Missions, and being asked to do hard things
The qualification listed in scripture is desire. Everything else is training.
In the scriptures
- Old TestamentIsaiah 6:8
“Here am I; send me.”
- New TestamentMatthew 28:19–20
“Go ye therefore, and teach all nations.”
- Book of MormonAlma 29:9
“I know that which the Lord hath commanded me, and I glory in it … I am an instrument in his hands.”
- Doctrine and CovenantsD&C 4:2–3
“O ye that embark in the service of God … if ye have desires to serve God ye are called to the work.”
Where the Church has written about it
- Gospel TopicsMissionary Work
- For the Strength of YouthYou Can Help with God’s Work
- General ConferenceTalks on missionary service
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