How to be an Extraordinary Missionary (J. Bytheway)
John Bytheway

Salt Lake City, Utah

ï¿½ 2005 John Glenn Bytheway

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To my companions in the Philippines Baguio Mission, especially:

Elder Chuck Buckhannon, who taught me to work hard and to work smart.

Elder Richard Wallace for his patience and perseverance.

Elder Steve Lewis, who taught me to enjoy the little blessings every day.

Elder Wayne Warren, who taught me you can be big and gentle at the same time.

Elder Kelly Comstock, who showed me you can be in a great mood 24/7.

Elder Ermelindo Casinillo, who demonstrated the power of strong and simple faith.

Elder Phil Broderick, who drew great energy and motivation from his testimony.

Elder Chris Andrew, who showed reverence and respect for doctrine and sacred things.

The major work of the world is not done by geniuses. It is done by ordinary people, with balance in their lives, who have learned to work in an extraordinary manner.
  -Gordon B. Hinckley

Life gives to all the choice. You can satisfy yourself with mediocrity if you wish. You can be common, ordinary, dull, colorless; or you can channel your life so that it will
be clean, vibrant, progressive, useful, colorful, rich. You can soil your record, defile your soul, trample underfoot virtue, honor, and goodness, and thus forfeit an
exaltation in the kingdom of God. Or you can be righteous, commanding the respect and admiration of your associates in all walks of life, and enjoying the love of the
Lord. Your destiny is in your hands and your all-important decisions are your own to make. -Spencer W. Kimball

Introduction

Anyone who serves a mission is already an extraordinary person. To leave home voluntarily for eighteen months to two years, to work for no pay, to postpone dating,
marriage, and education to serve the Lord with all your heart is something only an extraordinary person would do. So if you have desires to serve a mission, you've
already distinguished yourself as extraordinary. Once you become a missionary, however, you'll be faced with another choice: You can be an ordinary missionary, or
you can be an extraordinary one. You've chosen to do something extraordinary, and now you can serve extraordinarily well. Abraham's words in the Pearl of Great
Price reflect his desire to be more than just average: "I sought for the blessings of the fathers, . . . having been myself a follower of righteousness, desiring also to be one
who possessed great knowledge, and to be a greater follower of righteousness, and to possess a greater knowledge" (Abraham1:2.) Abraham was already a great a
follower, but he wanted to be greater. He possessed great knowledge, but he wanted greater knowledge. Not content with where he was, he wanted to do better. He
wanted to leap beyond ordinary and become extra-ordinary. You must feel the same way, or you wouldn't be reading this book! When I served my mission, I did a lot
of ordinary things and made some ordinary mistakes. But I learned a lot, and now that I look back, I can see some things that would have made me a better missionary,
and would have made my service more effective and more meaningful. If you and I were to sit down together, and if I could tell you about my mission, of course I
would tell you how much I loved it, and how much my testimony grew, but I would probably mention a number of things I could have done better. Since we can't sit
down together, I've put those ideas on paper, and that's why this book is in your hands. My hope is that you can benefit from my ordinary experiences and create your
own extraordinary mission.

Count Time or Make TIme Count

Ordinary Missionaries

Count Time

Ordinary missionaries know exactly how long they've been out. They might even keep a little calendar in their white handbook so they can keep track. They're aware
of how many months they've served and of how many months they have left. Every zone conference and mission conference is a milepost. They cross off each day and
each month as their mission progresses. They devote a minute or two each day to counting time. Perhaps there's nothing wrong with marking the passage of time.
Counting time isn't evil or bad, but it is rather ordinary.

Alma 26:5

Behold, the field was ripe, and blessed are ye, for ye did thrust in the sickle, and did reap with your might, yea, all the day long did ye labor; and behold the number of
your sheaves! And they shall be gathered into the garners, that they are not wasted.

Extraordinary Missionaries

Make Time Count
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Extraordinary missionaries also know how long they've been serving, and how long until they're mission is through, but this knowledge fills them with a sense
Every morning they want to get up, get out, and get to work. They are more interested in making time count than in counting time. They realize that every new day gives
them another opportunity to share the message of the gospel with another son or daughter of God. They know that counting time doesn't make time go any faster, and
Extraordinary Missionaries

Make Time Count

Extraordinary missionaries also know how long they've been serving, and how long until they're mission is through, but this knowledge fills them with a sense of urgency.
Every morning they want to get up, get out, and get to work. They are more interested in making time count than in counting time. They realize that every new day gives
them another opportunity to share the message of the gospel with another son or daughter of God. They know that counting time doesn't make time go any faster, and
that their turn to be a full-time missionary has an expiration date. Sure, extraordinary missionaries know how many months they've been out of the MTC, but once they
hit the mission field, they make the letters MTC stand for something new: Make Time Count.

Teach Lessons or Teach People

Ordinary Missionaries

Teach Lessons

Ordinary missionaries know what they're supposed to teach. They have the concepts and the scriptures in mind, and they know how to present the gospel in an
organized way. They know the order of the lessons backward and forward. They become so good at teaching lessons that their scriptures practically fall open to the
verses they need at the right time. Their focus is on the principles, the scriptures, and the examples. They enjoy teaching the lessons and wish they could do it more
often.

Alma 31:35

Behold, O Lord, their souls are precious, and many of them are our brethren; therefore, give unto us, O Lord, power and wisdom that we may bring these, our
brethren, again unto thee.

Extraordinary Missionaries

Teach People

Extraordinary missionaries love the lessons as well, but they know that who they teach is more important than knowing what to teach. They don't just "teach lessons" or
"share a message." They teach people the lessons or share a message with people. Sure, they know what they're supposed to teach. But their focus is not as much on
the topics, principles, and scriptures as it is on the people-their problems, hopes, and desires to find the truth. Extraordinary missionaries always focus on the families or
individuals they teach, with a prayer in their hearts. They ask for discernment, guidance, and inspiration to teach the people they meet with kindness, sensitivity, and
power. They know that their investigators are the reason they learned the lessons in the first place. Extraordinary missionaries know that the old saying is true: "People
don't care how much you know, until they know how much you care."

