Christlike Affirmations

These are the Christlike Affirmations from the South Carolina Columbia Mission, where I served, with the missionary commission and Doctrine and Covenants 4 that went with them. I posted them in 2010, when this blog was seekthisjesus.com.

I focus on Christ. I think and act in a Christlike manner. I immerse myself in the scriptures and feast on the words of Christ. I know that God lives and that Jesus is the Christ. I exercise faith. I visualize my prayers being answered and see myself reaching my goals. I love my fellowmen. I love the Lord and His Son, Jesus Christ. I like and appreciate myself. I look for qualities I like in all people. I smile and contact everyone I meet. I am trustworthy. I am totally obedient, dependable, honest, and worthy of the companionship of the Holy Spirit. I am prayerful. I begin and end each day with prayer. I seek inspiration from the spirit. My heart is full, drawn out in prayer continually. I am a challenging and testifying missionary. I testify with boldness at every opportunity. As to my strength, I am weak; but with God’s strength, I can do all things. I speak to everyone I meet about the Savior and the Restoration of His church. I am diligent. I press forward with a steadfastness in Christ. I have a sense of urgency in being about my Father’s business. I am excited about my work. I find, teach, and baptize. I am happy. My joy is full. I am a positive person. My thoughts are filled with gratitude, virtue, hope, charity, and love. I love my mission, my companions, and all the people I meet. I savor every minute and make every minute and every hour count. I am committed. I always give my best effort to find, teach, and baptize. I am patient. I am persistent. I cannot bear that any human soul should perish. I am valiant in my testimony of Jesus.

My Missionary Commission

I am Called of God. My authority is above that of kings of the earth. By revelation I have been selected as a personal representative of the Lord, Jesus Christ. He is my master; and He has chosen me to represent Him, to stand in His place, to say and do what He Himself would say and do if He personally were ministering to the very people to whom He has sent me. My voice is His voice, and my acts are His acts. My words are His words, and my doctrine is His doctrine. My commission is to do what He wants done, say what He wants said, to be a living, modern witness in word and deed of the divinity of His great and marvelous Latter-Day work. HOW GREAT IS MY CALLING.

Attributed to Elder Bruce R. McConkie.¹

Doctrine and Covenants 4

Now behold, a marvelous work is about to come forth among the children of men.

Therefore, O ye that embark in the service of God, see that ye serve him with all your heart, might, mind and strength, that ye may stand blameless before God at the last day.

Therefore, if ye have desires to serve God ye are called to the work;

For behold the field is white already to harvest; and lo, he that thrusteth in his sickle with his might, the same layeth up in store that he perisheth not, but bringeth salvation to his soul;

And faith, hope, charity and love, with an eye single to the glory of God, qualify him for the work.

Remember faith, virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, brotherly kindness, godliness, charity, humility, diligence.

Ask, and ye shall receive; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. Amen.²