Do NOT Attempt in Heels: Mission Stories and Advice from Sisters Who've Been There

Compiled by Elise Babbel Hahl and Jennifer Rockwood Knight, Do Not Attempt in Heels gathers essays from LDS sister missionaries who served across the globe—from Brazil and Russia to Italy, Korea, Scotland, and small-town America. With humor, honesty, and testimony, these women recount homesickness, difficult companions, culture shock, spiritual promptings, and hard-won miracles. Written especially for young women weighing whether to serve, the book offers practical wisdom and encouragement, reminding readers that a mission changes the missionary as much as those she teaches.

• Rode the wave of the 2012 age-change announcement that sent tens of thousands of sisters into the field—finally, a book written by women, for women.
• Alternates laugh-out-loud honesty (mice wars, fashion disasters, a ping-pong flirtation) with deeply tender spiritual moments.
• Features contributions from violinist Lindsey Stirling and a case study connected to Harvard's Clayton Christensen.
• Unflinching about the hard parts—difficult companions, a knife attack, depression, medical evacuation—so future missionaries aren't blindsided.

“But wherever you may serve, take this one last piece of advice about missions to heart: Do not attempt in heels! (We're not kidding.)”

Perfect for a young Latter-day Saint woman deciding whether to serve a full-time mission, or her mother wanting to reassure and prepare her.