Mission Prep Devotional

 One of the things that President Taylor and I enjoy so much is getting out with the youth to help prepare them to serve a mission.


We were invited to participate in an evening devotional in the Deer Valley Stake last Wednesday and it was so good!

 We invited several sets of missionaries to join us and we had them sing "Called To Serve" Arizona Phoenix Mission Style!!! after the congregation sang the first two verses.


They had a fantastic youth speaker, Caleb, who told why he wants to serve a mission and what he has been doing to prepare.  He is a great young man and will be ready to serve when school is out this spring!



Then they had their Mission Prep instructor speak.  He is fantastic!  Super excited about missionary work and really prepares them well!  Lucky youth who are in this stake!

 We then spoke about how to prepare for a mission in six areas:
Social
Emotional
Physical
Mental
Financial
and Spiritual

 Being prepared is a line upon line process!  So much of everyday life prepares us to serve the Lord.
If you are preparing to serve a mission, take notice of everyday events or situations and how you would handle them if you were a missionary.
Take advantage of those chances you have to learn more about how to take care of yourself.
Really read the scriptures and Preach My Gospel and gain your own testimony.

 At the end of our part, we used our transfer video inviting the prospective missionaries to "Come Take Your Place" as we showed photos of our mission.

Our missionaries invited them to come to the front one by one and take their place as missionaries.

How blessed we are to Take Our Place serving the Lord as we invite others to come unto Christ by helping them receive the restored Gospel through faith in Jesus Christ and his atonement, repentance, baptism, receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost, and enduring to the end.

We invite you whether you are young or older to prepare to serve a mission for the Lord.
It is the best thing you will ever do!