I must admit, even though I've been home from my mission for almost a year and a half I still find it difficult to find time to read non-church related books. So therefore, I'm going to talk about a church related book! Imagine that. Currently I am reading a book called "The power of everyday missionaries" by Clayton M. Christensen. In his book he discusses his own personal quest to become an effective member missionary. He had a lot of set backs and problems, but the things that he has written are super powerful and come from true faithful experience. I would highly recommend it to anyone who has even the faintest desires to be a good member missionary and just doesn't know how. One of the reasons that I love his writing so much is that I AM his intended audience. He wrote the book intended for people exactly like me. People who truly have desires to share the gospel and see miracles in their every day lives, but just aren't sure exactly how to go about it. In addition, he uses lots of powerful personal experiences. It also begs mention that the examples he uses are perfect for the points he is trying to make, and show the whole process that his wife and he have gone through in order to get to the point where they are at today. He is able to connect with me emotionally by establishing that he understands what I'm going through and offering me hope and ideas of how to become better. Seriously, who doesn't love a book that legitimately inspires them to be better.
Finally, possibly the best part about reading his book is that I am continuously impressed with every single chapter! I keep expecting him to run out of great ideas, but every single chapter is simply incredible and offers new perspectives that I'd never thought about before.
Hip-hip-hooray!
sounds like a pretty awesome book. when it is said that every member is a missionary it is probably a good idea to learn how us as members can be good at sharing the gospel.
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