Stuck on Zero

This is why counting baptisms is a dumb thing to do as a missionary.

If You're Not Early, You're Late

Methinks he doth protest too much.

Something in My Eye

I realize that strip has be light on jokes for several weeks now. (And please don't be the heckler who claims it has never been funny.) The jokes will return soon enough.

Committed!

Exciting times for Elders Van Dyke and Toms.

Further Witness

Questions

We're coming to the end of Ivan's story. Will it be a happy or sad ending for Elder Van Dyke and his companion? Keep tuning into this website to find out!

Back to Ivan

You remember my backdoor pilot for Ivan (Elder Van Dyke's promising investigator) a couple of months ago, right? Here's the second episode.

Do You Believe in Miracles?

Ideally, I would have saved this gag until the end of the year during Bowl season, but for fans, there never is a wrong time to relive a sport team's greatest hits.

Giving up Smoking for Religion

If this were a different kind of comic strip, it would follow the office hijinks of Ivan and his buddy with a soul patch. They could work in paper supply or something.

Second Hand Smoke

Based on the amount of second hand smoke I took in during my mission, a doctor might look at me upon my return home and estimate I smoked a carton a day. (Things have changed a lot in Slovenia in the 30 years since I served there.)

Addictions

Notice the off-brand cola. (This is to avoid any lawsuits.)

One Little Thing

Thirty years ago in my mission, smoking was a national pastime. 

Elder Truman Show

Somethings seem too good to be true.

Stuck on Zero

Today's strip wraps up Ivan's story. It looks like Elder Van Dyke learned a valuable lesson. Aren't you glad you stuck it out to the end?

I'm kind of at a crossroads with my missionary strips here on this blog. I've nearly exhausted my inventory of strips and find myself unsure of how to proceed. The way I see it, I can do one of two things: I can retire Missionary Monday and only post to this website on Thursdays or I can start rerunning the missionary strips.*

If you're all not sick of the democratic process, take a moment and cast a vote in the comment section: option one or option two.

*I suppose there is a third option of actually coming up with a new strip every week, but come on, we all know I'm too lazy for that. (It's not like I'm Kevin Beckstrom or something.)

Baptism Day

Elder Van Dyke needs to chill out.

Baptism Request

Things are moving now, aren't they? There isn't anything that can spoil this for Elder Van Dyke, is there? Tune in next week, for the exciting adventures of Mission Daze!

Baptismal Commitment

To the surprise of only the most cynical of readers of this blog, Ivan committed to baptism. What a great Halloween present to Elder Van Dyke and his companion.

Secret Prayer

If  last week's strip was possibly the wordiest strip I've ever done, today's includes the least amount of words in a strip I've ever drawn. Looks like the moment of truth for Ivan is here. Tune in next week to find out what he decides to do...

Addressing Doubt

I couldn't help but notice that Elder Rasband's recent conference address included the same scripture. I realize that today's strip is a bit wordy and not at all funny, but there's a lot to cover here.

Because Nothing is Ever That Easy

For over a month now I've been charting the progress of one of Elder Van Dyke's investigators. Today, Ivan's fledgling faith is challenged by a well-meaning co-worker. I need to give credit to faithful reader Megan R. for helping develop this particular story line by reminding me that conversion can be challenging. Thanks to her, I decided to through a few more stumbling blocks in Ivan's way.