I just realized today that after three years of running this website, I’ve never directly written about the purpose of missionary work. As a future missionary, it’s pretty important to know the purpose of your preparation. So here we go. Your purpose as a missionary is to: “Invite others to come unto Christ by helping [...]
Mission Called to: IDAHO BOISE!!!!!!! MTC Entry Date: October 26, 2011 Hometown: El paso tx Why you are going on a mission? Testimony, or Other Comments: I love this gospel. To know that ill have the chance to sit into hundreds of homes or maybe even thousands to remind them that jesus lives and my [...]
Mission Called to: California Riverside Mission MTC Entry Date: August 3, 2011 Hometown: Onsted, MI
Earlier this year, I began working for the LDS Church Seminaries and Institutes of Religion. In this job, I learned about the Seminary Basic Doctrines–11 statements on some of the most fundamental and important doctrines of the gospel of Jesus Christ. These doctrinal statements were formulated for a couple of reasons: One reason for the basic doctrines is [...]
Keeping the Sabbath day holy is one of the best things you can do to prepare yourself for a mission. As you keep yourself unspotted from the world through proper Sabbath Day observance (see D&C 59:9), you will draw closer to the Lord, and you will find yourself more willing to make sacrifices in order [...]