Collection of marriage advice stories. The advice originates from Latter-day Saint mission presidents. A mission president is in charge of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint's missionaries serving in a particular area of the world. The advice tends to encourage the young people to marry soon after their two year mission, and to realize how important that marriage is to their life and life hereafter. Schumann found many reoccurring themes with in the stories. She discusses the role gender plays in what particular advice was offered by the mission presidents. Schumann concludes by examining the stories through William Bascom's four function of folklore. Created by Lauralee Schumann while he was enrolled in Eric Eliason's English 391 class during the winter semester of 2003.