President Monson on missionary work

(Elder Marshall in Trinidad)

I copied this quote out of the August 2, 2008 Church News

"We care because the Lord, who knows the source of all happiness, has asked us to do [missionary work] and has assured us blessings and happiness and joy if we will do it. We care because when we share the gospel with others, we unavoidably get outside of ourselves: we think and pray and work for the blessing of others, and this only further enriches and quickens us by the Holy Spirit. The list of byproducts to ourselves is endless – growth in our testimonies, growth in our knowledge of the gospel, growth in our faith, more answered prayers. The eternal truth is: that which we willingly share, we keep; and that which we selfishly keep to ourselves, we lose."

President Monson, from "Status Report on Missionary Work: A Conversation with Elder Thomas S Monson," Ensign, October 1977