Selfishness Is The Root Of Great Evil.

All That I Now Hold Dear In Life Began To Mature In The Mission Field. Had I Not Been Encouraged To Be A Missionary, I Would Not Have The Eternal Companion Or Precious Family I Dearly Love. I Am Confident That I Would Not Have Had The Exceptional Professional Opportunities That Stretched My Every Capacity. I Am Certain That I Would Not Have Received The Sacred Callings With Opportunities To Serve For Which I Will Be Eternally Grateful. My Life Has Been Richly Blessed Beyond Measure Because I Served A Mission.

There Is No Doctrine More Fundamental To Our Work Than The Atonement Of Jesus Christ. At Every Appropriate Opportunity, Testify Of The Savior And Of The Power Of His Atoning Sacrifice. Use Scriptures That Teach Of Him And Why He Is The Perfect Pattern For Everyone In Life.4 You Will Need To Study Diligently. Do Not Become So Absorbed With Trivial Things That You Miss Learning The Doctrine And Teachings Of The Lord. With A Solid, Personal Doctrinal Foundation, You Will Be A Powerful Source For Sharing Vital Truths With Others Who Desperately Need Them.

In Quiet Moments When You Think About It, You Recognize What Is Critically Important In Life And What Isn't. Be Wise And Don't Let Good Things Crowd Out Those That Are Essential.

I Witness That As You Gain Experience And Success In Being Guided By The Spirit, Your Confidence In The Impressions You Feel Can Become More Certain Than Your Dependence On What You See Or Hear.

What I Am Trying To Teach Is That When We Keep The Temple Covenants We Have Made And When We Live Righteously In Order To Maintain The Blessings Promised By Those Ordinances, Then Come What May, We Have No Reason To Worry Or To Feel Despondent.