Ought to Obey or Want to Obey

Ordinary Missionaries

Obey Because They Ought To

Ordinary missionaries believe the rules are important. They know there are certain things they should do and certain things they should not do. They realize that having a
set of rules keeps things orderly, keeps the missionaries safe and in good health, and keeps their minds on the work. They know that their district leader, zone leader,
or mission president may be watching, and they follow the rules because that's what they ought to do.

Hymns, no. 19

We feel it a pleasure to serve thee, and love to obey thy command.

Extraordinary Missionaries

Obey Because They Want To

Extraordinary missionaries know that their success is related to their desire to keep the rules. They know that "when we obtain any blessing from God, it is by
obedience." (D&C 130:21.) They realize that they can't ask the Lord to bless them in their work if they're not keeping the mission rules. But with extraordinary
missionaries, their desire to obey goes even deeper than that. They obey because they want to. They would keep the rules even if the district leader, zone leader, or
mission president would never know. Their desire to be obedient comes from a heart that God is changing, a heart that is slowly but surely losing its disposition to do
evil and that wants to do good continually. (See Mosiah 5:2.) To an extraordinary missionary, obedience is a privilege, not a problem. It's a necessity, not a nuisance.
It's a quest, not an irritation. Extraordinary missionaries love to obey.

Extra! Extra!

Obedience Brings Rejoicing

Alma the Younger had an interesting past, but he became an extraordinary missionary. After his conversion, Alma tried to teach the people in Ammonihah, but they spit
on him, reviled him, and cast him out. Alma didn't feel like an extraordinary anything at that point. Needless to say, he was "weighed down with sorrow" and "wading
through much tribulation and anguish of soul" because of the wickedness of the people. (See Alma 8:14.) Suddenly, an angel appeared and declared, "Blessed art thou,
Alma; therefore, lift up thy head and rejoice, for thou hast great cause to rejoice." The angel's comforting words contain a great message for latter-day missionaries.
Alma could have said to the angel, "Why should I rejoice? I've had no baptisms in Ammonihah. They hated me!" But missionary success is not measured solely by
baptisms. Modern missionaries also work to strengthen new members, or less-active members, and to set an example for the youth. Perhaps success is best measured
by the growth and changing heart of the missionary. One way to tell if a missionary's heart is changing is by his or her obedience. After Alma was told he had "great
cause to rejoice," the angel explained why: "Thou hast been faithful in keeping the commandments of God from the time which thou receivedst thy first message from
him." (Alma 8:15.) There's the power of obedience. Preach My Gospel lists "obey with exactness" as one of the characteristics of a successful missionary (p. 10). Just
keeping the commandments and mission rules gives great cause to rejoice. Extraordinary missionaries have reason to rejoice because they keep the commandments-or
in other words, the mission rules-and not just because they ought to but because they want to.
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Have Gospel Study or Study the Gospel
cause to rejoice," the angel explained why: "Thou hast been faithful in keeping the commandments of God from the time which thou receivedst thy first message from
him." (Alma 8:15.) There's the power of obedience. Preach My Gospel lists "obey with exactness" as one of the characteristics of a successful missionary (p. 10). Just
keeping the commandments and mission rules gives great cause to rejoice. Extraordinary missionaries have reason to rejoice because they keep the commandments-or
in other words, the mission rules-and not just because they ought to but because they want to.

Have Gospel Study or Study the Gospel

Ordinary Missionaries

Have Gospel Study

Ordinary missionaries know the routine. Every morning, they have personal study and companion study. They open Preach My Gospel and find something to read
about. They look up verses, read quotations, and do whatever else they feel like until their time is up. Then once they've had gospel study, they close the books and
finish preparing for the day.

Proverbs 4:7

Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.

Doctrine and Covenants 84:85

Treasure up in your minds continually the words of life, and it shall be given you in the very hour that portion that shall be meted unto every man.

Joseph Smith-Matthew 1:37

And whoso treasureth up my word, shall not be deceived.

Extraordinary missionaries

Study the Gospel

Extraordinary missionaries also have gospel study, but something that may have been asleep during their younger years has awakened, filled with an insatiable appetite
to learn. So while ordinary missionaries "have gospel study," extraordinary missionaries study the gospel . They hunger and thirst after knowledge, and the time always
goes by too quickly when they're poring over the scriptures and Preach My Gospel. They find every "Scripture" box and "Activity" box, and they eat it up. When their
weary heads hit the pillow, the smile on their faces reveals their excitement not only for missionary work but also for another round of studying the gospel the next day.
Extraordinary missionaries treasure the opportunity to study the gospel, so they "treasure up . . . the words of life." (D&C 84:85.) They realize that once they're back in
school or work, it will be harder to find as much time, so they make the most of gospel study by really studying the gospel.

Called to Preach or Called to Serve

Ordinary Missionaries

Are Called to Preach

Ordinary missionaries know they're supposed to "teach and preach and work as missionaries do." That's what they've trained for-to preach the gospel. They'll
preach on the streets, in homes, and on front porches. They've learned the lessons and are eager to share the gospel.

Mosiah 2:17

And behold, I tell you these things that ye may learn wisdom; that ye may learn that when ye are in the service of your fellow beings ye are only in the service of your
God.

Extraordinary Missionaries

Are Called to Serve

Extraordinary missionaries also know they're called to preach, but that preaching is only part of their calling, and they see their assignment in a broader perspective.
They've noticed that their mission call says, "You are hereby called to serve." Perhaps this is why missionaries do some sort of service project each week.
Extraordinary missionaries may have noticed what happened to two extraordinary missionaries in the Book of Mormon. Aaron "first began to preach" and was shortly
after cast into prison. (Alma 21:4.) Ammon, on the other hand, was brought before the king and declared, "I will be thy servant." (Alma 17:25.) Ammon served the
king for a few days, and eventually, because of his faithful service, Ammon was given the opportunity to preach. Extraordinary missionaries want to preach and love to
preach, but they also know that preaching is part of their larger calling-a call to serve.

Sit While Teaching or Teach While Walking

Ordinary Missionaries

Sit while They Teach

Ordinary missionaries know exactly how to sit on a couch and teach. They may remember seeing themselves teach on video at the MTC, and they know how
important it is to look interested in what their companion is saying even if they've heard it a hundred times before. They know to sit "on the edge of their seats" and to
teach the subject with sincerity and love. Ordinary missionaries assume that all teaching is done from a sitting position.

