How to Be a Powerful Modern-Day Missionary is written to break Preach My Gospel down into small, applicable bites for preparing missionaries. Matthew and Dakota discuss how to live with a companion 24/7, sustain a positive attitude, deal with disobedience, make effective daily plans, and more. Success isn t about high numerical success; it s about coming closer to Christ. As recently returned missionaries from the Singapore and Malaysia mission, Matthew and Dakota offer a fresh, modern-day perspective for turning missionary work into missionary work fun! The goal for this book is to provide teenagers and other preparing missionaries with a vision for who great modern-day missionaries are and the skills they possess. Obtaining that vision is made tangible through specific challenges associated with each chapter's theme. Not only will preparing missionaries be enlightened by a vision of who they can become but they will also be inspired through the personal experiences we will challenge them to have. These experiences will build upon a reader's spiritual foundation, to also create mental, emotional and social foundations. By applying the concepts in this book and completing our challenges, readers can truly begin to have fun sharing the gospel. About the Authors: Dakota Pierce and Matthew Spurrier Dakota and Matthew both served full-time missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Singapore & Malaysia Mission from 2014-16. They served together as assistants to the mission president for 5 months. Dakota Pierce: A 24-year-old young man from Southern California who moved to Boston, Massachusetts, to attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). There, he studied Aeronautical Engineering and was a 4-year starting shooting guard on the basketball team, earning an Academic All-American nomination. After interning at NASA, he moved on from his rocket dreams and currently works for Apple Inc. managing production of their new products in China. Matthew Spurrier: A married 24-year-old young man from Cottonwood Heights, Utah, who currently works part-time for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' Missionary Department as a strategy consultant. Matthew is a senior at the University of Utah studying Health, Society & Policy, and he plans to pursue a career in management consulting. He also plays keyboard in the Spotify Indie Pop Top 100 band Solarsuit, performs brain surgery on monkeys for vision research at the University of Utah, and serves the community through his self-founded nonprofit organization MAJI