When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said "Let us pray." We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land.
It is true that the Chinese are not so religious as the Hindus, or even as the Japanese; and they are certainly not so religious as the Christian missionaries desire them to be.
Some missionaries are giants in the Spirit and pygmies in skills in the Spirit. Work hard to develop a balance. Your leaders, and you, should teach the skills to each other.
The key to successful missionary work is a close relationship between the missionaries and the members. Creating an environment in working with members that will bring more into the Church.
A difference of opinion is what makes horse racing and missionaries.
Actually, my cd was released in 1985, in return for two German missionaries and a Dutch urologist.
I counseled many returning missionaries. I interviewed 1,700 missionaries all over the world. My advice to them is that you should study and prepare for your life's work in a field that you enjoy.
If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner.
I was born and raised in China, and my parents were missionaries.
My parents were missionaries - I was born in the States but I grew up in Brazil.
People have the idea of missionaries as going out with the Bible and hitting natives with it. It's not really what they were doing. They were all doing something rather different.
We send missionaries to China so the Chinese can get to heaven, but we won't let them into our country.
The missionaries go forth to Christianize the savages - as if the savages weren't dangerous enough already.