Alma 26:29

And we have entered into their houses and taught them, and we have taught them in their streets; yea, and we have taught them upon their hills; and we have also
entered into their temples and their synagogues and taught them.
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Doctrine and Covenants 58:47
Alma 26:29

And we have entered into their houses and taught them, and we have taught them in their streets; yea, and we have taught them upon their hills; and we have also
entered into their temples and their synagogues and taught them.

Doctrine and Covenants 58:47

Let them preach by the way, and bear testimony of the truth in all places, and call upon the rich, the high and the low, and the poor to repent.

Extraordinary Missionaries

Teach while They Walk

Extraordinary missionaries begin teaching the moment they leave their clean apartment (Many landlords would never join the Church because of how the missionaries
treat their apartments). The way they walk, talk, treat others, obey traffic rules, and stay within crosswalks all say something about them. They know that a missionary
who walks slowly or looks at the ground is sending a message. What might people think when they see that? Perhaps, "They sure don't look very happy" or "I don't
want what they're selling." Missionaries who walk together with a bit of urgency, a spring in their step and a smile on their face, make people ask, "What kind of
organization produces young people like that?" or "Why are those two so happy, and why are they walking with such purpose and energy?" Extraordinary missionaries
know that someone is always watching, and that the real first discussion is the one they give the moment they walk out their door.

Doctrinal Conversion or Social Transition

Ordinary Missionaries

Seek a Doctrinal Conversion

Ordinary missionaries want people to understand the Restoration. They want to teach what happened in the Sacred Grove and why it is important. They want their
investigators to understand the basics, or "first principles," of the gospel. They teach investigators about faith in Christ, repentance, baptism by immersion, the gift of the
Holy Ghost, and enduring to the end. All these things are vital for a prospective member to understand. But there's more to bringing Heavenly Father's children into his
church than just doctrinal conversion.

Moroni 6:4

After they had been received unto baptism, and were wrought upon and cleansed by the power of the Holy Ghost, they were numbered among the people of the
church of Christ; and their names were taken, that they might be remembered and nourished by the good word of God.

Extraordinary Missionaries

Seek a Social Transition

Extraordinary missionaries are also concerned that people understand the first principles of the gospel. But they know that many investigators will have to make
enormous changes in their social life. Family members may no longer speak to them, or longtime friends may turn away. Extraordinary missionaries know that with a
doctrinal conversion must come a social transition. Missionaries get transferred and eventually return home, and new members need more support than just the elders
or sisters who taught them. Thus, extraordinary missionaries try to teach with members present, and they work closely with ward mission leaders to make sure each
new member has the three things President Gordon B. Hinckley suggested, "A friend, a responsibility, and nurturing with the good word of God." Extraordinary
missionaries realize that new converts are not only changing what they believe but also changing how they live.

Weighed Down or Lifted Up

Ordinary Missionaries

Are Weighed Down

Ordinary missionaries, particularly those in third-world countries, are often surprised at the poverty among the people they serve. They become eyewitnesses to the
difficult living conditions that before their mission they had seen only on television. They see children who are malnourished and others with diseases or deformities.
They witness the lack of knowledge about basic sanitation and hygiene. In addition, they see broken homes, unwed mothers, deadbeat dads, hopelessness, and
helplessness all around. Ordinary missionaries can be deeply affected by the suffering of so many of Heavenly Father's children, and it can weigh them down. They are
to be credited for their empathy, but there's more of the picture they need to see.

Moroni 9:25

May not the things which I have written grieve thee, to weigh thee down . . . but may Christ lift thee up.

Ordinary Missionaries

Are Lifted Up

Extraordinary missionaries are also affected by the problems they see. Humbled, they vow that they will never again complain about the things they lack but will instead
remember how they've been blessed. When they see the poor and hopeless, they realize that their message is not only the solution to spiritual problems but temporal
problems as well. Extraordinary missionaries know that the best thing they can do is share the gospel of Jesus Christ. They know that the Church strives to take care of
Heavenly Father's children through fast offerings and the welfare program. They also know that they are part of an organization that deals with such problems
worldwide through welfare missionaries and humanitarian services. They know that the gospel of Jesus Christ is the answer to every problem, and when they feel down
about all of the sadness and difficulty in the world, they let the gospel message lift them up.

Teach by the Spirit or Identify the Spirit

Ordinary Missionaries
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Teach by the Spirit or Identify the Spirit

Ordinary Missionaries

Teach by the Spirit

Ordinary missionaries strive to teach by the Spirit. They want that warm influence to surround their investigators as they teach. They strive to be in tune so the Spirit can
accompany their words and verify the truthfulness of their message. They pray for discernment so they can be inspired to discover and resolve the concerns of those
they are teaching. They know they've been successful when they feel the comfort of the Spirit during their time together.

Luke 24:32

And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?

Doctrine and Covenants 11:13

Verily, verily, I say unto you, I will impart unto you of my Spirit, which shall enlighten your mind, which shall fill your soul with joy.

Extraordinary Missionaries

Identify the Spirit

Extraordinary missionaries also strive to teach with the Spirit. They know that their words may convince but only the Spirit converts. Extraordinary missionaries not only
teach with the Spirit, they also identify it. When the influence of the Holy Ghost is especially strong, extraordinary missionaries will mention it-or identify it-with their
investigators by saying something like, "How do you feel about the things we've said? Do you feel a calm, peaceful feeling? I do too. This is the Spirit of the Lord telling
you that what we're saying is right, good, and true." (Extraordinary missionaries are careful not to fake or feign the Spirit when it is not there, only to carefully identify it
when it is.) Extraordinary missionaries know that many people have never experienced the feelings of the Spirit and might not ask what it is. Extraordinary missionaries
identify the Spirit and answer the question before it is asked.

Linger or Leave

Ordinary Missionaries

Linger

Ordinary missionaries enjoy teaching, and they enjoy people. Once the lesson is over and the closing prayer is said, ordinary missionaries sit back, relax, and linger for
a while in the home of their investigators. Their conversation may change to the weather, their hometown, or something in the news. They might even enjoy a cookie
and a drink. Eventually they make their return appointments, pack their bags, and leave.

