Can you talk about the missions of the Church and your participation in them?

I was a missionary in the Tampa Florida mission, and worked specifically with the Spanish-speaking population there. As a missionary, I taught those interested in learning more about Jesus Christ and about our church. I also participated in weekly community service.

The missions of the church are designed to help share what we believe with those who want to know, to foment a spirit of love and service within the community, and to make the missionary a better and more selfless person. Perhaps the most impressive part of missionary service is that the missionaries give everything up to serve God. No TV, no radio, no calls home, no movies, no dating, etc. They leave behind family, school, work, and girlfriends/boyfriends to serve others. They forget about themselves and focus completely on those around them. It's an incredibly unique phenomenon.