Daily Gems
Beginning to Think and Feel as a Missionary
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Beginning to Think and Feel as a Missionary
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"The challenge to become applies precisely and perfectly to missionary
preparation. . . . You can increase in your desire to serve God (see D&C
4:3), and you can begin to think as missionaries think, to read what
missionaries read, to pray as missionaries pray, and to feel what
missionaries feel. You can avoid the worldly influences that cause the Holy
Ghost to withdraw, and you can grow in confidence in recognizing and
responding to spiritual promptings. . . . You can gradually become the
missionary you hope to be and the missionary the Savior expects. . . .
preparation. . . . You can increase in your desire to serve God (see D&C
4:3), and you can begin to think as missionaries think, to read what
missionaries read, to pray as missionaries pray, and to feel what
missionaries feel. You can avoid the worldly influences that cause the Holy
Ghost to withdraw, and you can grow in confidence in recognizing and
responding to spiritual promptings. . . . You can gradually become the
missionary you hope to be and the missionary the Savior expects. . . .
"[Then you are] well on [your] way to becoming a
missionary, [and] the basic adjustment to the rigors of missionary
work and lifestyle will not be overwhelming, burdensome, or constraining.
Thus, a key element of raising the bar includes working to become a
missionary before going on a mission."
Topics: missionary work,
preparation, priesthood
preparation, priesthood
(David A. Bednar, "Becoming a Missionary," Ensign, Nov. 2005, 45-46)
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