?
• Favorite vacation you have taken?
• Favorite color?
• Languages spoken?
• Pets?
• Embarrassing moment?
• What they feel is their greatest accomplishment so far.
• Share your testimony.
• A spiritual experience they've had.

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1. I ask about foods because I love to send packages to my missionary AND the companion
2. I would also want to ask...Is my son a good missionary? 
3. Does my child do the dishes? 
4. Do they leave their laundry on the floor?? 
5. Family size, hobbies & interests, and I'd be curious..why they chose to serve
6. I wouldn't ever really ask but I would love to know stuff like how he and my missionary work through their differences, what they both gained from knowing each other, stuff like that. 
7. When is their birthday and how long have they been on their mission? 
8. Where are you from? do you have siblings? what has been your most spiritual moment so far? favorite part of your mission? how long have you been out? how many comps have you had so far? whats your fav part of PMG? was your mission area your first choice, if not where did you want to go? what do you miss most about not being at home? whats the craziest thing you have done thus far? birthday? fav candy? plans when get home? etc.
9. Ask why they decided to go on a mission? Favorite candy bar, snacks (for future packages)
10. Favorite type of music/movie/tv/sport to play or watch or both/flavor of ice cream/candy/snack/food/meal
11. My Missionary will only answer up to 7 questions at a time. Maybe I should split up these questions and ask 7 different questions to every companion. 
12. Maybe most spiritual, scariest and funniest things that have happened on their mission so far.