Zone Council Message for August 2009

President Pimentel discussed an article by President Faust, "Ten Things to Know Before You Go" (New Era, July 2002) and applied it to the missionaries now serving. They are:

1. You will be under call from the Lord Jesus Christ.
2. Your mission president is the Lord's representative.
3. Hard work is more important than intellect.
4. Forget yourself in His service.
5. Never permit contention in your companionship.
6. Keep your bodies clean and healthy and your living quarters clean.
7. Learn to love and serve the people among whom you work.
8. Study, ponder, and teach from the scriptures, especially the Book of Mormon and the New Testament.
9. You must know that Satan will oppose you, and be prepared for his opposition.
10. Your own personal testimony is the strongest arrow in your quiver.