called to serve

One Million Missionaries

They are a symbol of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, clean-cut suit-clad young men on bikes or on foot going door to door with a gospel message. Mormon missionaries have fanned across the globe since the earliest days of the Church and in the process have reached a major milestone. It is reliably estimated that a million missionaries have served since the organization of the Church.

In 1830, the year Joseph Smith organized the church, there were only 16 missionaries called. Now, 177 years later, some 53,000 missionaries — young men, young women and senior couples — currently serve in nearly 350 missions throughout the world.

Tonight we had our Elders over for dinner. Keep up the good work Elders. It is a beautiful message!!!