Doctrine and Covenants 63:58

This is a day of warning, and not a day of many words.

Extraordinary Missionaries

Leave

Extraordinary missionaries enjoy socializing too. But once the closing prayer is said, extraordinary missionaries leave. They've learned what happens when they linger
too long. During the lesson, when the gospel is being taught and testimonies are shared, the Spirit is strong. But after the prayer, if the atmosphere becomes casual, the
Spirit slowly leaves. Extraordinary missionaries politely excuse themselves while the Spirit is still strong, and after a few lessons, the investigators begin to notice
something: When the missionaries leave, the Spirit leaves too. Eventually they may even bring it up: "When you elders or sisters are here, it feels so different." This gives
extraordinary missionaries a chance to say, "Would you like to feel that comforting spirit more often? One way you can enjoy that influence daily is to receive the gift of
the Holy Ghost." Thus, while ordinary missionaries take a break, extraordinary missionaries take off.

Bible or Book of Mormon

Ordinary Missionaries

Teach from the Bible

Ordinary missionaries love the Bible and believe it. They use the Bible often to answer questions and resolve concerns. They want to show that we have common
ground because of our shared belief in the Bible. In fact, some missionaries work very hard to show that every LDS doctrine can be defended with the Bible. They are
eager to convince investigators that we are Bible- believing Christians, and that we love and respect this remarkable book.

Doctrine and Covenants 84:57

They shall remain under this condemnation until they repent and remember the new covenant, even the Book of Mormon and the former commandments which I have
given them, not only to say, but to do according to that which I have written.

Extraordinary Missionaries

Teach from the Book of Mormon

Extraordinary missionaries also love the Bible and believe it. They also use the Bible to answer questions and resolve concerns when needed. But extraordinary
missionaries realize that, historically speaking, the Bible is more of a battleground than common ground. They remember the observation of Joseph Smith: "The
teachers of religion of the different sects understood the same passages of scripture so differently as to destroy all confidence in settling the question by an appeal to the
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the Lord organized through Joseph Smith is the Lord's true church on earth.
Extraordinary missionaries also love the Bible and believe it. They also use the Bible to answer questions and resolve concerns when needed. But extraordinary
missionaries realize that, historically speaking, the Bible is more of a battleground than common ground. They remember the observation of Joseph Smith: "The
teachers of religion of the different sects understood the same passages of scripture so differently as to destroy all confidence in settling the question by an appeal to the
Bible." (Joseph Smith-History 1:12.) Investigators with Christian backgrounds already believe the Bible is true, as do we. But we hope they will learn that the Book of
Mormon is also true. The Book of Mormon is the keystone of our religion, and if the Book of Mormon is true, then Joseph Smith was a prophet, and the church that
the Lord organized through Joseph Smith is the Lord's true church on earth.

Extra! Extra!

Do Someone a Favor: Give Him or Her a Book of Mormon

President Gordon B. Hinckley taught:

Each time we encourage a man to read the Book of Mormon we do him a favor. If he reads it prayerfully and with a sincere desire to know the truth, he will know by
the power of the Holy Ghost that the book is true. And from that knowledge there will flow a conviction of the truth of many other things.

For if the Book of Mormon is true, then God lives. Testimony upon testimony runs through its pages of the solemn fact that our Father is real, that he is personal, that
he loves his children and seeks their happiness. If the Book of Mormon is true, then Jesus is the Son of God, the Only Begotten of the Father in the flesh. . . . If the
Book of Mormon is true, then Jesus is verily our Redeemer, the Savior of the world. If the Book of Mormon is true, then this land is choice above all other lands; but if
it is to remain such, the inhabitants of the land must worship the God of the land, the Lord Jesus Christ. . . . If the Book of Mormon is true, Joseph Smith was a prophet
of God, for he was the instrument in the hands of God in bringing to light this testimony of the divinity of our Lord. . . .

I repeat, if the Book of Mormon is true, the Church is true, for the same authority under which this sacred record came to light is present and manifest among us today.
It is a restoration of the Church set up by the Savior in Palestine. It is a restoration of the Church set up by the Savior when he visited this continent as set forth in this
sacred record.

Extraordinary missionaries are eager to let the world know that the Lord has given us another testament of Jesus Christ, a second witness, written especially for our
day, that "cost the best blood of the nineteenth century." (D&C 135:6.) Rather than using the Bible to try to prove the Book of Mormon, extraordinary missionaries use
the Book of Mormon to prove the Bible. (See Mormon 7:9.)

Extra! Extra!

The Book of Mormon Is an Extraordinary Missionary

Elder Robert E. Wells heard this conversion story at a stake conference he was attending:

[A man] rode to and from work about an hour each way on a company bus to a sugar mill outside of town. He liked to read books on the boring ride but did not have
the money to buy new books. He had a favorite bookstore which also sold used and secondhand books. One day, with very little money, he entered the store and
asked the owner what the cheapest big book was, of over two hundred pages, in the entire place.

The owner pointed to a box of very old books in a corner. "Those are about to be junked," he said. . . . The interested reader dug through the box of dusty and
discarded volumes. The cheapest one in the whole box was a very tattered, coverless, stained, but intact Book of Mormon. He bought it because it has over five
hundred pages and was the cheapest book there. . . . He like the old fashioned way the story began. He followed it carefully, pondering over what he was reading.The
fellow got all the way to 2 Nephi chapter 2, when something strange began stirring within him. . . . As he read in this chapter he felt an urge to pray to God for the first
time in his adult life. . . . He offered a simple prayer to God in his mind, saying, God, what is this book? What am I feeling? What am I supposed to do about it? . . .

His answer was nothing more than the impression to wait and God would tell him more. That night, the fellow was reading in his humble home when two missionaries
on their way home felt a distinct impression to stop at his door. . . . As the man opened the door . . . the entry light fell on the Book of Mormon that one of the
missionaries held in his hand in such a way that the title was easily visible to him. He exclaimed, "You've got my book!" The missionary held his book more tightly,
thinking, "No, this is my book." The fellow explained, "No-it's just that I have never seen a Book of Mormon with a cover on it. Come on in! I want to talk to you." He
later joined the Church.

