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Guide for families · checked October 14, 2026

Mission call party and guessing game

Opening your call with family and friends? Keep it simple and let everyone guess.

Simple party 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. The call is the main event.

Play the guessing game

Before you open the call, everyone guesses where you’re going. Our free guessing game lets people tap a spot on the globe from their own phone, then shows who came closest.

Start a guessing game →

Fun extras

  • Hang a world map and let guests pin their guess.
  • Ask guests to write a note for the missionary to open later.

After you read it

Questions

What is a mission call guessing game?

Before the call is opened, family and friends guess where the missionary is going. Our free game lets everyone guess on a globe from their phone.

Can far-away family join?

Yes. Use a video call and share the guessing game link.

Sources

Checked October 14, 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.

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