Mormon takes a minute to describe what he is doing with the record here. He talks about abridging and putting all the stuff together in the Book of Mormon as we know it now. He bears testimony of the truth of the words of those who have gone before him, and then he continues with the work at hand.
As part of this description, he talks about his calling as a missionary. He takes this calling from the Lord seriously. I remember as a missionary, I loved this scripture as a very concise, clear description of what a missionary does.
"Behold, I am a disciple of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. I have been called of him to declare his word among his people, that they might have everlasting life." (3 Nephi 5:13)
Being a missionary, where all my daily purpose and focus was on sharing the Gospel, is both difficult and yet very satisfying. To be able to devote that level of attention to spiritual things was perhaps the only time, at least until I'm much older, where I'll be able to do that. I love the Gospel, and I'm so grateful for all the things I have because of it. I can definitely do more to have more of the focus that I had as a missionary. And technically, while I don't serve in that capacity in any official way full time, I certainly can be a missionary to all those who I come in contact with.
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