Becoming a Great Missionary - Softcover

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Before we started down the street to the first home, we stood together and said a prayer. I prayed the Lord would open doors for us that day, so we could teach people the gospel we loved. When I opened my eyes I saw a wonderful vision: I saw before me a large door and frame that covered the entire street we were about to tract. As I pondered the meaning of what I saw, the voice of the Spirit spoke to me and said, God will open the doors for you this day! As I continued to look, I saw this large door begin to open before me until it was fully open and the street was no longer blocked. As we started knocking on the doors of homes on that the first street, we began to experience success beyond our wildest dreams: we began to get in every door. I wish I had the words to describe it! Door after door, street after street, hour after hour, we knocked on doors and were let in to teach. This was the climax to the miraculous summer of a young missionary working in the Pennsylvania mission. It was just one of a multitude of wonderful experiences that came as a result of the author's commitment to missionary work. The author brings over 15 years of missionary experience together to give direction and instruction to missionaries, members, and priesthood leaders in practical principles that will make any dedicated individual a successful missionary. Within the pages that follow, Elder Clawson shares the principles he found that bring success to any faithful missionary. He was a model about whom President Pinnock would often refer over the next 25 years when he was encouraging and training other missionaries. Elder Clawson feels a need for all missionaries to have access to these success principles and the enthusiasm he continues to feel for missionary work. He knows how success can be achieved and is passing on these principles to help all those wonderful missionaries who are desirous of achieving success and blessing the lives of those who search for truth. Sister Anne Pinnock

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Reviewed by: Rob Ficiur The subtitle of this book says: A Training Manual for Missionaries, Members and Priesthood Leaders. Twenty-six years ago today I entered the Missionary Training Center. Is this book for me to improve my member-missionary work? Is it for my son Brian who has been on his mission in Mexico for a year or is it for my son Spencer who just turned 18? The simple answer is that this book has applications for all three of us and yet in other ways some of the excellent material in this book is not a perfect fit for any of us three; the RM, the Missionary or the Prospective Missionary. Brian could probably make the best use of this book. After a year on a mission he knows the realities of what missionary work is like. The stories and suggestions in this book could have great application to any missionary currently serving. According to my son Brett, who just got home from his mission missionary s gospel study was to be exclusively from the scriptures, Preach My Gospel and the four books that comprise the missionary set: Our Search for Happiness, True to the Faith, Jesus the Christ and Our Heritage. According to what Brett said, missionaries are to focus on the basics found in these approved materials. President Hinckley s book Be Thou an Example is not on the list either but the goal is to have missionaries focus their study on the basics... My two pre-missionary sons could read this and get some great ideas of what missionary work could be like. My son and I will discuss some of the points in this book... What about old RMs like me? I would love to take this book and travel back 26 years and apply these principles. So far my time machine doesn t work. There are practical ideas that can apply to member-missionary work. This 391 page book largely draws upon the author s experience as a missionary and as a member-missionary. Clawson shares his successes and failures as a missionary. As I read I felt like he was showing ordinary missionaries and members that there was more we could do to help spread the gospel... No matter what your station in life, if you sincerely want to do more to become a more effective missionary there are stories, examples and scriptures throughout this book that can reach and teach you how you can be more effective in your unique situation. Kevan Clawson put himself in this book as he shared his experiences, his successes and his struggles. As we read this book we can liken these stories unto ourselves and find ways that we can become Great Missionaries today. --Association for Mormon Letters

Tina Deville's review, read from December 14 to 16, 2011 **** Four Stars This is a good book for missionaries, prospective missionaries, ward mission leaders and ward missionaries, not to mention all members. I found the insights both instructive and honest and a good representation of missionary work and what can be expected. Reading this book can help prepare the individual for missionary service and I liked the examples given, warts and all, which rather than dampen my enthusiasm to serve, actually help prepare me for the pitfalls when they may arise. Experience is a great teacher but foreknowledge gives the edge. --goodreads.com

Jan 04, 2012 Yvonne Glasgow rated it ***** For anyone who plans on doing missionary work, this book is a must read. For anyone that just wants to learn more about following the Lord and sharing faith with others, this is a great read too. I won this in first reads and I am a better person for reading it. I am not a missionary, in fact I am a Holistic Life Coach. I found this to be a wonderful book full of so much useful information. --goodreads.com

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