The Book of Mormons
Salt Lake City
Zone 1 · Utah · ~50 blocks
From Rose Park to 9th & 9th, by way of Temple Square, a very steep Capitol Hill, and one man who really needs help with his piano.
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✦ The free LDS missionary game ✦
One Book. Four Bicycles. Absolutely Terrible Directions.
A wholesome, Oregon Trail–style game for Latter-day Saints. Lead your district of missionaries across Salt Lake City to deliver a single Book of Mormon to the one person in Utah who doesn't have one. Mind your snacks. Guard your white shirts. Beware the seagull.
Free to playNo account, no downloadWorks on phonesFamily-friendly100% caffeine-free
Now serving: Salt Lake City, Utah
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The mission field
Choose your zone
Each zone is a complete trail with its own landmarks, locals, weather and calamities. More zones arrive as the Spirit (and our spare time) allows.
Rexburg, Idaho
Zone 2 · Bring a coat
Snow, ice, student housing, and bicycles that go downhill whether you want them to or not. Someone has a piano on the third floor.
In preparationSan Diego, California
Zone 3 · Bring sunscreen
Boardwalks, sprinklers, tourists and seagulls with nothing left to lose. A friendly surfer will talk after one more wave.
In preparation
The game for Latter-day Saints
Made for the whole ward
Missionary Dash is a free LDS game full of things members will recognize: P-day, transfers, the dinner calendar, funeral potatoes and directions given using landmarks that closed in 1999. It's clean enough for Primary and nostalgic enough for every returned missionary.
Family home eveningA ready-to-run 45-minute plan with roles for every kid, discussion questions and a treat.See the FHE plan →
Youth night & YSAPut it on a projector, split into roles and vote on every choice. Yes, including the piano.Play as a group →
RMs & missionary momsGreenies, trunky-itis and P-day, explained. You'll recognize your companion.Missionary terms →
Computer-lab kidsOxen are bikes, hunting is dinner appointments, and you can still get dysentery.The Oregon Trail, but missionaries →
The plan of happiness (for this game)
How it works
If you've ever died of dysentery on a certain historic trail, you already know how to play.
Outfit
Spend your mission allowance at Brother Matt's Thrift & Bike. Snacks, white shirts, inner tubes, and the Book. Don't forget the Book.
Ride
Set your pace and snack rations. Survive flat tires, sprinkler ambushes, inversion, General Conference traffic, and a goose with opinions.
Deliver
Gather clues from the locals, pick the right door, and hand over the Book. Then read an extremely official Mission Report.
Words of encouragement
From the people of the trail
“Folks forget the book. You would not believe how often folks forget the book.”
Brother MattThrift & Bike, Rose Park
“Elders! I've been waiting! It's just one piano. Three flights. Mostly stairs.”
Brother OpenshawCapitol Hill, owns a piano
“I requested that book in August. I figured it was coming by covered wagon.”
Gloria Van Dyke9th & 9th, blue door
All characters are fictional. All geese are real.
Fund the mission
This game is free, has no accounts and asks for nothing. If it made you laugh, a small gift keeps the next zone coming. Every dollar buys our missionaries roughly one inner tube.
Frequently asked
Questions, answered with love
Is Missionary Dash an official Church game?
No. It's an independent fan project and isn't affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It's a love letter to mission culture, with more seagulls.
Is it making fun of missionaries?
Only the way a family teases itself at Thanksgiving. The jokes are about situations: the piano, the sprinklers, directions given using landmarks torn down in 1999. Missionaries are the heroes, and so is everyone who politely says "no thanks."
Is it a good LDS game for kids and families?
Yes. It's clean, kind and violence-free, with reading at about a third- or fourth-grade level. Lots of families play it together for family home evening.
Do I need to be a member to get the jokes?
Not at all. If you've ever been lost in a city, eaten a casserole you didn't ask for, or died of dysentery on a historic trail, you're ready. Our missionary terms guide explains the lingo.
Does it cost anything? Do I need an account or download?
It's free and runs in your browser on desktop, tablet or phone. No account and no download. Your progress, Hall of Fame and memorial markers save in your own browser.
Can I play as Sister missionaries?
Yes. Choose Elders or Sisters when you start, then style each missionary: skin tone, hair, glasses, helmet and tie or cardigan.
When is the next zone?
Rexburg and San Diego are in preparation, with places like Hawaiʻi and Tonga on the list. We build a new zone when it adds genuinely new trouble, not just new scenery.
Somewhere near 9th & 9th, Gloria is waiting.
Transfers are in three weeks. Helmets on. Ties tucked.
✦ Begin your journey