Aspire or Perspire

Ordinary Missionaries

Aspire

Ordinary missionaries, if they're not careful, might aspire to leadership positions in the mission. They may see those who serve as district leaders, zone leaders, or
assistants to the mission president, and may begin a silent campaign to receive one of those assignments. This may cause them to take their minds and hearts off the
main purpose of missionary work-to proclaim the gospel-and instead focus on their leadership ambitions.

Helaman 10:4

Blessed art thou, Nephi, for those things which thou hast done; for I have beheld how thou hast with unwearyingness declared the word, which I have given unto thee,
unto this people. And thou hast not feared them, and hast not sought thine own life, but hast sought my will, and to keep my commandments.

Extraordinary Missionaries

Perspire

Extraordinary missionaries are more interested in how they serve than where. As with other callings, they let the Lord and the presiding authority-in this case, the
mission president-worry about assignments. Leadership opportunities may come, but extraordinary missionaries don't aspire to fill leadership positions. Instead, they
develop leadership qualities by doing their best wherever they happen to be. Then, if the Lord needs them for a leadership position, they'll be ready. If not, they know
that a missionary teaching in his or her own area is just as vital as one who serves as a district or zone leader. Every assignment in the mission is important, just as every
calling in a ward is important. Extraordinary missionaries release themselves from the tension of running a campaign simply by taking themselves out of the race. They'd
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mission president-worry about assignments. Leadership opportunities may come, but extraordinary missionaries don't aspire to fill leadership positions. Instead, they
develop leadership qualities by doing their best wherever they happen to be. Then, if the Lord needs them for a leadership position, they'll be ready. If not, they know
that a missionary teaching in his or her own area is just as vital as one who serves as a district or zone leader. Every assignment in the mission is important, just as every
calling in a ward is important. Extraordinary missionaries release themselves from the tension of running a campaign simply by taking themselves out of the race. They'd
rather run to appointments than run for office. They trust that the Lord can make them extraordinary no matter where they are.

Worry or Work

Ordinary Missionaries

Worry

Ordinary missionaries worry: What if their investigators don't come to church? What if they don't read and pray? What if they can't get enough return appointments to
reach their goals? What if they get transferred? Ordinary missionaries might also worry about things outside the mission: What is going on at home? What if the boy or
girl I was dating is going out with someone else? Ordinary missionaries might also worry that they worry too much.

Doctrine and Covenants 6:36

Look unto me in every thought; doubt not, fear not.

Lectures on Faith 6:12

Doubt and faith do not exist in the same person at the same time; so that persons whose minds are under doubts and fears cannot have unshaken confidence; and
where unshaken confidence is not there faith is weak.

Extraordinary Missionaries

Work

Extraordinary missionaries also have concerns, but they've discovered the antidote-work! Nephi said, "I will go and do," not "I will sit and stew." Extraordinary
missionaries have worries, but they turn worry into faith, and faith into action-in other words, work. They remember the words of President Ezra Taft Benson: "One of
the greatest secrets of missionary work is work. If a missionary works, he will get the Spirit; if he gets the Spirit, he will teach by the Spirit; if he teaches by the Spirit,
he will touch the hearts of the people, and he will be happy. Then there will be no homesickness nor worrying about families, for all time and talents and interests are
centered on the work of the ministry. Work, work, work-there is no satisfactory substitute." Extraordinary missionaries lose the fear and keep the faith.

Report Problems or Recommend Solutions

Ordinary Missionaries

Report Problems

Ordinary missionaries know a problem when they see one. They notice things going wrong in their zones, their branches, their companionships. They write these things
down or call the mission president and report. They think of themselves as problem reporters, not problem solvers, and they want someone else to work out solutions.
They may forget that they can rely on their own judgment, skill, and inspiration to help solve problems. The brother of Jared came to the Lord with a problem, but the
Lord, who clearly knew what could be done, wanted the brother of Jared to use his own abilities and recommend a solution.

Ether 2:23

The Lord said unto the brother of Jared: What will ye that I should do that ye may have light in your vessels?

Extraordinary Missionaries

Recommend Solutions

Extraordinary missionaries also identify problems. But when they see the challenge, rather than just dump the problem in someone else's lap, they begin working on the
solution. Many years ago, a rather ordinary missionary reported a problem to his mission president and got this response: "Elder Bytheway, never come to your boss
with a problem; always come with a recommendation. If you want to get ahead in life, solve your boss's problems." I know of another mission president who usually
says this to habitual problem reporters: "Why do you think you are there? Do something about it." When extraordinary missionaries think a problem is something the
mission president ought to know about, they approach it like this: "President, there's a problem with such and such in this area. I have three recommendations, one of
which I think is best." Ordinary missionaries become part of the problem, while extraordinary missionaries become part of the solution.

Listen or Learn

Ordinary Missionaries

Listen to Their Companions

Ordinary missionaries, especially when they are new, listen closely to their companion. They look at their companion during door approaches or when talking with
contacts on the street. They hear the words their companions use when teaching lessons or answering questions. They're trying to take it all in as they get adjusted to
mission life. They go everywhere their companions go, but sometimes it appears they are just along for the ride. They listen, but in a casual, ordinary way.

Timothy 4:12

Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

Extraordinary Missionaries
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Learn from Their Companions

Extraordinary missionaries not only listen to their companions; they also learn from them. They are observant, getting as much benefit from their companions' knowledge
Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

Extraordinary Missionaries

Learn from Their Companions

Extraordinary missionaries not only listen to their companions; they also learn from them. They are observant, getting as much benefit from their companions' knowledge
and experience as they can. Extraordinary missionaries are often heard to say, "I learned so much from Elder Jones" or "I learned so much from Sister Smith." They
know that every companion has certain strengths, such as how they talk to people or resolve concerns. It may be the way they interact with others. It may be their
happy attitude toward life or the way they handle rejection with a smile. Extraordinary missionaries notice all the wonderful things their companions do and make these
things their own. New missionaries who are striving to become extraordinary may one day have the opportunity to train a new companion themselves. They want to be
as prepared as they can, so they not only listen to their companions, they also learn from them.

