Where Much is Given, Much is Required
Dear Elders and Sisters:
"For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall
much be required." (Luke 12:48)
This counsel was given to the Apostles after the Parable of the Foolish
Rich Man which teaches us unto whom (the Lord) and where (Heaven) we should lay
up treasure. The teaching is so poignant
and pertinent for us, here, now as we seek to lay up treasure in Heaven with
and for those whom we seek to bring into the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Legacy builders point to and focus on the future. They
employ cultural principles to focus on the greater good rather than on
themselves. They know that more important than what they accomplish
individually is what they do to bless the team, the organization, or the
Mission. We are at such a pivotal point
in the history of the great California Fresno Mission as we move forward
building a great legacy for the future missionaries who will serve here and the
people they will convert to the gospel of Jesus Christ. We know that it not about us, but rather about
them.
It has been an incredible couple of weeks here in the
great CFM as the Lord has blessed us with such wonderful instruction that will
help "fine tune" what we do to be able to do things differently,
better, or more of in order to better participate and keep pace with Him in the
hastening of His work. For some, this
may also mean what weapons of rebellion will we lay down in order to
participate and keep pace. This is when
we give everything we have in order to receive the maximum blessing - for the
wonderful people in these great Stakes, Wards, and Branches we've been blessed
to be called to serve with. 750
horsepower was interesting but now that we know we have 1,000 available,
nothing else will do!
Will you from this day forward be changed?
Will you be better planners?
Will you be more Complete Missionaries?
Will you become better teachers in all things -
especially the Pamphlets?
Will you use the District DVDs as game film and learn all
that is to learn from them and then "go and do"?
Will you be fully accountable to the Lord "in all
things" and wise stewards of your time - the time He has given you to
serve Him?
Will you better teach Sabbath Day observance so that
people can repent and receive a "fullness of joy" and a
"fullness of the earth"?
Will you cease to use the Book of Mormon as a quote book
and challenge your investigators to begin their lifelong journey to read and
study it so that they may "avoid temptation, resist evil, and avoid
deception"?
Will you engage in JustServe in a way that will bless
lives and open doors?
Will you work to achieve Preach My Gospel Baptisms so
that 80% of those in attendance can go on to be baptized?
Will you covenant with the Lord as you do these things to
bless you and your area with souls to Find, Teach, Baptize, and Rescue?
I promise that as you do these things a legacy will be
built. You will be able to point to this
mission for years to come, long after we've been here and be pleased to say:
"We made decisions to do things differently, more of, become better at,
and even layed down weapons of rebellion in order to better participate and
keep pace with the Lord in the hastening of His work that established a legacy
called the California Fresno Mission.
I send my love and appreciation for all you do, all you
are, and all you can be in this great work!
President Clark
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