Visas often arrive at the last minute, and that is normal. Many missionaries get theirs in the final days before they leave the MTC, and some get it with only hours to spare, so a quiet inbox in the weeks beforehand is not a sign that something has gone wrong. Still,...
Most mission calls arrive somewhere between five days and three weeks after papers are submitted. About ten days is typical right now. If you are past three weeks, you are not in strange territory yet. A handful of families wait five or six weeks, and a few wait...
Since 2020, the Home MTC has become a strange and sweet part of most families' mission experience. Your missionary has a name tag, a schedule, and a district - and they are still sitting in your house! For one or two weeks, your home becomes part of the MTC and the...