He is answering questions that have come up because of the lowered ages for missionary service. He encourages prospective missionaries to apply for college before they go if they plan to pursue higher education after their missions. This will allow them to not worry about their options after they return home.
Elder Nelson seems to talk about missionary work a lot. It makes me wonder what his specific assignments are for the twelve.
You parents, teachers, and others, catch the wave as you prepare our rising generation to be worthy of missionary service. Meanwhile, your exemplary lives will attract the interest of your friends and neighbors. Be ready to give an answer to those who ask why you live as you do. Be ready to give a reason for the hope and joy that they see in you. When such questions come, you might respond by saying, “Let’s ask the missionaries! They can help us! And if you desire, I will be at your side as the missionaries respond and teach you.”
You adults, catch the wave with help for the spiritual, physical, and financial preparation of future missionaries. Pinching pennies for piggy banks becomes part of your practice. You senior couples, you plan for the day when you can go on your mission. We will be most grateful for your service. Until then, perhaps some of you could send your dollars on missions by contributing to the General Missionary Fund, as suggested by President Monson again this morning.
He must have had fun choosing to use the phrase that made his last talk so memorable. I’m sure he anticipated the chuckles he would elicit by doing so.
“This is My Beloved Son. Hear Him!”
That is all the righteous ever need to hear from God.
I cannot speak of the Restoration in tempered tones. This fact of history is absolutely stunning! It is incredible! It is breathtaking!
The Book of Mormon is the centerpiece of the Restoration. It was written, preserved, and transmitted under the Lord’s direction. It was translated “by the gift and power of God.”
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