Mormon Missionaries: An Overview - LDS Missionary

[jerahmia]

Do you believe/except that there are unpublished chapters of the new testament? You know, the ones that were partially recovered from the Dead Sea Scrolls?

[Troul478]

@jerahmia The Dead Sea Scrolls don't have an awful lot to do with the New Testament. However, there are quite some books and epistles that the early Christians read and accepted as scripture that didn't make it into the New Testament. And nobody can really explain why not.

[theembracedofgod]

first thing this video makes a mistake is what the text actually says about going out into the world to PREACH THE GOSPEL NOT JUST TEACH.

[conceil8]

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Remember Christians, the will of God is no Catholic, Protestant,Orthodox, Penticostal, Adventist, JW, Mormon Etc. NO DIVISION, Only Christians, holy, helping and sharing instead of buying and selling.

"That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me." (John 17:9-21)

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[tinysmallgirl]

Mormons are not christians. Thier so called prophets Monson Hinkly ect . Are just old men who know nothing about the Bible. Thier false prohpets at best. The LDS president are a real danger to all Christian children .They want all Christian chidren into thier cult!

[lds9999]

"are a real danger to all Christian children"

If that doesn't make you laugh, I'm not sure what would. Doesn't it sound like the perfect line from a kids Halloween book about witches or goblins?

I'm sure you're dissapointed that you were born 300 years too late for the Salem witch trials. Your one-liners would have fit in much better there!

Thanks for the laugh.

[dreifokker]

hmm maybe i need to file my horns lol!!! u fool

[vincecarter14]

do u know what a christian is? someone who believes in christ. our church is the church of jesus christ of later day saints! so we are. did you give up two years of youre life to teach about god and his son jesus christ???? didnt think so. i did. in mexico city. entonces, no hablas cuando no sabes do lo que hables tonto!

[TheHungryhippo92]

Hey, tinysmallgirl, i know you enjoy getting a rise out of people on youtube and all but... could you maybe get a life instead of bashing the church? especially when you don't even know anything about it?... thanks

[solarflare311]

@tinysmallgirl i cannot take you serious when you spell HINCKLEY and every other word that you type is spelled,wrong oh and your credibility was lost when you called us a cult,oh by the way,your comment sounded anything but Christian

[sir5ive]

"i live a good enough life and although i don't believe in Jesus Christ, i'll still get to enter the Terrestrial Kingdom. it's better than Hell, so it's all good."

lol, do you actually believe that?

either Heaven or Hell. those who've rejected the Truth are destined to death and those who've accepted/obeyed the Truth have life.

the Bible clearly states it that way, instead of the teachings by Joseph Smith's 3 heavens.

[jbvdm09]

"I am one of the billions of people born in China during the last 2000 years who never had the opportunity to so much as hear the name of Jesus Christ. Therefore I deserve to suffer excruciating pain forever in hell as my punishment."

do you actually believe that?

"In my father's house are many mansions, if it were not so, I would have told you." John 14:2

"I knew a man 14 years ago... such an one caught up in the third heaven."

2Cor12:2.

Does that clear up the Bible for you?

[sir5ive]

i drink coffee. am i going to Hell even though i'm a Christian?

seriously, i'd like to hear the LDS's take on this?

[sir5ive]

the 3 heavens, Exaltation, Word of Wisdom. there's a bunch of laws and rules made up from men and are higly regarded. no different than the pharisees.

and what's with the no coffee and tea? all food is good for you since everything came from God. you just want to be holy from following these rules or Word of Wisdom?

you're not under any law or rules, but by grace. what you call wisdom is the wisdom of the world, not of God's.

[lds9999]

"all food is good for you since everything came from God."

REALLY? Let's ask some doctors about that. Ask them how "good for you" greasy fried food is. Ask the people who have lost family members in their 30s, 40s, or 50s because of obesity and heart disease.

God has given us commandments and I intend to follow them to the best of my ability. Of course it is only through the grace of Christ that we can be justified.

[sir5ive]

your body is a temple of God. the whole food thing is in equal balance with the "your body is a temple."

hmm, don't have tea? did God really make that a commandment or a rule? seriously, i think we've all had a big mac once in our lives. besides, those drs are probably munching on 1 in lunch.

the 2 most important commandments are to serve your Lord God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength and 2nd, to love your neighbors as yourself.

[sir5ive]

you're placing all these rules and ceremonies set by your church like you're worshiping an idol.

the pharisees and teachers of the law worshiped in the temples and although they were seen as men of God, preaching with their mouth, their hearts were far from God.

