I love Gordon B. Hinckley. I didn't know it was possible to love him more until I went on a mission and found this quote: "So many of us look upon missionary work as simply tracting. Everyone who is familiar with this work knows there is a better way. That way is through the members of the Church. The process of bringing new people into the Church is not the responsibility alone of the missionaries. They succeed best when members become the source from which new investigators are found."
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When members become "the source." There's no way to put it more simply. We as missionaries should be teaching, not finding. In order for missionary work to be most successful, our investigators must come from the members. In the recent mission president training conference, the focus was solely on member missionary work. It is so important! Unfortunately, it's hard to recognize it's importance without going out on a mission first. That's why I'm writing this blog; to share my experiences and show what I learned. To knock for countless hours with no success, then tell you why I think it's ineffective.
We love the members, we rely on the members, we need the members' help. Without you, we're just well dressed guys on a long holiday ;)
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