How to open your mission call
Your call comes in the Missionary Portal. Here is how to make the day simple and fun.
How it arrives
Mission calls are sent through the Missionary Portal. You’ll get a notice when it’s ready. You can choose when to open it.
Make a plan
- Pick a time and place.
- Invite family and friends, in person or on a video call.
- Have someone ready to film.
- Keep it short and personal.
Let everyone guess
Before you open it, have family and friends guess where you’re going. Our free guessing game lets people tap a spot on a globe from their own phone, then shows the answer.
After you read it
- Look up your mission on the map.
- Add your report date to see a countdown.
- Read what to do the first week.
More ideas
See our full list of call opening ideas.
Questions
Where does the mission call come?
In the Missionary Portal. You get a notice when it is ready.
Can far-away family join?
Yes. Use a video call, and share a guessing game link so everyone can guess from their phone.
Sources
Checked October 12, 2026. Rules change, so official pages, your call packet and the Missionary Portal are always the final word. GotMyCall is unofficial and not affiliated with or endorsed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.