Your Decision to Serve

The decision for young men:

“The Lord needs missionaries.”  “Every worthy, able young man should prepare to serve a mission. Missionary service is a priesthood duty—an obligation the Lord expects of [you] who have been given so very much.” 
- President Monson
“Young men, I admonish you to prepare for service as a missionary. Keep yourselves clean and pure and worthy to represent the Lord.” In the years prior to your mission, please remember the sacred assignment ahead of you. Your actions before your mission will greatly influence the priesthood power you bring with you into the mission. Prepare yourself well."
- President Monson



The decision for young women:

"Many young women also serve, but they are not under the same mandate to serve as are the young men. We assure the young sisters of the Church, however, that they make a valuable contribution as missionaries, and we welcome their service."
- President Monson

“Many young women are serving missions.  Many are preparing to serve.  Not because they aren’t married or have nothing else to do; but because they have a desire to serve and therefore are being called to the work.  The reason so many are going is because in the next generation, Heavenly Father will be sending his priesthood army to the earth and wants to send them to mothers who have been properly trained and taught in the gospel.  What better training can a young woman have than that of serving a mission?"
- President Hinkley



The value of a full-time mission



Watch these two talks about preparing for and the blessings of missionary service: