Sites and Terms Related to Seniors Serving Missions
A guide to the principal websites, common terms, and acronyms used in senior missionary service.
Missionary-Related Websites
Four primary websites are involved in the process of becoming a Senior Missionary or Senior Service Missionary: SMW, LCR, MRS, and SMMS. Another helpful site is the Church Directory of Organizations and Leaders (CDOL). Unofficial pages have also been created to supplement those resources.
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| Website | For | Description and Link |
|---|---|---|
| Official Websites | ||
| SMW | Members | Senior Missionary Website. Members can explore missionary opportunities. Full-time senior missionaries can search for assignments throughout the world based on skills, interests, and financial resources. Part-time, live-at-home senior service missionaries can search for virtual or local opportunities with Church operations. |
| LCR | Bishops, Stake Presidents, and approved delegates | Leader and Clerk Resources. Bishops, Stake Presidents, and approved delegates use LCR to begin and review the recommendation process for full-time missionaries. Bishops and Stake Presidents use it to record their approval after worthiness interviews. |
| MRS | Applicants, Bishops, and Stake Presidents | Missionary Recommendation System. Missionary applicants use MRS to begin the recommendation process for Senior Service Missionaries. Bishops and Stake Presidents use it to record their approval after worthiness interviews. |
| SMMS | Operation Managers and Stake Presidents | Service Missionary Management System. For Senior Service Missionaries, SMMS is used by the Operation Manager and Stake President to approve a proposed assignment and to monitor or modify the assignment and release. |
| CDOL | Priesthood Leaders and Operation Managers | Church Directory of Organizations and Leaders. |
| Unofficial Leader Website | ||
| Guide for Leaders* | Bishops, Stake Presidents, and Operation Managers | SeniorMission.org Leaders provides guidance about missionary-related procedures. |
Common Terms and Acronyms
Terms and acronyms used for mission callings and related processes are distinctive and have changed over time. Some are similar and are easily confused.
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| Term or Acronym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Modification | An extension or early release. |
| Operation | The organization for which missionary service is performed, such as a bishops’ storehouse, FamilySearch center, mission office, Family Services office, or temple. |
| Operation Manager (OM) | The manager of the organization for which service is performed, such as a bishops’ storehouse manager, FamilySearch center director, mission president, Family Services agency manager, or temple recorder. |
| Opportunity | A position or assignment. Each opportunity has its own position number. |
| SM | Senior Missionary—full-time, serving away from home or from home. |
| SMC | Senior Missionary Coordinator. |
| SSM | Senior Service Missionary—serving while living at home. |
| YSM | Young Service Missionary—serving while living at home. |