At the request of our mother, I designed and sent a Christmas ornament for my sister at a local lab with a laser cutter, as we were all missing her terribly that year.

Soon after, a social media post of this ornament yielded dozens of emails from other missionary mothers requesting me to make ornaments for their missionaries too. I quickly made them in time for everyone by Christmas Day.

After such a positive response to the Christmas ornaments for a few missions the previous year, I committed to making a unique ornament for every single Latter-day Saint Mission in service.

The process took three months of working for 12-16 hours a day, but we managed to complete all the designs and launch our website in time for the Christmas season.

www.thechristmasmissionary.com

After the success of the 2021 Christmas Season, I could finally afford to purchase my own industrial laser cutter (we had been using one at a local lab for years). This marked a significate improvement in our ability to make product and ship it out quickly.

But since I lived in a studio apartment, I slept beside it for the next 2 years.

After getting married, we realized that I missed the joy that came with learning about a missions service area and making designs for our missionaries there. We really love creating gifts for missionaries, knowing that it makes them feel loved and supported during a time that can be so challenging.

With the love, support and help of my dear wife, we made the time to make unique product designs for every one of the Latter-day Saint Missions in the world and launched the Misson Wishlist.