Arise and Shine Forth: Heeding the Call to Serve

Author:  Jack Rushton Description: Verily I say unto you all: Arise and shine forth, that my light may be a standard for the nations.- D&C 115:5December 11, 1960, Guatemala City:I would give anything if you could see how the gospel changes these people's lives. It makes them happy and gives them something to live for. If you ever want to feel real joy and complete peace that just fills you until you want to burst, just preach repentance to a person, and lead them to the baptismal font, and then watch and see the love and gratitude in his eyes as he leaves the water.When Jack Rushton left the small town of Ruth, Nevada, to serve a mission in Central America, little did he know that what he was about to experience would prepare him for the rest of his life - especially the accident that would leave him paralyzed and on life support. The missionary work in Central America was still new in the late 1950s, and Jack found himself in a foreign land where many people had little respect for