Two-Year Mission: A Pretty Good Weight Loss Program

I know many missionaries are worried about gaining weight on their mission (especially in the MTC), but I suspect there are far more missionaries who end up losing weight than gaining it. Usually, this isn't a problem unless the weight loss is due to parasites or you're an offensive lineman.

Late-Night Seminary

If the Church was really interested in boosting seminary attendance, it might want to consider this idea:

The Mission Mom

The Mission President's wife is often called the "Mission Mom," this is usually a good thing but not always...

For the Strength of Youth

I don't have much to say about this rejected New Era gag except that I am quite pleased with the belly I drew on the Young Men's leader. It's about as good a stomach as I've ever drawn.

Valentine's Day

Today being Valentine's Day and all, I scoured through all of my missionary comics to find the most romantic, most Valentine-like comic. And this is what I came up with!

(Yeah, I know it's not much, but you know, lock your heart and everything.)

Wedding Day

Just a reminder: Monday is Valentine's Day. You could do worse than buying your special someone an activity or gag book from noted LDS cartoonist Arie Van De Graaff to honor the occasion.

(But, really, you could also do much, much better.)

Karma

Two thoughts on karma or fate or whatever you want to call it.

First, over the last year the only NFL team that I represented on this blog happened to win the Super Bowl yesterday. We've previously discussed the mystical powers of suggestion my gags have. Apparently, those powers extend into professional football. Next season I'll hold an auction to decide which team's logo I'll be highlighting on this blog. (And don't let Kevin Beckstrom tell you that he, too, has those powers--his power of suggestion seems to only extend out for a day.)

Now, onto today's missionary comic. Longtime readers of this blog will remember that Elder Van Dyke is viewed as "the mission curse." Every one of his companions has been "Dear Johned" while with him. With Valentine's Day nearly upon us, I thought I'd return to that narrative. Today's strip shows that no matter what you try to do to avoid it, sometimes fate has something in store for you.

A Book of Mormon Apart

When I came up with the idea for this gag, my real challenge was massaging the text so that the young man didn't come across as some sort of creep. I'm not sure what distance Stake Dance chaperons are instructing their charges to separate to these days, but I hope it's no longer "a Book of Mormon apart." Because that could get a little too close for comfort.