How to Organize Mission Photos Before Making a Book
The pictures are on a phone, in emails, and in three different albums. Here is a simple way to sort them into a collection you can actually use for your book.
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Guides and notes about preserving missionary letters, family updates, photos, and keepsake books.
A Mission Book Proofreading Checklist Before You Print
The book is almost ready! Before you order, use this checklist to catch missing letters, photo problems, and the small details you will want right in print.
How to import Instagram photo posts into Letters Home
Export your Instagram photo posts, choose the stories you want to keep, and add their captions, dates and photos to an existing Letters Home collection.
How to Organize Mission Letters by Transfer and Companion
Help readers follow your mission letters. Add transfers and companions in Letters Home, assign letters, and choose how transfer sections appear in your book.
Missionary Photo Tips: Take Pictures Worth Keeping and Printing
A few small habits can help your mission photos look better now and in a book later. Start with the light, the framing, and keeping the original files.
Letters Home Beyond Missions: Service, Study Abroad, and More
Military service, a semester abroad, volunteer work, or a long trip: the emails you send home can become a book of that season of your life.
30 Missionary Letter Prompts for Weeks When You Feel Stuck
Not sure what to write this week? Pick one or two of these 30 prompts and turn an ordinary moment into something your family will enjoy reading.
What to Write to a Missionary: Encouraging Letters From Home
You do not need big news to write a good letter to your missionary. Try a little life from home, a simple question, and some encouragement. Example included!
How to Choose a Missionary Book Service for Emails and Photos
Before you choose a cover, check how your emails and photos will get into the book. Here are the import, privacy, proof, and pricing details worth looking at.
Mission Book Dedication Ideas: What to Write Inside
The letters are ready, but the note at the front is still blank. Try these dedication ideas and examples to say why you wanted to keep the story.
Mission Photo Caption Ideas That Help You Remember the Story
You remember why you took that photo today. A short caption can help you remember it years from now too. Try these simple examples for your mission book.
How to Save Your Emails With Google Takeout
Want a copy of your Gmail messages you can keep? Google Takeout lets you export your email into an archive. Here is how to request it, download it, and store it safely.
A Weekly Missionary Email Template That Sounds Like You
It is time to write home and you are not sure where to start. Copy this weekly email template, choose the parts you need, and make it sound like you.
How to Save Missionary Emails Without Losing the Photos
Saving the email does not always mean you saved the pictures. Here is how to gather your mission letters, check the photos, and keep a copy for later.
How to Turn Missionary Emails Into a Book
Gather saved missionary emails and photos, import them free, review the letters, and preview your book before deciding to print.
How to Import Emails from Gmail
Use Google Takeout to export selected Gmail messages, then upload the saved archive to a free Letters Home collection and check it before making a book.
Mission Journal vs. Weekly Emails: What Should You Keep?
If you already write a weekly email, do you still need a journal? Here is how the two records can serve different purposes without creating more work than you want.
15 Reflection Questions for a Returned Missionary Memory Book
The weekly emails tell part of the story. These reflection questions can help a returned missionary add the memories and context that never made it into an update.
How to Turn a Blogger Mission Blog Into a Book
Have an old Blogger or Blogspot mission blog? This guide walks through downloading the archive, bringing it into Letters Home, and checking it before printing.
Printed Mission Book vs. Digital Archive: What a Book Adds
Your mission emails are already saved, so is a printed book worth making? Here is what a book adds and why I would still keep the digital files too.
Mission Prep: A Family Communication and Memory Checklist
Before your missionary leaves, make a small plan for the letters and photos coming home. This checklist will help you get the collection started.