“For what we are about to receive, Oh Lord 'tis Thee we thank,' said the cannibal as he cut a slice off the missionary's shank.” SaidLordCuttingTheeMissionaryThankfulnessCannibalShank Author:Yip Harburg
“Too many people want the fruit of Paul's ministry without paying the price that Paul paid. He died. He died to everything. He died daily He was crucified with Christ ... I challenge you to pray this prayer: 'Lord, be ruthless with me in revealing my selfish ambition and my lack of willingness to die to myself.' I guarantee that He will answer your prayer - and quickly.” PeopleWantDiesChristChallengesPrayerAnswersLordPrayingAmbitionDiedPaidFruitSelfishGuaranteesWillingnessMissionaryMinistryRevealingOur PrayersRuthlessGuarantees ThatSelfish Ambition Author:Floyd McClung
“The book of Acts is the best aid in approaching our work. We do not find there anyone consecrating himself as a preacher nor anyone deciding to do the Lord's work by making himself a missionary or a pastor. What we do see is the Holy Spirit Himself appointing and sending men out to do the work.” MenBookSpiritReligionChristianityLordHolyAidsHoly SpiritMissionaryPreacherPastor Book:Journeying Towards the Spiritual: A Digest of the Spiritual Man in 42 Lessons Source: Journeying Towards the Spiritual: A Digest of the Spiritual Man in 42 Lessons
“An unprecedented wave of enthusiasm for missionary work is sweeping the entire earth. It is not man-made! It comes from the Lord, who said, “I will hasten my work in its time” (D&C 88:73).” MenMadeSaidEarthLordWaveEnthusiasmMade ItMissionaryUnprecedentedSweepingMissionary Work Author:Russell M. Nelson
“Love for the Lord, love for His servants the missionaries. Missionary work is a work of love and trust, and it has to be done on that basis.” DoneLordBasesServantMissionaryLove And TrustMissionary Work Author:Gordon B. Hinckley
“When I was a missionary in London fifty years ago, my companion and I would shake hands in the morning and say to one another, 'Life is good'. Life in the service of the Lord is good. It is beautiful. It is rewarding.” YearsHandsBeautifulLife IsLordMorningYears AgoLondonFiftyShakesCompanionGood LifeMissionaryAnother LifeLife Is Good Author:Gordon B. Hinckley
“Sometimes ... we find that even when we do our best to serve the Lord, we still suffer. You may know someone who faces these most challenging of circumstances: consider the parent whose child becomes ill, for whom everyone prays and fasts with all their heart and soul, but who ultimately dies. Or the missionary who sacrifices to go on a mission, then develops a terrible illness that leaves him or her severely disabled or in chronic pain.” KnowsHeartMayChildrenStillsSoulSometimesPainFacesSufferingDiesParentChallengesLordSacrificeGoes OnPrayingCircumstancesTerribleAdversityIllIllnessMissionsMissionaryDisabledHeart And SoulChronic Pain Author:David E. Sorensen
“If the Lord is coming soon, is this not a very practical motive for greater missionary effort? I know of no other motive that has been so stimulating to myself.” IfsKnowsHas BeensChristianEffortLordGreaterChristian InspirationalPracticalsMotiveMissionary Author:Hudson Taylor
“Christ is either Lord of all, or He is not Lord at all” ChristianChristLordMissionsMissionaryPreacherMissions And PrayerGreat Missionary Author:Hudson Taylor
“Helen Rosevere was a British medical missionary in the Congo years ago during an uprising. Her faith was strong and her trust was confident, yet she was raped and assaulted and treated brutally. Commenting later, she said, "I must ask myself a question as if it came directly from the Lord, 'Can you thank Me for trusting you with this experience even if I never tell you why?'" What a profound thought. God has trusted each of us with our own set of unfair circumstances and unexplained experiences to deal with. Can we still trust in Him even if He never tells us why?” IfsYearsSaidStillsAsksStrongDealsLordCircumstancesYears AgoProfoundBritishMedicalTreatedMissionaryTrustedUnfairCongoUprisingHelenUnexplainedTrusting YouProfound Thoughts Author:Charles R. Swindoll