Missionary Service

 “I am constantly amazed at how the Holy Ghost matches the characteristics and needs of each missionary and couple to the widely varying circumstances of missionary service throughout the world.”

Elder Richard G. Scott, “Now Is the Time to Serve a Mission!” Ensign, May 2006, 89. 

In This Family We Serve Missions!

 “What greater gift could grandparents give their posterity than to say be deed as well as word, ‘In this family we serve missions!”

Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, “We Are All Enlisted,” Ensign, Nov. 2011, 46. 

Facing Fear

“Fear of the unknown of fear that we don’t have the scriptural skills or language required can cause reluctance to serve. But the Lord has said, ‘If ye are prepared ye shall not fear’ (D&C 38:30). Your life is your preparation. . . . Just go and be yourselves.”

Elder Robert D. Hales of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, Ensign, May 2001, 25. 

Senior Missionaries

 “We need many, many more senior couples. . . . Make yourselves available to leave home and give full-time missionary service. There are few times in your lives when you will enjoy the sweet spirit and satisfaction that come from giving full-time service together in the work of the Master.”

President Thomas S. Monson, “As We Meet Together Again,” Ensign, Nov. 2010, 6. 

Some Would Rather Pull a Hand Cart...

 “Some would rather pull a hand cart across the prairie than bring up the subject of faith and religion to their friends. . . . They worry about how they might be perceived or how it might harm their relationship.” President Uchtdorf continues, “It doesn't need to be that way because we have a glad message to share, and we have a message of joy.”

Dieter F. Uchtdorf, “Waiting on the Road to Damascus,” Ensign, May 2011, 76. 

Be Genuine

Describing our interactions with others, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles counsels: “More important than speaking is listening. These people are not lifeless objects disguised as a baptismal statistic. They are children of God, our brothers and sisters, and they need what we have. Be genuine. Reach out sincerely. Ask these friends what matters most to them. . . . And then listen. . . . I promise you that something in what they say will always highlight a truth of the gospel about which you can bear testimony and about which you can then offer more.”

Jeffrey R. Holland, “Witnesses unto Me,” Ensign, May 2001, 15. 

Part of Who We Are

 “Successful missionary opportunities are more likely to be found when members are just good, true friends with others. As Elder M. Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said, “If we are open about our member ship in the Church from the very beginning, . . . friends and acquaintances will accept that this is part of who we are.”

M. Russell Ballard, “Creating a Gospel Sharing Home,” Ensign, May 2006, 86.