Should Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Try to Convert People?

Go Ye Therefore (Go Ye Therefore, and Teach All Nations), by Harry Anderson      Matthew 28:16–20; Mark 16:14–20

If you believe that churches are just groups of people who agree on how they see God and how they interpret the scriptures, then I would say that it would be arrogant to try to convert others to your way of thinking. Since the religious revivals in the early 1800's when Protestant preachers strove to win people over to their sect, there has even been an unspoken agreement that Christians should confine their proselyting efforts to the "heathen" nations.

Now, let's look at another perspective from another time. When our Savior ministered on the earth, He set up an organization to help the early converts to Christianity maintain their faith and serve each other. He gave power to teach, heal, and lead to his twelve Apostles. The Lord did not

Why Does The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Send Out Missionaries?

https://www.lds.org/media-library/video/2013-02-2000-mormon-missionaries?category=missionary/introduction-to-mormons&lang=eng

I've heard that some people say that members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints send their young men out on missions because it is a "rite of passage". Obviously, they haven't been around many young men. I've not yet met any young man who would give up his job, car, music, cell phone, and laptop, leave his girlfriend, and postpone his college plans, so he could travel to a strange place where he would have doors slammed in his face all day, just for a "rite of passage". 

How are Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Trying to Make the World Better?

https://www.ldscharities.org/videos/haiti-raising-chickens

 A friend of mine commented that though members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are providing good emergency help, that is not enough to really solve the problems the people are experiencing. She gave the Caribbean area as an example. This is my response to her:

I agree that the Caribbean area is a shambles and it has been for a long, long time. The hurricanes have just made it worse. Yes, it is necessary to give emergency aide, but that is just a temporary band-aid approach. You need to do things that make long term changes in  peoples lives and hearts. Around the world, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints provide immunizations, wheelchairs, eyeglasses, educational loans, loans and training for small home businesses, dig wells and build houses, demonstrate how to grow crops, give sanitation and nutrition education, health and disease training, provide elementary and secondary schools in Mexico and the Pacific Islands and assistance for higher education, give self-reliance training (managing finances, preserving food, job training), maternal and newborn care, refugee help, job training, provide employment centers which not only help to find jobs but help in learning how to write resumes and interview, communication skills, education on family relationships and problem solving, teach English, family counseling, and more.

About Missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

I wrote this letter about twenty years ago to explain about our son serving as a Missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Our son is legally an ordained minister.  A friend of mine has a son leaving soon for Spain and the government is requiring a copy of his Seminary graduation (this is a four year course of scripture study which many students take before high school or give up an elective course to take) offered by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints; and a copy of his Priesthood ordination certificate before he will be allowed a visa.  Our son has been ordained an Elder in the priesthood and as such has the power and authority to preach and teach the gospel of Jesus Christ.  He can conduct meetings, baptize, administer the sacrament, and bless the sick.  He may even be called on to administer the affairs of a small branch of The Church.  So our son really is an official, functioning minister.  When he returns, he will continue with the same priesthood responsibilities only not on a full time basis.  To maintain his legal status as a minister and to enable him to be an example to those he serve and earn their respect, He is required to live certain standards.  If he violates these rules of conduct, he is returned home.  All faiths expect exemplary behavior from their ministers and missionaries.