Missionary Work and the Atonement

Why is missionary work so hard? President Eyring and Elder Holland answer that question masterfully. This video explains why tens of thousands of 19-year-old kids are willing to leave everything they know, put school on hold, leave loved ones behind, wake up at 6:30 every morning, knock doors until their knuckles bleed, stand in the freezing temperatures and street contact for hours, wear a white shirt and tie everyday, and miss Christmas with their families. Christ is the reason. He is who they testify of on those freezing streets and those unwelcoming doors.

There were hundreds of times on my mission when I relied on my knowledge of, my relationship with, and my love for, Him to push me a little bit further. There were many nights I would get home that I didn't think I could do it again the next day. It was too cold. My hands hurt too much. I knew I couldn't quit, though. I knew I wouldn't. He didn't. He never would quit on me or the people I was trying to find. It wasn't about me. He is the reason I served, as imperfectly as that may have been. He is still the reason I serve. He is reason I try to live the way I do. He lives, and I know it.