[sir5ive]

rules and such non-sense are meaningless. religion's meaningless. everything falls into place under Jesus Christ. we're in Him and He's in us. we're free in Him, so why all the rules?

does it draw you nearer to God? the little improvements men make are foolishness in God's sight.

like you said, "it is only through the grace of Christ that we can be justified."

[lds9999]

"does it draw you nearer to God?"

You bet it does. Without addictions from tobacco and alcohol, I can feel closer to God. Without sin in my life through promiscuity or lustful thoughts, I can feel closer to God. Worshiping in a beautiful and calm place away from the world like the temple, I can feel closer to God.

Just because you don't seem to like the commandments does not mean they are not inspired of God.

[sir5ive]

10 commandmnents i believe in. commandments made by men and the church like "thou shall not consume tea and starbucks" i find no meaning in it. it's not inspired by God, but by the "wisdom" of men.

men who go by their wisdom are foolishness in God's sight.

i respect that these things helps you to feel closer to God, although i find no understand in tea/coffee, but why are you oversensitive about such things? you can't live the life God has set for you if you're always oversensitive.

[lds9999]

I'm not sure why you think I'm being oversensitive. I wouldn't try to read too much into my comments.

However, I am passionate about the gospel of Jesus Christ!

[sir5ive]

no, i meant the LDS church as being oversensitive.

[lds9999]

You consider the Church to be oversensitive because we follow the commandments that the Lord gave us?

Hmmm...

[sir5ive]

correct me if i'm wrong, but a few days ago the topic of Mormon was featured in The Way of the Master. i don't remember word-for-word, but it mentioned that Mormons believed or were taught that grace is achieved after Christ.

is this true? that's why you're doing a lot of good deeds and works b/c you want to be granted eternal life from God?

again, i don't recall each word since i forgot.

[lds9999]

It is only through the grace of Christ that we are saved. However, again, we do believe that He has given us commandments. For example, Jesus taught us in John 3:5 that, "Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God."

There is a commandment to get baptized from Jesus, so we believe in baptism.

However, our good works certainly cannot save us. It is only through His sacrifice that we can be justified.

[luciacgro]

No, we do good deeds because we want to serve! We don't expect anything from anyone... And we believe God and Jesus Christ are delighted when we strive to be good and follow the commandments...

We believe we're blessed spiritually, mentally and physically when we're good to others...

Besides, it's a commandment!!

[jimmybryght]

If these "missionaries" are trained before they hit the road, so to speak, then why are they all a bunch of whiny, timid little fruitcakes who stumble over even the smallest words?

[SLCordova82]

What I don't understand is Why it's Jesus Christ enough? Why it's Grace enough? Why do LDS make salvation seems so hard to receive? Why do the move backwards instead of forwards? If some could please give a a good reason that would be awesome. Thanks for your time! :)

[anndicap]

Eternal Life is the greatest gift we can receive, why should we not work hard to receive it? I don't think LDS make it seem that hard to receive salvation but they do believe that it is something to work toward and not just receive because one time you said that you accept Jesus as your savior but not act accordingly.

[sir5ive]

eternal life's not gained through works - good or bad. accept the Gospel of Christ and follow it results in eternal life.

[Ricovaca1987]

Yeah I'd be happy to explain. The reason it's so hard is because Salvation is not a cheap experience. It was never easy for our Savior, so why would it be easy for us? I guess we're not the kind of church that runs to the front of an auditorium, throw up our hands and shout "we're saved!" It's not that easy, at least it wasn't that easy for Him in the garden of Gethsemane, or on the cross at calvary. We are entitled to earn our salvation through Christ and come to know him through trial/faith.

[sir5ive]

salvation's not hard to achieve. Jesus took all our sins and died. He did the hard part and it was for that very reason He came and died for us. b/c of this, Jesus made it easy for us to earn eternal life if we repent and accept Him. why would it be hard for people to get eternal life? do you really think God would make it hard for those who want the Bread of Life?

[lds9999]

He has given us commandments that He expects us to follow. Then, because we all will fall short, it is only through His grace that we can be justified and gain eternal life.

[MMann1221]

To me, in order to understand this, you have to understand the purpose of why God sent us here to Earth. God sent us here to help us grow and develop the attributes that He has. If we do so, we will be happy. That is what God wants.

If salvation didn't require effort, we would never grow, and thus would not fulfill God's purpose for putting us here in the first place. We won't be perfect in this life, though, so Christ atoned for our sins so we will be saved even though we aren't perfect. :)

[bambersish]

I am so grateful for the missionaries who changed my life 27 years ago.

