The Ultimate Missionary Companion

In his book The Ultimate Missionary Companion, Ed J. Pinegar uses years of experience to teach the essentials of missionary work and how to be an effective missionary. When it comes down to the principles of missionary work, many books will probably sound similar because the principles will be the same. In fact, Pinegar even says that the ultimate missionary companion is really the Holy Ghost. However, the way these principles are explained and taught very by each individual, and Pinegar gives some fantastic insight in this book.

The biggest strength a missionary can have is the pure love of Christ. When people realize that you genuinely love them and care about them, they are more receptive to your message. When they are receptive to your message, they allow the Holy Ghost to bear witness of its truthfulness. Once they know it is true, it becomes a natural desire to want to follow Jesus Christ and obey His commandments.Pinegar points out that our love must be visible. We cannot profess to love everybody and then live like a hermit.

Some of my favorite stories from this book include the author's boldness to invite people to be baptized. But he does not do it in an overbearing way that is merely driven by numbers. He demonstrates how to be genuinely loving and to help investigators be confident in that love. If we have a firm testimony of the Gospel and investigators can see our sincere love for them, invitations to accept the Gospel are not seen as threatening, but as a demonstration of our love.