Count Numbers or Count Souls

Ordinary Missionaries

Count Numbers

Ordinary missionaries know there are lots of numbers involved in missionary work. How many hours did we work? How many lessons did we teach? How many
return appointments did we get? How many investigators do we have? How many baptisms will we have this month? Ordinary missionaries know that the more
investigators they teach, the greater the number that might repent, come unto Christ, and join the Church. They set their goals and work hard to reach them. They like
to see how the other elders and sisters did when they report their numbers too.

Alma 26:4-5

Ye did thrust in the sickle, and did reap with your might, yea, all the day long did ye labor; and behold the number of your sheaves!

Extraordinary Missionaries

Count Souls

Make no mistake about it, extraordinary missionaries count numbers too. They would never say, "Well, numbers aren't important to me," because they know that
behind every number is a person, a soul, a child of God. And children of God are important, so numbers are important. The scriptures also emphasize that numbers are
souls: "If it so be that you should labor all your days in crying repentance unto this people, and bring, save it be one soul unto me, how great shall be your joy with him
in the kingdom of my Father! And now, if your joy will be great with one soul that you have brought unto me into the kingdom of my Father, how great will be your joy
if you should bring many souls unto me!" (D&C 18:15-16.) If souls are precious to the Lord, then theyprecious to extraordinary missionaries.

Light-Minded or Light-Hearted

Ordinary Missionaries

Are Light-Minded

It's normal to have fun and joke around. If we're attending school, we joke about school. If we're at work, we joke about work. But what do we joke about if we're
on a mission? Some missionaries might be tempted to joke about missionary work, the scriptures, or even Church doctrines, but joking about sacred things is
considered "light-minded." Ordinary missionaries might be tempted to be light-minded about the things that are going on. It's okay to joke about your companion's
broken shoelace, how you fell off your bike, or when your umbrella collapsed while tracting. But joking about sacred things or ordinances is not settling for being
ordinary; it's offensive to the Spirit, and no missionary can survive and succeed without the Spirit.

Doctrine and Covenants 59:15

Do these things with thanksgiving, with cheerful hearts and countenances, not with much laughter, for this is sin, but with a glad heart and a cheerful countenance.

Extraordinary Missionaries

Are Light-Hearted

Extraordinary missionaries aren't light-minded, but they are often light-hearted. They have sunshine in their souls while tracting in a typhoon. They don't joke about
sacred things, but they have glad hearts and cheerful countenances. They know when to be serious and when to have fun, and they seldom confuse the two. Truman G.
Madsen explained, "Nowhere in the scriptures is lightheartedness condemned, nor again does scripture anywhere forbid a genuine, gentle humor that shows an
appreciation for the foibles of ourselves and others. But light-mindedness clearly is inappropriate for Latter-day Saints." The happiest people I know are spiritual
people. In fact, some of the funniest people I know are spiritual people. What about God? What is God like? Elder Heber C. Kimball remarked, "I am perfectly
satisfied that my Father and my God is a cheerful, pleasant, lively, good-natured Being. Why? Because I am cheerful, pleasant, lively, and good-natured when I have
His Spirit."

Take Trinkets or Leave Testimonies

Ordinary Missionaries

Take Trinkets Home

Ordinary missionaries are constantly looking for unique souvenirs and interesting mementos. They know exactly how many cubic inches of space they have in their
luggage for gifts and keepsakes. They found something cool for Dad, beautiful for Mom, sweet for their sister, and awesome for their brother. They know they'll have a
collection of stuff from their mission to look at when they return home.

Doctrine and Covenants 62:3
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Ye are blessed, for the testimony which ye have borne is recorded in heaven for the angels to look upon; and they rejoice over you, and your sins are forgiven you.
luggage for gifts and keepsakes. They found something cool for Dad, beautiful for Mom, sweet for their sister, and awesome for their brother. They know they'll have a
collection of stuff from their mission to look at when they return home.

Doctrine and Covenants 62:3

Ye are blessed, for the testimony which ye have borne is recorded in heaven for the angels to look upon; and they rejoice over you, and your sins are forgiven you.

Extraordinary Missionaries

Leave Testimony Behind

Extraordinary missionaries have picked up a few remembrances as well. They have gifts and souvenirs too, but their main focus is not what they bring home but what
they leave behind. They want their work to last, and they hope that the people they serve will remember their testimony and their faith more than their shopping skills.
(You may have noticed that the Doctrine and Covenants makes no mention of souvenir gathering.) Some missions are difficult, with convert baptisms fairly hard to
come by. But extraordinary missionaries are at peace when they remember that they tried to leave the world a little bit better than it was before, and that they served
with all their heart, might, mind and strength. And while they might not take much home, they leave something extraordinary behind. The testimonies they bore were not
only heard in the land in which they served but also recorded in heaven.

Extra! Extra!

Abinadi May Have Felt that He Failed as a Missionary

Abinadi was an extraordinary missionary who left his testimony behind and sealed his testimony with his life. His last words were, "O God, receive my soul." (Mosiah
17:19.) Abinadi testified before the wicked King Noah and his judges, but only Alma the Elder heard and hearkened. Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin observed, "Abinadi may
have felt that he failed as a missionary because he had only one convert, so far as the record shows. However, that one convert, Alma, and his descendants were
spiritual leaders among the Nephites and Lamanites for about three hundred years." Yes, Abinadi may have felt that he failed, but let's look at the impact he had by
leaving his testimony with Noah and his priests. The chart below shows Alma the Elder and all those who were affected by his testimony-his son Alma, his grandson
Helaman, and so on, all the way down to Ammaron, who passed the plates to Mormon, who gave them to his son Moroni.

Alma the Elder (heard the testimony of Abinadi in 91 b.c.).

Alma the Younger (a chief judge and later a missionary).

Helaman (led the 2000 stripling warriors).

Helaman.

Nephi (a great missionary with his brother Lehi).

Nephi (one of Jesus' disciples, he prayed mightily for the sign of Jesus' birth).

Nephi.

Amos.

Amos.

Ammaron (brother of Amos).

Mormon.

Moroni (buried the plates in a.d. 421).

The Book of Mormon doesn't point out this wonderful lesson; you just have to notice it. The point is that Abinadi-who may have gone to his death feeling that he failed
as a missionary-changed the religious life of the Nephites for more than five hundred years! What extraordinary things might you do as you leave your testimony
behind?