I had the privilege of serving in Manchester and served with a spaniard, a mexican, loads of canadians and scandinavians, a black elder a navajo indian.... the gospel is truly worldwide.. and doesnt take from any truth that anyone has in their lives.. it just adds to it

[stecejo]

nice video it comes to show are Missionary do there best to help out good video thank you so much

[IwantInappropriatema]

This video features a LOT of white people... It is really too bad that God only chose to share his eternal wisdom with white residents of Utah, and made his "truth" so crazy that nobody else will believe it. I guess he works in mysterious ways!

[artless21]

The church has been established in all areas of the world, in many languages. Some of the most faithful areas are in places like philippines and south america. Jeremiah 16:16. These boys and girls and fishers and hunters. Spreading the gospel.

[purrrlady]

You're right! And it was made at the missionary training center in Utah. There are several others in different places in the world. If the video had been made at the MTC in Brazil, you could say, "This video features a LOT of Brazilian/Portuguese/brown people." And the Gospel is true, no matter where we live or what color our skin is. I am so glad that we can all learn the truth of the Gospel.

[srogersthomas]

I am so thankful for the faithful missionaries that brought the Gospel to me whcih transformed my life.

The Spirit is strong with the Missionaries.

lds9 you always do a great job on the videos. Thank you for your faithful service standing as a Special Witness of Christ.

Press forward,ever forward, this work will ROLL forward. Praises to God and His Son, Jesus Christ.

[lotrllamaofdoom]

Awesome overview!!

[ldsaint13]

rudy806, where in the bible does Christ say to share the good news of the "Bible" alone? Matt 28:19,20 says to "teach whatsoever I have commanded you." We have commandments from Christ in the Book of Mormon too. And how would his early disciples have known anything about the B.O.M. if it wasn't even compiled by the prophets until after Christ's ascension? Think about it. By the way, why don't you try actually reading the B.O.M. before condemning the book we hold to be true?

[rudy806]

jesus commanded the disciples to share the good news of the bible, not the book of mormon

[hanna12863]

The Book of Mormon doesn't take away from the Bible at all. In fact, for those who believe it's true, it only adds to it.

Mormon's are in no way trying to say they're better. The B.O.M. is just supporting the Bible.

[sir5ive]

lol, supports the Bible?

when has God's Word become obsolete?

[lds9999]

No one ever said that God's Word has become obsolete. At least certainly not a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

We love and cherish the Bible.

[sir5ive]

then what's the point of the Book of Mormon?

isn't everything in the Bible enough? why do you have to add words and say it supports it - Genesis to Revelation?

"The Book of Mormon" this sounds like Mormons are the best and the whole other Christians who aren't Mormons are inferior.

[lds9999]

The point of the Book of Mormon is to further testify of Jesus Christ. Are you opposed to God giving more of His word?

When you look at the Bible, it is the foundation for thousands of Christian denominations. Even with the Bible, there is still great confusion within Christianity about its interpretation. With the Book of Mormon as well, that confusion is dissipated.

[sir5ive]

then i guess the Bible's outdated since it's been writeen over 2,000 years ago.

the Bible's right, there'll be many false prophets that will lead the naive astray and satisfy their itching ears.

if the LDS is the real church, what about the rest of Christians attending a different church?

[sir5ive]

btw, what about the other Christians not attending the LDS church?

are we being taught false doctrines b/c we're not in the "true" church?

[solarflare311]

@rudy806 the book of mormon is more good news,backing up the bible and testifying that jesus is the christ,same doctorine but different land being preached to,before you accuse the book of such,try reading it.

[MALIEM1]

Thanks for sharing this video!

[chefpasta]

Very nice video thank you for sharing it :)

[marvelauso]

Elle est super cette vidéo !

[marvelauso]

Elle est super cette vidéo !

[MakkiMakko]

These kids are really good kids. They were housed in the building next to mine for quite some time, and worked really hard.

[inthearmsofsleep]

Thanks for uploading this... I'm always looking for more good videos.

[paulkrist44]

I love this video, too. Still I must say that we must now include in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, one more right, besides that of freedom of religion, namely, that of Freedom FROM religion, and propaganda. If a gp. of five people join and spurn missionary propaganda, this right must enable it.

[abel2sing]

I loved this video! It is a great overview of who those missionaries are, and what they are doing.(and a big WOW dmg818!) I would have liked to see more Sister missionaries highlighted. I served for 18 months in Wisconsin and Illinois many years ago. It was an incredible experience.

