"You are all called of God to serve his children. You may be called as a clerk or a home teacher or a visiting teacher. You all are a son or daughter or a brother or sister. None of those are accidental calls. And each places you in service to invite someone to choose the right, to come unto Christ. None of the people for whom you are responsible can be truly served without your bearing testimony, in some way, of the mission of Jesus Christ.
"Now you know that the mission of the Holy Ghost is to bear testimony of the Savior. When in faith and under assignment you go forth to do that, the Holy Ghost is your ally. The Savior said: 'But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me.' (John 15:26)
"You could, this moment, begin to think of those for whom you bear responsibility. If you do, and do it with the intent to serve them, a face or a name will come to you. If you do something tonight and make some attempt to help that person come unto Christ, I cannot promise you a miracle, but I can promise you this: you will feel the influence of the Holy Ghost helping you, and you will feel approval. And you will know that, for at least those minutes, the power of the Holy Ghost was with you." - President Henry B. Eyring
When I read this quote by President Eyring, I started to think of the callings I have in life and the impact they have on others. Our job here is to serve each other and to help people come unto Christ. Whether we are a stake president, a Sunday school teacher, a visiting teacher, or even just a neighbor, we need to be certain that our focus is to testify of Christ and help those with whom we associate feel the Spirit. By working to have the Spirit with us and helping others to feel it, we will be able to bring our brothers and sisters to the truth, and strengthen them as they catch the vision of the higher purpose of this life.
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