Motivating Missionaries

I was in a recent stake conference priesthood leadership meeting where Elder Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve presided and spoke. He opened up the meeting to questions, and one brother asked for his advice in preparing young people for a mission. Elder Nelson gave two pieces of advice: one, study the [...]

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Elder Richard G. Scott explains some of the blessings of missionary work, what a mission meant to him, and why he is anxious to motivate every young man to be a missionary. From his May 2006 General Conference talk, Now Is the Time to Serve a Mission! “May I speak from my heart of what an honorable [...]

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A couple of months ago, I conducted a survey asking reasons why some young men don’t serve a mission. One of the top responses was that other priorities (like college, sports, work, girlfriends, etc.) keep young men from serving missions. So lately I have been thinking a lot about how to motivate young men, and [...]

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Most of you have probably heard many times that in the LDS Church, we expect every worthy young man to fulfill a mission. This is not new, every prophet since President Spencer W. Kimball has repeated that charge. Prior President Kimball, the Church had a large missionary program and many young men and young women [...]

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Not too long ago, I was home teaching and taught a lesson on the importance of every young man serving a mission. I asked the 16-year-old boy in the family if he plans to serve a mission. He said yes, he was planning to go on a mission, but he said he wasn’t sure about [...]

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Vickey Pahnke Taylor is a songwriter, author, and speaker who has spent more than two decades teaching youth and adults with positive messages and motivational themes. She has written songs for the Special Olympics, Make A Wish Foundation, and the Especially For Youth (EFY) program. Vickey has a Masters Degree in Communications, she loves being [...]

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