Summary: Gordon B. Hinckley shares about the sacrifices missionaries and their families have made and the ongoing need for strong missionary work. He teaches that nothing can replace missionaries personally teaching and bearing testimony. President Hinckley outlines a five-point plan for members and reminds us that the work of sharing the gospel belongs to everyone until the Lord declares it finished.
Source: Gordon B. Hinckley, Conference Report, pp. 119-121, April 1959.
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Notable Quotes
We enjoy the blessings we so greatly treasure because of those who have gone before us. Out of a sense of appreciation, out of simple gratitude, we should make an effort to extend these same blessings to others.
No member of this Church can let down his standards without throwing an obstacle in the way of those who are striving to teach the gospel in the world. Likewise, no member can uphold the standards of the Churhin public and private life without reflecting strength to the cause.
This assignment to teach the gospel belongs to all of us, not only to the fifty-five hundred devoted men and women who presently are serving in the field. It belongs to each of us, and we shall not be through with it until the Great Jehovah shall say the work is done.
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