As I've been on my mission, I've thought a lot about how I can be the best missionary I am capable of becoming. A ton of ideas fly through my head each day of how I can improve. In my opinion, it all boils down to service. While on my mission, I devote 2 whole years to serving the Lord in whatever way he asks. It's the least I can do to repay him for everything that he's blessed me with.
The service that I'm doing is helping more than just the people I serve. It helps me every day. King Benjamin, a righteous king in the Book of Mormon, explains the important of service in Mosiah 5:13, which reads, " For how knoweth a man the master whom he has not served, and who is a stranger unto him, and is far from the thoughts and intents of his heart?" From this scripture we find that service can help us as well.
If we live our lives only thinking of ourselves, then we won't know too much about the people around us. We'll be too busy tending to our own needs to take them, or their feelings, into consideration. This scripture applies to our Heavenly Father as well. How can we know him and what he wants for us if we never serve him? The servant must serve the master to be able to better know the master's will.
Jesus Christ himself said, "He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it" (Matthew 10:34). If we lose our life in the service of God, we will find it. I am a witness of that. As I've been on my mission, I've discovered things about myself that I would've never known if I would have passed up this opportunity. The things learned and the experiences gained will benefit me the rest of my life. The same can happen to you if you put that scripture to use. There's no end to the blessings that will come because of it.
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