Serve with Honor. Another Bott book

Being a Greeny

Until you are established as a credible missionary, nobody will take you seriously. You must be a good follower to be a good leader.

Serve with urgency and without regret.
Each morning, recommit yourself to the kind of missionary you want to be.
Now is your time to serve! Do it right from your first day to your last!

If you're going to represent the Lord, do so by first keeping all his rules and commandments. (rules from the President are through revelation and experience. follow those too!)

ONLY DECIDE ONCE- then DO IT!

On your first day with your companion, sit down and make goals.
some things to talk about:
getting up, companionship study, leaving on time, cleaning, lenth fo time at members homes, what to do when appts fall thorugh, what time to be in at night, nonmission topics and discussions (how much/little) talking about gf/bf. just set ground rules.

Companion Compromise

D.D. Don't DWELL!

No matter what the situation or probelm, you have 3 options:
1. don't let it bother you
2. complain about it and let it affect the quality of your mission
3. evaluate the situation and do something about it.

Only YOU can made a good companionship (says smokey the friend... not funny) ba.. ha.

The more you depend on the Lord, the more he supports you


Don't find fault with leaders

You will not be able to change the whole world from negative to positive, but you will make a difference by having a positive attitute,.

LEADERSHIP

But he that is greatest amonth you shall be your servant

"servant leadership"

Also remember, you can't lead from the rear.

take criticism well

God never gives blessings to those who can't handle the blessings. Or who haven't earned them.


God never bestows upon His people, or upon and indiviual, superior blessings without a severe tial to prove them, the prove that individual or people, to see whether they will keep their covenents with Him,


"I know not, save the Lord commanded me" Moses 5:6

DON'T GOSSIP

Everyone else is in the same boat.

In the back of my journal- keep a "list" :D

write yourself a letter

Anyone can be away from their home for a year and a half, what I do with that year and a half is up to me!