Blessings of Mission

Thinking back on my mission:

There were good times

There were bad times

There were joyous times

There were sorrowful times

There were fun times

There were hard times

Reconnecting with my mission:

I loved God's children

I helped them

I served them

I taught them

God's children love me

They help me

They serve me

They teach me

Drops of tear forming in my eyes:

I listen to God's children thank me

I recall baptisms of people I taught

I remember testimonies of recent converts

I think about investigators who didn't accept the gospel

I look back on arguments I had

I hear stories of God's children falling away

Still being a missionary:

I have to be an example

I have to study the scriptures

I have to pray

I have to go to the temple

I have to take the sacrament

I have to magnify my calling

I have to love all God's children

I have to have the countenance of Christ

I have to be perfect

(Moroni 10:32&33)