Win a Copy of Mission Daze

I'm still giddy over the publication of Mission Daze (order your copy here). To share my excitement, I'm running a little contest here on the blog. Simply share a mission story (either one of your own or one that's been shared with you) that would be worthy of Elder Van Dyke to this post and you'll be entered into the drawing for the book.

The contest runs until I post my next missionary strip Labor Day Monday. Good luck.

MTC Spirit

The Church just held an open house at the Provo MTC to show off some impressive newly constructed buildings now part of the campus. Walking through the old cafeteria/administration building with my family, I was surprised to vividly remember the smell of the place. That distinct smell triggered in me all sorts of memories of my time in the MTC. Perhaps, the smell I recognized is the residue of the spirit they pump through the air vents.

What's that? You still haven't purchased your copy of Mission Daze? I understand, you might be thinking, "Why should I? I've already combed through every strip posted on this blog."

Well, here's why: the strips on this blog, up until very recently, have been presented shotgun style and not in any chronological order. And while it's true that I've recently started publishing the strips in order here on the website in order, you'll have to wait for nearly a decade to finish the story that way.

Why wait? Order now!

Ward Jenga

Having been a part of one or two massive ward calling shuffles, I can attest that the jenga analogy is pretty much spot on. All it takes is one misstep to send the whole thing tumbling to the ground.

By now, I hope you are all aware of the exciting news featured in the post below. Mission Daze, a collection of nearly 500 comic strips featured here and formerly featured at the Deseret News is now available to purchase. This is a passion project of mine that has been twenty years in the making. Trust me, it's worth the $9.95 retail price.

Introducing Mission Daze the Book!

More MTC high-jinx.

But enough about that, today I am excited to announce the publication of Mission Daze, the ultimate collection of nearly 500 strips charting Elder Van Dyke's entire mission from mission call to homecoming!

Since I first created the character of Elder Van Dyke in the weeks leading up to my own mission, I have dreamed of seeing a collection of his adventures in print. That day has finally come. And now it is available for the low price of $9.95 plus tax and shipping.

Mission Daze would make a great gift for any missionary, returned missionary, person who has so much as heard of LDS missionaries, or person who has not heard of the missionaries in your life.

I've got a large inventory of these books and they are priced to sell, so please follow this link and buy a copy or two (or three) today.