{"id":103,"date":"2008-09-05T21:23:53","date_gmt":"2008-09-06T03:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ldswomenofgod.com\/blog\/?p=103"},"modified":"2012-03-22T16:49:07","modified_gmt":"2012-03-22T22:49:07","slug":"missionary-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/2008\/09\/05\/missionary-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Missionary Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;\">We often get reminded to do missionary work.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>They say to just hand out a Book of Mormon.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>We\u2019ve got to get them out. You can do it.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>But how?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;\">Here\u2019s a suggestion:<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Volunteer among those who are not members.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Put yourself out there where you can shine some light and cause a little stir, a little interest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"font: 7pt \">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;\">Join the PTA \u2013 make sure you are there to keep values high in our schools.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>If someone says you\u2019re a little different, proudly tell them why.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"font: 7pt \">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;\">Help regularly at a Social Service organization of your choice \u2013 these people actually need all the moral values we can offer them.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Uplifting them with our spirits will bring them happiness.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>These people might need a little more hand-holding, but they deserve to hear the gospel as well as anyone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"font: 7pt \">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;\">Join neighborhood groups or better yet, start a neighborhood group \u2013 book group, quilting group, mom\u2019s group, volunteer group, cooking group, scrapbooking group, etc. <span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<\/span>Mingle, and again, spread your light.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>When gossipy women get together, the conversation can be manipulated into all kinds of directions.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Have at it!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpLast\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"font: 7pt \">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;\">Politics \u2013 heaven knows we could use some help in this area. \u2018nough said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">We aren\u2019t \u201cin your face\u201d kind of people, but we do know the difference between right and wrong.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>There are a lot of good people in the world, who also know the difference between right and wrong, who just might be touched by your example.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>We just need to figure out how to get out of our homes, jobs, routines, and get out there and invite something to happen.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>We\u2019ll be doing more good than we could ever have thought possible.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Missionary work isn\u2019t about getting those Book of Mormons out.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>It\u2019s about making friendships.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Influencing others for good, inviting the world to enjoy the fullness of what the gospel offers.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Remember what Pres. Hinckley said:<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>We invite all to bring what they have and add it to what we have.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We often get reminded to do missionary work.\u00a0 They say to just hand out a Book of Mormon.\u00a0 We\u2019ve got to get them out. You can do it.\u00a0 But how? Here\u2019s a suggestion:\u00a0\u00a0 Volunteer among those who are not members.\u00a0 Put yourself out there where you can shine some light and cause a little stir, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[487],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-proclaim-the-gospel"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Missionary Work &#8211; Relief Society Women<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/2008\/09\/05\/missionary-work\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Missionary Work &#8211; Relief Society Women\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"We often get reminded to do missionary work.\u00a0 They say to just hand out a Book of Mormon.\u00a0 We\u2019ve got to get them out. 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