Over the weekend, some friends and I decided to take a trip to Las Vegas. It so happened that Elder Bednar was speaking in stake conference there where we were staying and we got the amazing opportunity to hear him. He said at one point that missionaries are called to serve, not called to go to a place. The focus of a mission is to serve the Lord, and missionaries are assigned to labor in a location. However, everybody seems to forget that a little and gets hyped about going to a new place instead.
In D&C 43:6, we read:
"And ye shall go forth in the power of my Spirit, preaching my gospel, two by two, in my name, lifting up your voices as with the sound of a trump, declaring my word like unto angels of God."
This verse and the words of Elder Bednar confirm to me the nature of missionary work, that its whole purpose is to spread the word of God. People ask me where I want to go on my mission, but really, where I labor doesn't matter. What matters is the work and blessing the lives of the children of God.
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