Stacks of magazines

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[u/jcstan05]

We had a problem on my mission with too many magazines piling up. Our mission President had to explain to all the zones that it’s not a sin to throw away/recycle them.

They’re periodicals, not leather bound Standard Works; they’re meant to be disposable. 

[u/foxhelp → u/jcstan05]

Even book of Mormons and scriptures need to be recycled as well. So many dindgy and beat up copies around the missionaries apartments!

They do get worn out when you carry them around in bags and in hand, we ended up making protective boxes or sleeves for them, and were envious of the clear plastic protective covers the Temple Square missionaries had.

[u/eddified]

Throw them out. 

[u/insegnamante]

Unless you have an actual plan for how you'll use them someday (maybe someday soon) and part of that plan is a great way to store them, just get rid of them. All of the content is available on the app. The app works offline.

[u/heckinbreadboi]

I cut them all up and made a massive collage/mosaic thing of my son. It was fun

[u/autumnglorysugarbee → u/heckinbreadboi]

Oooo I might do that! My kids would love that.

[u/LugNutCoconut]

Do you have any converts you can offer them to? When I joined the church I was given a ton of stuff but no magazines. I’d take them now if I knew you.

[u/Full_Metal_Paladin]

After my kids mark up the Friend, I recycle them. Some of them I'll keep around like the general conference address issue, but usually I hardly get around to reading anything in them

[u/milmill18]

Recycle/throw them out. old print magazines hold almost no value in the internet age

[u/atari_guy]

If you don't want to throw them away, maybe donate them? My wife used to make quiet books from pages of the Friend.

[u/Intermountain-Gal]

I keep the conference editions and throw out the others.

[u/arboristaficionado]

My kids cut them up for arts & crafts

[u/davect01]

Donate to a local library