Senior service missionary overview: transcript
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00:00:18 The Church Service Missionary Program is an inspired program of the Church that provides member resources to Church operations to help enable them to deliver the products and services to bless people's lives. You know, with the recent change in the missionary departments, minimum age, 18 for young men and 19 for young women, we follow those same minimum age guidelines. But there is no maximum age. We also have what we call a young Church Service Missionary Program. This is for those young adults who, for example,
00:00:48 whatever reason, whether it's a physical, mental and emotional disability, did not
00:00:54 qualify to serve a full-time pronounced lighting mission, then there are church
00:00:59 service missionary opportunities for those who still want to serve. You can do
00:01:03 a part-time mission where you're only serving, you know, 20 hours a week, there's
00:01:07 missions where you can do half of that, and there's missions where you can serve
00:01:11 80 hours a week if that's if that's what you want. One of the nice things with a
00:01:15 high-time service mission is because I still conserve in the Boston Temple as an
00:01:19 ordinance worker. We're able to leave our home and fulfill our responsibilities in
00:01:29 the local area. My name is Sister Cable and I've been working in the church service
00:01:38 missionary program office and I've really enjoyed every experience that I've had
00:01:43 here.
00:01:53 Okay, our operation is covering our piece of New York and all of New England.
00:01:58 A portion of Jacksonville.
00:02:05 You can go out onto the church websites and find openings right now.
00:02:10 My wife happens to be a world-class quilter.
00:02:13 I caught her the other day finding that they were looking for somebody for a help in a quilling
00:02:17 shop in Hawaii.
00:02:19 And I said, oh no.
00:02:21 I think she thinks the best mission would be where you could have sand in your toes,
00:02:24 you know?
00:02:25 That's right.
00:02:25 Right, absolutely right.
00:02:28 You wonder, what's your purpose in life?
00:02:31 You know, what gives your life meaning?
00:02:34 And I knew that I needed something more than a TV.
00:02:43 I want to keep my brain active.
00:03:00 Everything that a church service missionary does, or says during their service.
00:03:04 should in some way directly or indirectly help bring souls closer to Christ.
00:03:10 I just had a phone call the other day from a person asking to talk to the previous manager that had been here.
00:03:18 And I said, well, that they had been released. They were no longer in the con.
00:03:20 He said, well, I just want if you talk to him, let him know that I'm on my way to the temple to get my endowment.
00:03:27 When I knew him, I was a non-member coming in using the cannery.
00:03:30 And it's changed our life because of what we saw and the spirit and the things we felt there.
00:03:37 We investigated the church and among way to the temple.
00:03:42 I have had just so many experiences that the spirits directed me and getting the answers that we need for the patrons.
00:03:52 I had this sister who she couldn't sign in.
00:03:57 and through working together, we got her signed
00:04:01 and well, her whole family cheered.
00:04:05 They were in the background cheering.
00:04:07 They were just so thrilled.
00:04:10 And I think the greatest benefit
00:04:13 is the blessings in your life.
00:04:17 You go into the mission field
00:04:21 with the expectation of doing for others.
00:04:24 And in reality, you end up doing for yourself.
00:04:28 And you grow, I think, more than the people.
00:04:31 It just served.
00:04:32 And it's just the way the Lord bless you
00:04:34 for being willing to serve you.
00:04:39 You can cut out all the emotion in there.
00:04:41 I would appreciate it.
00:04:42 Never mind.
00:04:46 We started keeping a book, a journal on our mission
00:04:49 of these tender mercies that happened.
00:04:51 So do I think there's blessings?
00:04:54 No, I don't think that I know it.
00:04:56 It's a real wonderful thing that happened to your family.
00:05:03 Some of the best ways to get involved in the Church Service
00:05:05 The Jewish Missionary Program would be one look at our website,
00:05:08 our Jewish Missionary website on alleys.org.
00:05:11 Talk with your bishops in your state presence.
00:05:13 See if they have some information.
00:05:15 The most important thing is just to get going.
00:05:18 You can't just always wait for somebody to ask you.
00:05:21 You need to volunteer.
00:05:23 But we're more busy than we have the time and energy for actually,
00:05:27 and we're just getting started.
00:05:29 We need you.
00:05:32 Just go for it.
00:05:34 Oh, it's I do it.
00:05:37 It has been fun. You say that too.
00:05:41 This has been fun.
00:05:44 Save us missionary. It's a night brainer. I would do it all over again.