Your missionary writes one email home. We send each person their own copy.

Share one subscribe link with family, ward, and friends. Your missionary emails a private address from their missionary.org account. Replies go straight back to them, and you get to read the letter without forwarding it to everybody.

One payment, no subscription Printed mission book currently included 30-day money-back guarantee

This makes it so much easier for us to keep the family updated.
President and Sister Huber

A little less list work

More time with the letter. Less time with the list.

Forwarding the letter has always been a way of caring for everyone at home. This is an easier way to keep them connected.

Keeping the list by hand

What P-Day can look like when you manage the list yourself:

  • Copying the address list againOne new address can get left out of an old list.
  • Signing in to their account to set up the emailSome parents log in to their missionary's email to paste the list or fix a send. It works, but it's one more weekly job and one more password to look after.
  • The accidental reply-all chainOne well-meant reply becomes another message for the whole group.
  • Tender thoughts shared too widelyA note meant for home needs a different audience from the weekly update.
  • Lost photos, scattered lettersFinding the letters again can mean searching months of email.
The Peaceful Path

With P-Day Emails

Set it up before they leave, or while they're serving.

  • One private email address for your missionaryThey write a normal email to the one private address they choose for that letter, Everyone or Very Close. We send each subscriber their own copy.
  • Nobody signs in to your missionary's accountYou manage the page and the list from your own dashboard. They keep writing from theirs.
  • Replies go one-to-oneGrandma's reply goes to your missionary, not the whole list.
  • A Very Close circle, when they want itA second private address sends a personal note to the smaller group you choose.
  • Every letter kept, and a bookLetters are saved in your dashboard. Printed mission book currently included.

Sound familiar?

You've been the family post office. It was love. It was also a lot.

Every P-Day you read the letter, fix the list, and send it on to Grandma, the cousins, and the friend who asked after sacrament meeting. You did it so everyone would feel close to your missionary.

P-Day Emails keeps that closeness and takes over the sending, so P-Day can go back to being the day you read the letter.

Forward to:
  1. Grandma & Grandpa
  2. Aunt old@example.comnew email??
  3. Uncle & the cousins
  4. Primary teacherasked at church to be added
  5. Bishop & his wife
  6. Grandma, resend wk 7she never got it!
  7. Mission-prep friends
Tell Uncle: please don't reply-all!!

Try the two addresses

Send a sample letter. Watch where it goes.

Sister Jones has two private addresses. She picks one each time she writes: Everyone for the weekly letter, or Very Close for a note meant for home.

A sample P-Day emailSample · nothing is sent

1. Who is this letter for?

2. Sister Jones writes it

FromSister Cali Jones her missionary.org account
Toeveryone-••••••@inbound.pdayemails.comPrivate Everyone address. Not the subscribe link.
SubjectP-Day: a new companion and a rainy walk

Hi everyone! My new companion is teaching me to cook rice the right way. We got caught in the rain walking home and laughed the whole way. Grandma, the cookies survived the trip!

3 photos attached

Everyone list

Each person gets a separate copy. No shared CC line.

A few of the 44 shown here

44 subscribers
  • GrandmaReads it on her iPad Waiting
    Send the sample first.
  • MomAlso on Very CloseWaiting
  • Aunt RachelJoined from the family group textWaiting
  • Brother DavisJoined from the farewell programWaiting
Your dashboard
Every letter is saved for you.
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In their words

From the families sending letters

“I like not having to paste in a long list of emails.”
Sister Jones
“I like getting emails from the missionary that feel like they were written just to me. No more 150 on the carbon copy.”
JethroFounder of P-Day Emails
“He just sends the email to his secret address and everyone gets it.”
Anonymous mom

Week by week

Every letter, kept in order.

Each letter is saved in your dashboard as it's sent, from the first nervous week to the last.

  1. Week 1Hello!

    I made it

    My companion already knows every hymn by heart. I know three.

  2. Week 63 photos

    Rain, rice, and a bike

    The ward fed us twice on Sunday. Please send more socks.

  3. Week 14P-Day

    A new companion

    She laughs at all my jokes, even the bad ones. Especially the bad ones.

  4. Week 30Transfers

    Starting again

    Leaving was harder than I expected. Starting over is easier than I feared.

  5. Week 45Halfway

    I burned my shirt

    Ironing it. Some things a mission doesn't fix.

  6. Week 60P-Day

    What I'm learning

    Small, steady things add up more than I thought.

  7. Last weekHomecoming

    See you at the airport

    Thank you for every reply. I read them all twice.

A forest-green printed book titled ‘Letters from the mission field,’ with Sister Cali Jones's name on the cover and letter pages tucked behind it.

Currently included with every plan

The letters come home. Keep them on your shelf.

The everyday stories, the hard transfers, the small things they learned. You'll want to read them again.

  • Professionally printed and bound
  • Ships after homecoming
  • Letters saved in your manager dashboard along the way
Choose your plan

How it works

Ready before farewell. Useful while they're serving.

Set it up before farewell Sunday, or any week of the mission. You do the setup. Your missionary only needs their email.

  1. once, at the start

    Create their page

    Pick the page address and choose how people join: open, password, approval, or invite only.

  2. before farewell, or any time

    Share the subscribe link

    Family and friends subscribe with their own email. The two private send addresses stay with your missionary.

    After the meeting

    Want Sister Jones's letters each week?

    Scan for pdayemails.com

    Her page: sisterjones.pdayemails.com

    Farewell programOpen-house signFamily group text
  3. every P-Day after that

    They write normally

    From their missionary.org account to the private address they choose. We send the copies, replies go to them, and every letter is saved in your dashboard.

