Speaking
of great examples for a missionary, the greatest of all is, of
course, the Savior. Jesus Christ came to earth with a mission to
perform and nothing ever served to sidetrack him or turn him away
from accomplishing that mission. I can remember a particularly
special zone meeting where the zone leaders talked about the Savior.
They showed us a video with Elder Neal A. Maxwell talking about
Christ and then another video with scenes from Christ’s life put to
a song titled Never
a Better Hero.
The spirit was strong and sweet.
"Never a greater compassion, Never a wasted day, Not one regret, True to the end, There was never a better way".
One
of the zone leaders then shared some thoughts. He read Matthew’s
account of the crucifixion and then read Doctrine and Covenants
19:16-18, “For behold, I, God, have suffered these things for all,
that they might not suffer if they would repent; But if they would
not repent they must suffer even as I; Which suffering caused myself,
even God, the greatest of all, to tremble because of pain, and to
bleed at every pore, and to suffer both body and spirit – and would
that I might not drink the bitter cup, and shrink—.”
Then
he read Mosiah 5:12-13, “I would that ye should remember to retain
the name written always in your hearts that ye are not found on the
left hand of God, but that ye hear and know the voice by which ye
shall be called, and also, the name by which he shall call you. For
how knoweth a man the master whom he has not served, and who is a
stranger unto him, and is far from the thoughts and intents of his
heart?”
This
zone leader then said that we as missionaries had a great privilege
to serve and come closer to God and Jesus Christ. He asked us to not
gauge success on leadership positions, number of baptisms, amount of
teaching, or hours tracting on a hot day. Rather, we should measure
success on if we came closer to Christ on our mission. I agree, and
think that this is the one determining factor. We come closer by
serving with all of our hearts, might, mind and strength, and by
obedience to all of the rules and commandments.
The
floor was opened for testimonies and an elder got up and talked about
how Moroni says that the Lamanites put to death every Nephite that
will not deny the Christ. And then Moroni said that he would not
deny the Christ. This elder liked that and desired to feel that way
too, that he could not deny the Christ. All in all that was the best
zone meeting ever. The spirit was strong and tears welled in my
eyes.
The Whole Missionary seeks to be able to say when the time comes for going home that there was never a wasted day, not one regret, and that he/she was true to the end. The Whole Missionary is able to say as the apostle Paul did that he kept the faith and finished the race. The Whole Missionary should also seek to have compassion like the Savior did. He/She should choose to want to become like Christ, to be faithful and kind like Christ.
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