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Excerpt from The Latter-Day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 86: September 4, 1924 The question of missionary work, or evangelism, is of the. Greatest importance, when considered in all its scope. It is the greatest work in all the world. 'vhat constitutes a missionary? Not only the one who bears the message of the word of God, but the one who bears the message most effectively and understands it and lives it thoroughly. The missionary must have a personal acquaintance with the Savior, love Him, and also love his fellow men. There are millions of people in the world who can not be reached by the Church as a body, and this great mass of humanity must be reached by our Elders through personal evangelism. God works for humanity through men and women. When He wants to warm a human heart, He takes another human heart and places it beside the one He wants to touch. In the work of missionaries, we have a great teacher in the life of Christ. He won many of His followers through His personal efforts, rather than by His talks to the multitudes. If you want to be followers of Jesus Christ, you must be workers for Him. It may take sacrifice on your part to bear the message, but to the one who receives it, it means much. Self-control is one of the most conspicuous characteristics of missionaries. They accept poverty and adversity with serenity and cheerfulness, and pursue their purpose with an abiding sense of their persona-l responsi bility.' There are no limits to the possibilities of faith. The Savior invites us to a greater zeal; God knows our ability and what we do is done under the divine eye. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare ca