No new app for your missionary. No need to sign in to your missionary’s account.

One-time payment · no subscription

One payment for the mission

Pick the plan by the length of the call.

For elders, sisters, service missionaries, senior couples, and mission presidents.

every plan includes

  • Unlimited subscribers
  • Everyone & Very Close private addresses
  • Replies go to your missionary
  • Photos with their letters
  • Letters saved in your dashboard
  • Printed mission book (currently included)

Senior couples & mission presidents

Over 24 months
$199once
  • Everything every plan includes
  • Priority support
  • A dedicated account executive
Choose the $199 plan

The length of the call sets the price, not the title. An 18-month senior couple uses the $99 plan, and any 24-month call is $149.

30-day money-back guarantee

One payment for the mission, backed by a 30-day money-back guarantee.

Questions

Answers for missionary families

Straight answers about setup, privacy, pictures, plans, and the book.

Still wondering?

Email us and we'll help you get set up, whether you're before farewell or mid-mission.

support@pdayemails.com

Getting started

Does my missionary need a new app or login?

No. They write a normal email from their missionary.org account and send it to one of two private addresses. There's nothing new to install or sign in to for sending.

Do I need to log in to my missionary's account?

No. You sign in to your own P-Day Emails dashboard to set up the page and manage the list. Your missionary keeps writing from their own account.

Who manages the list?

Usually a parent, but it can be whoever the family chooses. The manager creates the page, shares the link, and looks after subscribers and privacy, so the missionary can just write.

Can we start after they've already left?

Yes. Create the page, share the link, and send your missionary their two private addresses. Letters they send to those addresses from then on go to the list. Earlier emails aren't imported automatically.

What should we set up before our missionary leaves?

Complete the account and settings before departure: confirm the missionary’s email address, profile, privacy choices, subscriber list, and Very Close list. After payment, share the signup page with friends and family and give your missionary their private sending instructions. If anything is unclear, email support@pdayemails.com and we’ll help.

Can I import email addresses I’ve already collected?

Yes. Export your Google Sheet as a CSV, or use a CSV you already have, and email it to support@pdayemails.com. We’ll upload the addresses for you, so friends and family don’t need to subscribe individually.

Sending and replies

What are Everyone and Very Close?

Two separate private send addresses. Everyone goes to the full subscriber list. Very Close goes only to the smaller group you choose. Your missionary picks one address for each letter.

What happens when Grandma replies?

Her reply goes to your missionary, not to the list. No reply-all chains.

Are photos attached to weekly emails saved for the mission book?

Attach or embed pictures just like a normal email. Photos saved with letters stay with the letter for delivery and for access after the mission; they are the starting point for your book.

Will photos from a linked Google Photos album be included in the book?

You can save a shared Google Photos album link in Settings, and we'll add a “View the photo album” link to the letters. The linked album isn't automatically copied into the letters or the book. If your family wants those album photos in the book, you can arrange to add them after the mission.

Should we back up photos before the missionary account closes?

Yes. Before access to the missionary's Google account ends after the mission, copy or download photos to a personal or family account. Keep that backup outside the missionary Google account, and confirm the current access deadline with the mission.

How do you know a letter really came from them?

Letters go out only when they come from your missionary's registered email address. After each letter goes out, your missionary gets a short confirmation.

Subscribers and privacy

How do people subscribe?

Share the page link, like sisterjones.pdayemails.com, or print it as a QR code on the farewell program. Each person enters their own email. People can also join by sending an email to the page's join address. Either way, your joining setting applies.

Can I control who joins?

Yes. Your page can be open to anyone with the link, password protected, approval only, or invite only. You can see and manage the subscriber list in your dashboard.

Can people join later?

Yes. Share the link any time during the mission. New subscribers get the letters sent after they join; earlier letters aren't sent to them automatically.

Where are the letters saved?

In your manager dashboard. You also choose whether future Everyone letters have a web archive: email only, subscribers only, or public. Very Close letters always stay off the web archive.

Plans and the book

Which plan fits our mission?

The length of the call sets the price, not the title. Under 24 months is $99, exactly 24 months is $149, and over 24 months is $199. That covers elders, sisters, service missionaries, senior couples, and mission presidents. An 18-month senior couple uses the $99 plan.

Is it really one payment?

Yes. You pay once for the length of the mission. There's no monthly subscription or renewal.

Is the printed book included?

Yes, a printed mission book is currently included with every plan for a limited time. It's professionally printed and bound, and ships after homecoming. Your letters are saved in your dashboard along the way.

Will we review the book before it is printed?

After the mission, we’ll prepare your book and send it to your family to review before printing. You can request changes to the photos, captions, or layout. Email support@pdayemails.com, and we’ll help you get it ready.

Is there an extra charge for a larger mission book?

Larger books have an additional charge. We’re still finalizing the included page and photo limits and the extra pricing. Email support@pdayemails.com to discuss your book before printing.

What if it isn't right for us?

Every plan has a 30-day money-back guarantee. Email support@pdayemails.com.

Help

How do I get help?

Email support@pdayemails.com. Setting up for someone else or already mid-mission? Say so and we'll help with that too.

Is this an official Church service?

No. P-Day Emails is an independent service. It isn't affiliated with or endorsed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Set up the list once. Be there for the next letter.

Read about the new companion, the lesson that stayed with them, and the ordinary weeks you miss. We'll take care of the list.