Our purpose as missionaries is to invite others to come unto Christ by helping them receive the restored gospel through faith in Jesus Christ and His Atonement, repentance, baptism, receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost, and enduring to the end.
There are about 2300 missionaries here training to go everywhere in the world. Most are young men and women. We have met some from Canada, Hungary, Pakistan, Taiwan, England, and Russia. We have classes each day teaching us easy ways to reach out and show God's love to people and give them a message of hope. As we go from class to class, some of the young missionaries will stop us and ask if they can share their testimony of Jesus Christ and how His gospel has been restored once again to the earth. They may share it in Spanish, Russian, Portuguese, or German, but each time they do-- even though we don't understand everything-- the Holy Spirit whispers that what they are saying is true.
We are busy from 8am until about 5pm. Today we spent time in the call center, where people who have watched an ad on TV call to request a free Bible, Book of Mormon, DVD of "Finding Faith in Christ" etc. It was fun to take those calls. There are so many good people out there. In the evenings we have several hours of reading and studying. There is a fantastic spirit here.
The message we bring is pretty simple. The same Gospel preached by Jesus Christ has been restored back in its purity in these last days. God speaks again through living prophets. He has answered the questions of: "Where did we come from?" "What is our purpose here on earth?" and "What happens to us after this life? What I love most is that God has a plan for us-- a reason for our being on earth and a step-by-step plan for us to return to live with Him. This is a way to find joy, hope, and peace now and in the eternities. Is that not a great message?
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