President Dieter F. Uchtdorf Addresses the Missionaries

President Uchtdorf

President Uchtdorf's Message to the Missionaries

(Taken from the notes of Sister Pimentel)

• Remember the sacred nature of your call.
• We should read and study Preach My Gospel.
• Trust in the Lord, never look down.
• You have been ordained to be full time missionaries and you received power to teach people in German. The power of heaven and the Holy Ghost will help.
• To have the Holy Ghost, always be worthy and keep the mission rules with exactness. You gave your signature to the Prophet and you will receive help from the Holy Ghost.
• The scriptures teach that now is the time to baptize and bring the Gospel to the ends of the world. Now, you are here.
• Be careful that you always honor your calling, it is sacred - honor it.
• There are only 12 Apostles, so, we need YOU to preach the Gospel.
• Remember the purpose of Preach My Gospel.
• Try to BE the best companion - don't wait to GET the best companion.
• It is not all about you - it is that we circle around Christ. It is not your power - it is the work, it is the zeal that Christ gives us.
• Try to see in every person a child of God.
• Don't dig (bury) in your talent.
• Use your planner, not for history or a journal but to plan!
• Don't compare yourself with others. Go and find the treasure within yourself. You are here for a purpose.
• Smile!
• Hyrum Smith was an example unto death.
• The Reformation language was in German, the Restoration was in English.
• Study Chapter 3 of Preach My Gospel again and again and again and you will learn step by step by step.
• You came to Berlin by revelation through a Prophet of God.

Germany Berlin Mission

February 20, 2010