Thursday, September 15, 2011

Missionary Work

       Missionary work is extremely important in these latter days. It is our job as members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints to go out and bring others unto Christ. Just as when you hear a great story, it does you no good if you do not go out and share it with someone. You won't be able to get the fullness of joy that it has if you can not share it with someone. How great does it feel to call up your friend and tell them a great story that you just heard, so now you both can enjoy it together?
       Just as missionary work is important to share with others, it is also very enjoyable to share with your friends. Being able to see happiness be broght into your friends' life because of what you shared with them is one of the best feelings you can get. Watching them change their life around from not so good to even better is an amazing thing and we can all be apart of someones life changing experience. All we have to do is open our mouths and let the words flow.
       In Doctrine and Covenants chapter 4 verses 2 and 4 it says: "2. Therefore, O ye that embark in the service of God, see that ye serve him with all your heart, might, mind, and strenght, that ye may stand blameless before God at the last day." Then verse 4 says "For behold the field is white already to harvest; and lo, he that thrusteth in his sickle with his might, the same layeth up in store that he perisheth not, but bringeth salvation to his soul."
       We are to "thrusteth in his sickle with (our) might" with all our "heart, might, mind, and strength" so we can lay up in store salvation to our soul. It says in verse 4  that the field is white ALREADY to harvest. We don't need to plant seeds when it is time to harvest the crop. As full time missionaries and as member missionaries it is our duty to go out and harvest Heavenly Father's crops (children). He has prepared them and now it is our turn to bring them unto him.
       Just as Ammon, in the Book of Mormon, when he served his mission, had the state of mind to baptise everyone that he could. We too must have that same mentallity. Ammon did't worry about his girlfriend and he didnt count down the time he had left, he just went out and put his heart, might, mind, and strength into missionary work. Look at how successfull he was by doing that. How successfull can we be if we fallow D&C 4?