Oct 2013 General Conference: Thomas S. Monson

Welcome to Conference

President Thomas S Monson

President Monson began conference with a plea for every member of the church to do missionary work. He said, "Now is the time for members and missionaries to come together, to work together, to labor in the Lord’s vineyard to bring souls unto Him. He has prepared the means for us to share the gospel in a multitude of ways, and He will assist us in our labors if we will act in faith to fulfill His work." I think the means President Monson is talking about includes what we do in a public way on social media and blogs as well as how we treat our neighbor's. We recently had a new non-member family move into our neighborhood. They have a 12 year old daughter that has been interested in going to church and young women's activities. How we treat her may have a huge impact on her testimony and her family's opinions on members of the church and the gospel.

I think as we pray for charity and learn to show love to all of God's children, treating our neighbor's kindly and being a good example for the gospel will become more natural. Missionary work will just become a part of who we are.