Missionary Work

1. “Our experience with these 18-year-old missionaries has been positive. Their mission presidents report that they are obedient, faithful, mature, and serve just as competently as do the older missionaries who serve in the same missions.”

Monson, Thomas S. "Welcome To Conference." 2010 General Conference. LDS Church. Conference Center, Salt Lake City. Oct 2012. Address.

2. “Missionary work is an identifying feature of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Always has it been; ever shall it be. As the Prophet Joseph Smith declared, “After all that has been said, the greatest and most important duty is to preach the Gospel.”

Monson, Thomas S. "See Others As They May Become." 2010 General Conference. LDS Church. Conference Center, Salt Lake City. Oct 2012. Address.

3. “When we members of the Church radiate the light of the gospel, people can see our happiness and sense the love of God filling and overflowing in our lives. They want to know why. They want to understand our secret.”

Uchtdorf, Dieter F. "A Word for the Hesitant Missionary." Ensign. Feb 2013: n. page. Web. 22 Feb. 2013. <http://www.lds.org/ensign/2013/02/a-word-for-the-hesitant-missionary?lang=eng&query=missionary work>.

4.  “There is a way for everyone—even the hesitant missionary—to participate in this great work. We can each find a way to use our own particular talents and interests in support of the great work of filling the world with light and truth.”

Uchtdorf, Dieter F. "A Word for the Hesitant Missionary." Ensign. Feb 2013: n. page. Web. 22 Feb. 2013. <http://www.lds.org/ensign/2013/02/a-word-for-the-hesitant-missionary?lang=eng&query=missionary work>.

5. “The purpose of our missionary work is to help the children of God fulfill a condition prescribed by our Savior and Redeemer.”

Oaks, Dallin H. "Why do we do Missionary Work." New Era. Sep 2009: n. page. Web. 22 Feb. 2013. <http://www.lds.org/new-era/2009/09/why-do-we-do-missionary-work?lang=eng>.

6. “The doctrinal basis of missionary work is the word of God, revealed in every age, that man cannot be saved in the celestial kingdom without the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ….”

Oaks, Dallin H. "Why do we do Missionary Work." New Era. Sep 2009: n. page. Web. 22 Feb. 2013. <http://www.lds.org/new-era/2009/09/why-do-we-do-missionary-work?lang=eng>.

7. “Missionary service is a priesthood duty—an obligation the Lord expects of us who have been given so very much.”

Nelson, Russell M. "Ask the Missionaries! They Can Help You!." LDS General Conference. Oct 2012: n. page. Print. <http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/10/ask-the-missionaries-they-can-help-you?lang=eng>.

8. “Missionaries can also help you with your desire for greater knowledge. The human spirit yearns for enlightenment. Whether truth comes from a scientific laboratory or by revelation from God, we seek it! The glory of God indeed is intelligence.”

Nelson, Russell M. "Ask the Missionaries! They Can Help You!." LDS General Conference. Oct 2012: n. page. Print. <http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/10/ask-the-missionaries-they-can-help-you?lang=eng>.

9. “True conversion brings a change in one’s beliefs, heart, and life to accept and conform to the will of God and includes a conscious commitment to become a disciple of Christ.”

Bednar, David A. "Converted unto the Lord." LDS General Conference. (2012): n. page. Web. 28 Mar. 2013. <http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/10/converted-unto-the-lord?lang=eng>.

10. “…ultimately it is my responsibility and your responsibility to find people for the missionaries to teach. Missionaries are full-time teachers; you and I are full-time finders.”

Bednar, David A. "Ask in Faith." LDS General Conference. (2008): n. page. Web. 28 Mar. 2013. <http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2008/04/ask-in-faith?lang=eng>.