Proposal

For my editorial, I want to write about how we can be missionaries at a college full of Latter-Day Saints. Sometimes when you're around so many people of your faith, you forget that there are still those that watch you and are affected by the way you act. There may be people struggling, who we can help to shift towards the straight and narrow path by being missionaries. I believe that being a missionary does not always mean baptizing people into the gospel. Whether we are born into the church or a convert, we must all be "converted." Some people's testimonies may be solid while others are floundering. We, as Latter-Day Saints, can be missionaries to help others "convert" to the gospel and work together to build our testimonies while we are at BYU. My assumption about my BYU audience is that the majority is LDS and a lot of us come from areas with a smaller LDS population, so moving to an area full of Latter-Day Saints could cause us to believe our positive influence will not be as significant to others or our accountability is lessened because we are no longer one of the sole representatives of the church. And for the other part of the BYU population, who is accustomed to being surrounded by Latter-Day Saints, this editorial will remind them that they can make a significant difference in the lives of those around them and encourage them to be better and to serve others.