What is My Purpose?

      I just got out of Mission Preparation class. Can I just say how blessed I am to go to BYU and to have a whole class that prepares me for a mission? Because really, I am so blessed. I have a feeling that I'll be writing a lot of posts about things that I've learned from this class. We've only had two classes so far and I got teary both times. 
      Today, my professor, Brother Brad Wilcox, spoke about our purpose as a missionary. For a little bit, he talked about how the purpose of a Missionary is to bring others to Christ. But that is not all. He said any person could help bring others to Christ. Every other Youth Minister out there does it. But what makes us different? Preach My Gospel has one answer:

"You are called to represent Jesus Christ in helping people become clean from their sins. You do this by inviting them to come unto Jesus Christ and become converted to His restored gospel. To come to the Savior they must have faith in Him unto repentance—making the necessary changes to bring their life into agreement with His teachings. You can help people develop such faith by teaching them the restored gospel by the Spirit and inviting them to commit to live according to its teachings. Keeping this commitment prepares them for the covenants of baptism and confirmation and the precious gift of the Holy Ghost. They are to put off the “natural man” and become a Saint “through the atonement of Christ the Lord” (PMG pg 2)

That's great. That's wonderful and amazing. I get to teach people the true teachings of their true and personal Savior and then help them align their lives with His will. Brother Wilcox, however, took it even further. He said our purpose was to make Satan afraid.

What?

Let me explain. Do good, non-LDS people who are charitable make Satan afraid? No. What about the Pope? No. Even Ghandi? Nope. You are probably saying to yourself that these people have done so much good in the world, how could they possibly not make Satan afraid? Well, if you re-read that last sentence, you've got your answer. So much good in the world. The good that LDS missionaries do not only creates joy and peace on the earth, but it lasts through and creates joy and happiness in the eternities. We have the power to change eternity for the better. And that, my friends, scares Satan.