"I Think It's . . ." or "I Don't Know . . ."

Ordinary Missionaries

Say, "I Think It's . . ."

Ordinary missionaries want to have a response for every question. They want people to see that the restored gospel contains so many answers. And if they're not sure
about how to answer a question, they speculate, take a guess, or just make something up. "Well, I think it's this . . ." or "I heard it was because . . ." or "My guess is
that . . ." Sometimes they're more concerned about having an answer than getting it right.

1 Nephi 13:22

I said unto him: I know not.

Extraordinary Missionaries

Say, "I Don't Know . . ."

Extraordinary missionaries realize there are unanswered questions in all religions. They may have hundreds of their own questions, and that's okay. They realize that
even when you learn something new, that knowledge usually brings with it a few more questions. Extraordinary missionaries know it's okay to have questions. But they
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doesn't know the answer, they don't guess; instead, they just say, "I don't know." They may also say, "Let me see if I can find out." Extraordinary missionaries know
Say, "I Don't Know . . ."

Extraordinary missionaries realize there are unanswered questions in all religions. They may have hundreds of their own questions, and that's okay. They realize that
even when you learn something new, that knowledge usually brings with it a few more questions. Extraordinary missionaries know it's okay to have questions. But they
don't have doubts. Their testimony is based on what they know, and they expect to learn many more things about the gospel. They believe "all that God has revealed . .
. and [they] believe that He will yet reveal many great and important things." (Articles of Faith 1:9.) So, when a question comes to which an extraordinary missionary
doesn't know the answer, they don't guess; instead, they just say, "I don't know." They may also say, "Let me see if I can find out." Extraordinary missionaries know
that a strong testimony comes with many essential "I knows" but occasionally a few "I don't knows."

Extra! Extra!

Ten Extraordinary Steps of Mission Prep

I often get to visit with young men in the Church, and sometimes extraordinary priests ask me, "What books should I read to help me get ready for a mission?" I always
answer, "Alma 17-26." Although the sons of Mosiah didn't wear neckties or drive Corollas, they gave us timeless advice on how to be successful missionaries.
Following are a few things we can learn from the sons of Mosiah:

Step One: Search the Scriptures (Alma 17:2). The sons of Mosiah were men of "sound understanding" because they had "searched the scriptures diligently, that they
might know the word of God." You can't teach something you don't know, so the Doctrine and Covenants also reminds us, "Seek not to declare my word, but first
seek to obtain my word, and then shall your tongue be loosed; then, if you desire, you shall have my Spirit and my word, yea, the power of God unto the convincing of
men." (D&C 11:21.)

Step Two: Fast and Pray (Alma 17:3). The sons of Mosiah had given themselves "to much prayer, and fasting; therefore they had the spirit of prophecy." You can have
the spirit of prophecy too, because "the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy." (Revelation 19:10.) One might think, "Well, the sons of Mosiah saw an angel!
They must have had a strong testimony already." But remember, others in the Book of Mormon witnessed miracles and saw angels too, and they didn't change a bit.
Signs and miracles don't necessarily bring testimony. Searching the scriptures, fasting, and praying do.

Step Three: Be Patient in Trials, Be Good Examples (Alma 17:11). The Lord told the sons of Mosiah that their success might not come instantly: "Ye shall be patient in
long-suffering and afflictions, that ye may show forth good examples unto them in me, and I will make an instrument of thee in my hands unto the salvation of many
souls." Extraordinary missionaries learn to be patient when the trials come-and not only to be patient but to be a good example as well, and then the promise comes: "I
will make an instrument of thee in my hands unto the salvation of many souls." What a promise! What an honor!

Step Four: Have a "Called to Serve" Attitude (Alma 17:25). When Ammon was bound and brought before King Lamoni, he was asked if he wanted to dwell among
the Lamanites. Ammon answered that he did. The king asked Ammon if he wanted to marry one of his daughters. Ammon answered, "Nay, but I will be thy servant."
Ammon had the perfect attitude; he knew he was called to serve. The mission anthem does not begin "Called to prove . . ." or "Called to date the king's daughter" but
"Called to serve." Extraordinary missionaries keep the "Called to serve" attitude throughout their missions. They find ways to serve investigators as well as people they
don't know.

Step Five: Win Hearts, Then Lead Them to Believe (Alma 17:29). When King Lamoni's flocks were scattered by enemies, Ammon saw an opportunity to "win the
hearts" of his fellow servants. Perhaps winning hearts is as vital to missionary work as leading people to believe in our words. Someone once said about investigators,
"We have to warm them before we warn them." Similarly, Stephen R. Covey wrote, "People to a degree must first be converted to the messenger before they will
become converted to the message." Why do missionaries dress so conservatively? Perhaps it's to help win hearts. Why do we keep our hair cut short and our faces
clean shaven? Perhaps it's to help win hearts. Why do we avoid body piercing and tattoos? Perhaps it's to help win hearts. When people see our missionaries walking
down the street they may say, "What kind of organization produces young people like that-young men who look so sharp and young women who dress with such class
and modesty?" Those people are better prepared to hear the missionaries' message. Perhaps Ammon is teaching us an important sequence: First, win hearts; second,
lead them to believe.

Step Six: Be a Friend (Alma 18:3). Ammon defended the king's flocks and disarmed a few opponents; then he went right back to work. Ammon's fellow servants
returned to the king with a few visual aids and told the whole story. The king thought Ammon was the "Great Spirit." The servants weren't sure who Ammon was, but
they did know that Ammon was "a friend to the king." Extraordinary missionaries know it's important to be a friend. What do friends do? They love, listen, care, and
serve whenever and wherever they can. Missionary work is an extraordinary act of friendship.

Step Seven: Be Faithful and Obedient (Alma 18:10). When the king heard the whole story, he was astonished. Why? Because of how Ammon defended the flocks?
No, because when Ammon finished his shepherding duties, he immediately began working on the other things the king asked him to do. In the king's words, "Surely
there has not been any servant among all my servants that has been so faithful as this man; for even he doth remember all my c ommandments to execute them."
Ammon's faithfulness and obedience were all part of preparing the king to hear the gospel. Our extraordinary faithfulness and obedience might help influence others as
well.