[lds9999]

Does anyone know where I can find an updated list of missions?

[dmg818]

Alabama Birmingham, Alaska Anchorage, Albania Tirana, Argentina Bahia Blanca, Argentina Buenos Aires North, Argentina Buenos Aires South, Argentina Buenos Aires West, Argentina Cordoba, Argentina Mendoza, Argentina Neuquen,

Argentina Resistencia, Argentina Rosario, Argentina Salta, Arizona Mesa, Arizona Phoenix, Arizona Tempe, Arizona Tucson, Arkansas Little Rock, Armenia Yerevan,

[dmg818]

Australia Adelaide, Australia Brisbane, Australia Melbourne, Australia Melbourne West, Australia Perth, Australia Sydney North, Australia Sydney South/Sydney East, Baltic, Belgium Brussels, Bolivia Cochabamba, Bolivia La Paz, Bolivia Santa Cruz, Brazil Belem, Brazil Belo Horizonte, Brazil Belo Horizonte East, Brazil Brasilia, Brazil Campinas, Brazil Cuiaba, Brazil Curitiba, Brazil Florianopolis, Brazil Fortaleza, Brazil Goiania, Brazil Joao Pessoa, Brazil Londrina, Brazil Maceio, Brazil Manaus,

[dmg818]

Brazil Porto Alegre North, Brazil Porto Alegre South, Brazil Recife, Brazil Ribeirao Preto, Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Rio de Janeiro North, Brazil Salvador, Brazil Salvador South, Brazil Santa Maria, Brazil Sao Paulo East, Brazil Sao Paulo Interlagos, Brazil Sao Paulo North, Brazil Sao Paulo South, Bulgaria Sofia, California Anaheim, California Arcadia, California Carlsbad, California Fresno, California Long Beach, California Los Angeles, California Oakland, California Riverside

[dmg818]

California Roseville, California Sacramento, California San Bernardino, California San Diego, California San Fernando, California San Francisco, California San Jose, California Santa Rosa, California Ventura, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Canada Calgary, Canada Edmonton, Canada Halifax, Canada Montreal, Canada Toronto East, Canada Toronto West, Canada Vancouver, Canada Winnipeg, Cape Verde Praia, Chile Antofagasta, Chile Concepcion, Chile Concepcion South, Chile Osorno, Chile Rancagua,Chile Santiago East

[dmg818]

Chile Santiago North, Chile Santiago West, Chile Vina del Mar, China Hong Kong, Colombia Barranquilla, Colombia Bogota North, Colombia Bogota South, Colombia Cali, Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado Denver North, Colorado Denver South, Connecticut Hartford, Costa Rica San Jose, Czech Prague, Democratic Republic of Congo Kinshasa, Denmark Copenhagen, Dominican Republic Santiago, Dominican Republic Santo Domingo East, Dominican Republic Santo Domingo West, Ecuador Guayaquil North,

[dmg818]

Ecuador Guayaquil South, Ecuador Quito, El Salvador San Salvador East, El Salvador San Salvador West, England Birmingham, England Leeds, England London, England London South, England Manchester, Fiji Suva, Finland Helsinki, Florida Fort Lauderdale, Florida Jacksonville, Florida Orlando, Florida Tallahassee, Florida Tampa, France Paris, France Toulouse, Georgia Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta North, Georgia Macon, Germany Berlin, Germany Frankfurt, Germany Hamburg, Germany Leipzig, Germany Munich

[dmg818]

Ghana Accra, Ghana Cape Coast, Greece Athens, Guatemala Guatemala City Central, Guatemala Guatemala City North, Guatemala Guatemala City South, Guatemala Quetzaltenango, Haiti Port-au-Prince, Hawaii Honolulu, Honduras Comayaguela, Honduras San Pedro Sula, Honduras Tegucigalpa, Hungary Budapest, Idaho Boise, Idaho Pocatello, Illinois Chicago, Illinois Chicago North, Illinois Nauvoo, Illinois Peoria, India Bangalore, Indiana Indianapolis, Indonesia Jakarta, Iowa Des Moines, Ireland Dublin,

[dmg818]

Italy Catania, Italy Milan, Italy Padova, Italy Rome, Ivory Coast Abidjan, Jamaica Kingston, Japan Fukuoka, Japan Hiroshima, Japan Kobe, Japan Nagoya, Japan Sapporo, Japan Sendai, Japan Tokyo, Kentucky Louisville, Kenya Nairobi, Korea Pusan, Korea Seoul, Korea Seoul West, Korea Taejon, Louisiana Baton Rouge, Madagascar Antananarivo, Marshall Islands Majuro, Maryland Baltimore, Massachusetts Boston, Mexico Chihuahua, Mexico Culiacan, Mexico Guadalajara, Mexico Guadalajara South,

