Testimony of Matt Shannon
Elders
Quorom President
Years
ago when I was serving in the Russia Novosibirsk Mission we were fortunate to
have a visit from President Neuenschwander, then the President of the Europe
East area. President Neuenschwander asked us a simple, yet interesting
question. "What does missionary work entail? Why are you here?" The
typical answers were given. To bring people to Christ, to baptize, etc... As I
sat and pondered his question a thought came to me. I answered, to establish
the church. He smiled at me and repeated my answer so all were sure to hear.
That experience taught me that a missionary of the Lord has many
responsibilities. To put it simply, to do anything the Lord requires in
building his kingdom on the Earth. As members of the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints we are all missionaries and share this great responsibility
of establishing the Church, even here in Utah. I know that as we serve in the
Church the Lord will bless us, our families, and our ward. In doing our home
and visiting teaching we help strengthen the foundation of our ward. Each of us
has the opportunity to serve in various callings and the Lord has challenged us
to magnify those callings. By doing so we show our faith to those around us and
especially to the Lord. He will bless you if you rise to his challenge. I know
this to be true. I have felt his love and support throughout all of my church
service. The Lord is our Savior and Redeemer. He restored this Church through
the Prophet Joseph Smith. And he has entrusted it's continued growth to us. It is my prayer that we may
serve diligently and earn the trust of our Heavenly Father, that the windows of
heaven may be opened to us. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
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