Step Eight: Focus on Teaching (Alma 18:18-22). The king, after pausing and remaining silent for about an hour, finally blurted out, "Who art thou? Art thou that Great
Spirit, who knows all things?" The king wanted to know what power Ammon used to defend his flocks, and he offered Ammon whatever he desired! An ordinary
missionary might be tempted if a king offered him anything he wanted. He might ask for land, gold, or some other national treasure. But Ammon, more than anything
else, wanted to teach. Ammon responded, "Wilt thou hearken unto my words, if I tell thee by what power I do these things?" Of all the things Ammon could have
asked for, he simply wanted the king to listen to his message. Even on a mission, there are lots of distractions-historical sites to visit, funny things to take pictures of, or
beautiful places to see-but extraordinary missionaries focus on what Ammon did: teaching and testifying.

Step Nine: Teach the Three Pillars (Alma 18:36, 39; 22:13). You may recall seeing a video in seminary depicting a bridge supported by three columns labeled
"Creation," "Fall," and "Atonement." These three things have been called the "pillars of eternity." Consider what missionaries are trying to tell people: "You need to be
saved!" They might ask, "From what?" The answer is, "From the effects of the Fall." They might answer, "The fall from what?" We would respond, "From the
association we had with God at the time of the Creation." If we don't understand the Fall, we don't understand the Atonement! President Ezra Taft Benson said it
beautifully: "Just as a man does not really desire food until he is hungry, so he does not desire the salvation of Christ until he knows why he needs Christ. No one
adequately and properly knows why he needs Christ until he understands and accepts the doctrine of the Fall and its effect upon all mankind." Ammon taught the
three pillars: "He began at the creation of the world, and also the creation of Adam, and told him all the things concerning the fall of man. . . . But this is not all; for he
expounded unto them the plan of redemption." Extraordinary missionaries teach people not only that we need Christ but also why.

Step Ten: Love the People (Alma 20:26). After King Lamoni's conversion, Ammon and King Lamoni ran into King Lamoni's father. Among the events that transpired,
the old king "saw the great love [Ammon] had for his son Lamoni." This extraordinary love helped prepare the old king to also hear the gospel message. How will
people know that you are a disciple of Christ? Will it be by your knowledge? Will it be by your command of the scriptures? Will it be by your public speaking skills?
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Extraordinary missionaries "pray unto the Father with all the energy of heart, that [they] may be filled with this love, which he hath bestowed upon all who are true
followers of his Son, Jesus Christ." (Moroni 7:48.)
Step Ten: Love the People (Alma 20:26). After King Lamoni's conversion, Ammon and King Lamoni ran into King Lamoni's father. Among the events that transpired,
the old king "saw the great love [Ammon] had for his son Lamoni." This extraordinary love helped prepare the old king to also hear the gospel message. How will
people know that you are a disciple of Christ? Will it be by your knowledge? Will it be by your command of the scriptures? Will it be by your public speaking skills?
How will people know? Jesus answered that question for us: "By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another." (John 13:35.)
Extraordinary missionaries "pray unto the Father with all the energy of heart, that [they] may be filled with this love, which he hath bestowed upon all who are true
followers of his Son, Jesus Christ." (Moroni 7:48.)

Go Through a Mission or Let it Go Through You

Ordinary Missionaries

Go through a Mission

Ordinary missionaries put in their time and then figure their mission is over. Some get home and kind of drop off the radar. They enjoyed having their schedules all
figured out, but now they just want to relax, dress down, and grow their hair. They see their mission as a past event rather than intense, personal, and wonderful training
for the future. Sadly, some leave behind their sense of purpose and forget that the Lord expects them to use their knowledge and experience to find a new one-and to
go at it with everything they've got. Ordinary missionaries figure that once they're through with their mission, they're through.

2 Nephi 31:20

Wherefore, ye must press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men. Wherefore, if ye shall press
forward, feasting upon the word of Christ, and endure to the end, behold, thus saith the Father: Ye shall have eternal life.

Extraordinary Missionaries

Let the Mission Go through Them

Extraordinary missionaries may say, "My mission was the best two years of my life," but they want the years ahead to be even better. When released from their full-time
mission, they immediately begin their lifetime mission. They don't come home eager to grow facial hair. Rather, in the words of Elder Russell M. Nelson, "In [their]
personal grooming, [they] follow the example of the living prophets." Extraordinary missionaries have learned powerful habits for a rich and happy life-daily scripture
study, service, and living close to the Spirit-and they want to continue those habits the rest of their lives. They've taught people to endure to the end-which is what they
need to do now. They find their bishop and say, "Put me to work." Using the skills they've learned, they chart a course for the rest of their lives with purpose and
enthusiasm. They know their service hasn't ended but is just beginning.

Notes
  Gordon B. Hinckley, Teachings of Gordon B. Hinckley (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1997), 614.

  Spencer W. Kimball, The Miracle of Forgiveness (Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1969), 235.

  See C. Terry Warner, Repenting of Unrighteous Feelings, Ricks College Devotional Address, March 1, 1983.

  Children's Songbook (Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1992), 169.

  Of course, we need to give Aaron a break, because he had "fallen into the hands of a more hardened and a more stiffnecked people" (Alma 20:30).

  See Ensign, May 1997, 47; Moroni 6:4.

  See Joseph Fielding McConkie, Here We Stand (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1995), 6, 54.

  Gordon B. Hinckley, Teachings of Gordon B. Hinckley (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1997), 39.

  Robert E. Wells, Hasten My Work (Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1996), 23-24.

  Ezra Taft Benson, Come unto Christ (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1983), 95.

  Truman G. Madsen, Joseph Smith the Prophet (Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1989), 73.

  Journal of Discourses, 26 vols. (Liverpool: Latter-day Saints' Book Depot, 1853-86).

  Joseph B. Wirthlin, "Seeds of Renewal," Ensign, May 1989, 7.

  Stephen R. Covey, Spiritual Roots of Human Relations (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1970), 266.

  Ezra Taft Benson, The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson (Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1988), 28.

  Russell M. Nelson, "Personal Priesthood Responsibility," Ensign, November 2003, 46.




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