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Missionary Characteristics: Humility

by Jimmy on March 7, 2009 · 1 comment posted in Becoming an Effective Missionary

My wife and I recently watched a movie called Errand of Angels about a sister missionary in Austria. Watching the movie made me think a lot about my mission, particularly, I found myself reflecting on what I would do differently, if I had it to do over. I came to the conclusion that the number [...]

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Missionary Characteristics: Sociability

by Jimmy on March 1, 2009 · 2 comments posted in Becoming an Effective Missionary

I was recently reading Gospel Doctrine by President Joseph F. Smith and I was struck by a comment he made regarding the necessity of missionaries to be sociable in order to be effective.   “There are many excellent men but very few really good missionaries. The characteristics of a good missionary are: A man who [...]

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