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As the former mission president of the New York Rochester Mission, Jack R. Christianson has a unique perspective on missionary work. Because his mission included the Sacred Grove, the Hill Cumorah, and other sacred sites, he had opportunity every day to answer critics and to testify of what happened in those locations. In this engaging talk, he shares insights into being a happy and successful missionary.An essential key to being an effective missionary is to know that the Book of Mormon is true: The greatest way that you can help convert other people and yourself is to get and keep the Holy Ghost and study and pray about the Book of Mormon, President Christianson says. If you want to know Him, if you want to feel His love, if you want to be like Him, get into the Book of Mormon every day.Other keys to being a successful missionary are obedience and hard work: Learn to be exactly obedient, President Christianson says. Obedience brings blessings. Exact obedience brings miracles. Successful missionaries know how to work hard: There is nothing in this life that will bless you more than work. President Christianson illustrates each of these principles with engaging stories from his missionary service. He closes by sharing a mantra that was part of his mission: Faith is the power, Love is the motive, Obedience is the price, the Spirit is the key, the Restoration is the message, the Members are the means, Christ is the reason, Baptism is the way, Joy is the reward.