Dinner AppointmentsFor missionaries: your dinners, by text
For Elders and Sisters serving in a ward that uses Dinner Appointments.
In short: you don’t need to install anything. You get a text when a family books a dinner and your schedule for the next day each evening. Dinners you arrange yourselves can be texted in.
What you get
- A text when a dinner is booked, moved or cancelled.
- Your schedule for tomorrow, by text each evening.
- Who, where and when, including home or restaurant details from the host.
Your profile
When your ward sets you up, you get a short interview by text: your name, a photo, your hometown, a few fun facts and any allergies or foods to avoid. Families see this before they book, so allergies are in front of them before they cook.
Dinners you arranged yourselves
If you set up a dinner with a family directly, text it to the ward line and it goes on the calendar. Missionaries’ own arrangements are accepted as given.
Transfers
When you’re transferred, the ward mission leader updates the companionship, and your replacement gets the same texts once they’re added.
Questions
Do missionaries need to install the app?
No. Missionaries get confirmations and their next-day schedule by text message on the phones they already carry.
How do families know our allergies?
Your profile, filled in by a short text interview, shows your allergies and food notes to families before they book.
Can we add a dinner we arranged ourselves?
Yes. Text it to the ward line and it goes on the calendar.