What if you had the answers to these questions and many more? Could you just sit there, smug in your knowledge, and not feel an obligation to share this great gift with others?
Some say that the Church's goal in sending out missionaries is to get rich. They assume that, like some Christian groups, the leaders receive money from their "followers". First of all, we follow Christ, and our leaders serve without pay. Our full time General leaders receive a stipend from Church investments. Second, the truth is that members of the Church serve missions, at their own expense, because they want others to be as happy as they are. It is as simple as that.
What do we have that other Christians do not? We believe that Jesus Christ brought His Gospel to the world to help people live happy lives now and eternally. When He lived upon the earth, Christ set up His Church. He called apostles and gave them the responsibility to lead and watch over the Church members. In time, this authority and many of the plain and simple things of His Gospel were lost. This happened as men decided that they would run the Church themselves. Instead of looking to Christ for revelation, they looked to their own wisdom. Even essential beliefs, such as the nature of God, were determined not by truths revealed from God, but by which concept obtained the most votes by men. (If you want to know more about this "take over" of Christ's Church, then look up the Council of Nicaea.)
For hundreds of years Christian beliefs were merely the codified voting results of councils of religious leaders. Some people had their own interpretation of the Bible, and others were faithfully looking for the original teachings of the Savior. These broke away from the main religious stream, founding Protestant faiths. In time all these different ways of believing became what we now know as "Traditional Christianity". It is what it claims to be -- based on traditions. These churches are founded on the customs and beliefs of men which have been passed down for generations until they now feel comfortable and familiar. These man-made and man-run churches do not claim that God leads them by revelation.
Now, what if you knew that when the time was right, The Lord restored His original Gospel teachings to the earth. He gave some of His power to Apostles just as He did long ago, and the Savior is now actively leading His Church through revelation to His Prophet on the earth. Wouldn't you think this was exciting news that other Christians would like to hear? Wouldn't you want other people to know that God loves them and has not abandoned them? Wouldn't you feel an obligation to do as the Savior has once again instructed?
19 ¶ Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen. Matt 28:19-20
for more information
What Happened to Christ's Church
Comparing LDS beliefs with First Century Christianity
Apostasy and Restoration
https://www.lds.org/media-library/video/2015-01-1030-jesus-christs-church?category=basic-beliefs&lang=eng
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