A new at-home Spanish learning program is designed specifically for the LDS consumer and draws upon the missionary guide "Preach My Gospel" for vocabulary and conversation scenarios.
Daily Dose Systems' "Spanish for Latter-day Saints, Prepare to Serve," was recently introduced during Campus Education Week at Brigham Young University and features two different levels of study for the at-home learner.
The first level focuses on general, everyday Spanish terms and conversation, while the second level focuses on teaching and sharing the gospel.
Although Daily Dose Learning Systems has created several Spanish learning programs in the past, this is the first made specifically for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
"This program is a response from the numerous requests, which we have received over the past several years," said Adrian Escalante, president of Daily Dose Learning Systems. "It is for that missionary who just received a mission call to a Spanish-speaking mission and has a couple of months to wait."
With a price tag of $149 for each level or $249 for both, it might seem expensive compared to other traditional methods of missionary language study.
Purchasing an English and Spanish version of "Preach My Gospel" to read side by side could cost you as little as $12, while getting paperback versions of the Book of Mormon in Spanish and English for personal study will often cost next to nothing.
Likewise, all who are called to serve Spanish-speaking missions receive a no-purchase-necessary, six-week course through the Missionary Training Center.
Despite these low-cost alternatives, the Daily Dose Learning Systems plan is still priced below other popular programs, such as Rosetta Stone, which can cost more than $600, and could benefit member missionaries not making a two-year commitment to the Spanish language.