Hello all, I would like to share my thoughts about missionary work and becoming a Zion people. I think these both go hand in hand, you cannot become a Zion people without first becoming a missionary at heart.
To me a successful missionary doesn't have anything to do with baptisms, or converting people to the gospel. To me being a missionary is a way of life, it is taking time out of your busy schedule to help others succeed and draw closer to God, it is loving others, caring for others, and serving others. We know only true happiness comes through being obedient to God's laws.
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.
When we serve others with good intentions everyone is blessed. The people getting served are blessed with the help they need to become a better person, The server gets blessed with the joy that only comes from helping others and he gets blessings for doing the Lord's work.
As we change our hearts by serving others and striving to become more christlike we will start to establish Zion. To establish ourselves as a Zion people we must prepare ourselves for the second coming. We must Obey the Commandments, avoid temptation, repent, and put the atonement to work in our own lives. We do not have to be perfect, that is why Christ suffered for us. We do however, need to do the best we can and the Lord will make up the difference.
We need to hold fast to our beliefs and values, even when they are not very popular to many. We must care for the poor and the needy if we are able and we must depart of our substance when our brother is in need. It is not up to us to decide if someone really needs help or not, if they appear to be in need we must help.
In Mosiah 4:19 it says; For behold, are we not all beggars? Do we not all depend upon the same Being, even God, for all the substance which we have, for both food and raiment, and for gold, and for silver, and for all the riches which we have of every kind?
Brothers and Sisters, I challenge myself and each one of us to become missionaries, and do what we can to serve others who are in need.
In the name of Jesus Christ Amen
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