Today's Favorite Verse: Doctrine & Covenants 80:3

Today's Favorite Verse: Doctrine & Covenants 80:3
"Wherefore, go ye and preach my gospel, whether to the north or to the south, to the east or to the west, it mattereth not, for ye cannot go amiss."

I was reflecting on the "mattereth not" and wondered why missionaries usually receive an exact assignment, but in this case it didn't matter. I went to find a little more on it. I was able to find this interesting quote by Elder Bednar.

"I do not believe that the phrase “it mattereth not” as used by the Lord in this scripture suggests that He does not care where His servants labor. In fact, He cares deeply. But because the work of preaching the gospel is the Lord’s work, He inspires, guides, and directs His authorized servants. As missionaries strive to be ever more worthy and capable instruments in His hands and do their best to fulfill faithfully their duties, then with His help they “cannot go amiss”—wherever they serve. Perhaps one of the lessons the Savior is teaching us in this revelation is that an assignment to labor in a specific place is essential and important but secondary to a call to the work."
(David A. Bednar, "Called to the Work", Apr 2017 General Conference)

Day 3669