Transfers!

Ah, transfers. That single word can send shivers down missionaries back everywhere.

Hobbit Fast

Did you know that Hobbits have seven meals in their day? Suddenly, fasting for two meals seems a lot more doable. (Although, I did exaggerate a little for the sake of a joke. Going without Second Breakfast and Elevenses would be a six hour break.)

Tricky Topics

As a teenage missionary, I totally was ashamed of the painfully unhip Osmond family. Now as a middle aged adult, I realize just how wrong I was. The Osmonds are awesome!* (Although I was totally right about Saturday's Warrior.)

*Seriously, they have handled the huge responsibility of being the public face of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with grace and charm for over forty years! And Donny is just a cool guy.

Mission Verses College

A mission costs $400 a month. A University degree (at least in the United States) is considerably more than that.

Word of Wisdom Choices

I think Janez is pulling the missionaries legs here, I think...

Forecasting the Next Change to Missionary Work

Recently, the Church announced a major change to missionary work: missionaries can now call home every P-Day. A couple of mont
hs ago, sister missionaries were permitted to wear dress slacks. I have no idea what the next major change to missionary work is, but I'm pretty sure it's not what the missionary in today's gag thinks it is.

Nobody's Home

As a missionary, I'd get this all the time. I was never so snarky to respond the way Elder Van Dyke does in this strip. As you can imagine, drawing this one was very cathartic.

(Incidentally, a similar joke appeared in the hugely successful Despicable Me movie. Would it surprise you to know that the co-writers of that movie are Latter-day Saints? Perhaps they were addressing some pent up frustrations from their tracting days too.)