[dmg818]

Mexico Hermosillo, Mexico Leon, Mexico Merida, Mexico Mexico City East, Mexico Mexico City North, Mexico Mexico City South, Mexico Mexico City West, Mexico Monterrey North, Mexico Monterrey South, Mexico Oaxaca

Mexico Puebla, Mexico Tijuana, Mexico Torreon, Mexico Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico Veracruz, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Lansing

Micronesia Guam, Minnesota Minneapolis, Mississippi Jackson, Missouri Independence, Missouri Saint Louis, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Montana Billings,

[dmg818]

Mozambique Maputo, Nebraska Omaha, Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas West, New Hampshire Manchester, New Jersey Cherry Hill, New Jersey Morristown, New Mexico Albuquerque, New York New York North, New York New York South, New York Rochester, New York Utica, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand Wellington, Nicaragua Managua, Nigeria Enugu, Nigeria Ibadan, Nigeria Lagos, Nigeria Port Harcourt, Nigeria Uyo, North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina Raleigh, Norway Oslo, Ohio Cincinnati,

[dmg818]

Ohio Cleveland, Ohio Columbus, Oklahoma Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Tulsa, Oregon Eugene

Oregon Portland, Panama Panama City, Papua New Guinea Port Moresby, Paraguay Asuncion, Paraguay Asuncion North, Pennsylvania Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh, Peru Arequipa,

Peru Chiclayo, Peru Lima Central, Peru Lima East, Peru Lima North, Peru Lima South, Peru Trujillo, Philippines Angeles, Philippines Bacolod, Philippines Baguio, Philippines Cebu,

Philippines Davao,

[dmg818]

Philippines Butuan, Philippines Cagayan De Oro, Philippines Cebu, Philippines Davao, Philippines Ilagan, Philippines Laoag, Philippines Manila, Philippines Naga, Philippines Olongapo, Philippines Quezon City, Philippines San Pablo, Philippines Tacloban, Poland Warsaw, Portugal Lisbon South, Portugal Porto, Puerto Rico San Juan

Romania Bucharest, Russia Moscow, Russia Moscow South, Russia Novosibirsk, Russia Rostov, Russia Saint Petersburg, Russia Samara

Russia Vladivostok,Russia Yekaterinburg

[dmg818]

Samoa Apia, Scotland Edinburgh, Singapore

Slovenia Ljubljana, South Africa Cape Town, South Africa Durban, South Africa Johannesburg, South Carolina Columbia, South Dakota Rapid City, Spain Barcelona, Spain Bilbao, Spain Las Palmas, Spain Madrid, Spain Malaga, Sweden Stockholm, Switzerland Geneva, Switzerland Zurich, Tahiti Papeete, Taiwan KaoHsiung, Taiwan Taichung, Taiwan Taipei, Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee Nashville, Texas Dallas, Texas Fort Worth, Texas Houston, Texas Houston East,

[dmg818]

Texas Houston South, Texas Lubbock, Texas McAllen, Texas San Antonio, Thailand Bangkok, Tonga Nukualofa, Uganda Kampala, Ukraine Donetsk, Ukraine Kiev, Uruguay Montevideo, Uruguay Montevideo West, Utah Ogden, Utah Provo, Utah Salt Lake City, Utah Salt Lake City South, Utah Salt Lake City Temple Square, Venezuela Barcelona, Venezuela Caracas, Venezuela Maracaibo, Venezuela Valencia, Virginia Richmond, Washington D.C. North, Washington D.C. South, Washington Everett,

[dmg818]

Washington Kennewick, Washington Seattle, Washington Spokane, Washington Tacoma, West Indies, West Virginia Charleston, Wisconsin Milwaukee, Zimbabwe Harare

WHEW, that should do it--there you have a current list of all the missions! Hope it helps with whatever you needed it for.

[Justjoshn15]

Wow, that must have taken quite a while...good work though; good video too; I'm going to be serving in the Brazil Maceio mission in about a week

[sellingawebsite]

Some updated stats:

Approximately 52,000 members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are currently serving as full-time missionaries. They are called to serve in one of 334 missions in approximately 120 different countries around the world.

[sellingawebsite]

You're right about it being "slightly outdated." Maybe late 80s? Anyway, still a good description of the missionaries.