He didn't want to go.
He didn't have a burning testimony. He wasn't chasing a spiritual calling. He went because his mom would be heartbroken if he didn't. Because all his friends were going. Because saying no felt impossible.
Sound familiar?
Ken Smith left for Japan in 1991 with a suitcase, a fake smile, and zero confidence that any of it would matter. What he didn't know was that those two years would change everything — not because he was a great missionary, but because he wasn't. And he had to learn the hard way what actually mattered.
Years later, those lessons became a letter. The letter became a book.
This is that book.Learning to Walk with Him is not a motivational pep talk. It's not a "how to baptize more people" manual. It's an honest, sometimes funny, deeply personal account of what missionary work is actually about — and the five things most missionaries don't figure out until it's too late.
The Five Lessons:Each lesson is drawn from real experiences in the Fukuoka Japan Mission — including a woman who was baptized three years after a single door knock, a companion who taught him more about prayer than any lesson manual, and the slow, humbling discovery that the Savior was far more interested in who Ken was becoming than in his weekly numbers.
This book is for the missionary who's struggling and wondering if any of it matters. It's for the one who's about to leave and doesn't feel ready. It's for the returned missionary who served faithfully and still went home with unanswered questions. And it's for the parent or bishop who wants to put something meaningful in a missionary's hands before they walk out the door.
The writing is honest. The stories are real. The fish jokes are undefeated.
If you want a missionary to feel seen, understood, and pointed toward the Savior — this is the book.Le informazioni nella sezione "Riassunto" possono far riferimento a edizioni diverse di questo titolo.
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Paperback. Condizione: new. Fife, McKay (illustratore). Paperback. He wore the name tag. He knocked on doors. He said the words.But Elder Smith didn't really know the person he was talking about.Learning to Walk with Him is the story of a young man who left for Japan not fully believing, and slowly discovered that the Savior he was supposed to be teaching others about wanted to be his friend first.Through five hard-earned lessons, this book invites missionaries, returned missionaries, and young people everywhere to stop thinking of Jesus Christ as a distant figure of history and start knowing Him as the closest friend you will ever have.He is not waiting for you to be worthy enough. He is not keeping score. He is walking beside you right now, waiting for you to notice.The five lessons inside: You never know who you will touch. Many seeds sprout long after a missionary has gone home. The Lord is still working even when you cannot see it.You are sent where you are sent for a reason. Mission calls and area transfers are inspired. The purpose is often invisible until later, but it is never accidental.Keep the Savior's life and ministry as your focus. The noise of metrics and expectations can drown out what actually matters. Stay anchored to Him.Do not underestimate the power of prayer and the Lord's love for you. He sees you. He knows you. He is not distant.Baptisms are not the focus. The Savior's love is. The Lord does not need your mission to be statistically impressive. He needs it to be spiritually faithful.These lessons apply whether you are thriving or barely hanging on. Whether you baptize fifty people or none. Whether you serve for two years, eighteen months, or come home earlier than expected.Your mission still matters. The Lord measures your offering, not your timeline.Ken Smith served as a missionary in the Japan Fukuoka Mission from 1991 to 1993. He left uncertain. He came home changed. Learning to Walk with Him is his first book. Five hard-earned lessons from a reluctant missionary who discovered that knowing the Savior personally matters more than any metric of mission success. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9798995680604
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Paperback. Condizione: new. Fife, McKay (illustratore). Paperback. He wore the name tag. He knocked on doors. He said the words.But Elder Smith didn't really know the person he was talking about.Learning to Walk with Him is the story of a young man who left for Japan not fully believing, and slowly discovered that the Savior he was supposed to be teaching others about wanted to be his friend first.Through five hard-earned lessons, this book invites missionaries, returned missionaries, and young people everywhere to stop thinking of Jesus Christ as a distant figure of history and start knowing Him as the closest friend you will ever have.He is not waiting for you to be worthy enough. He is not keeping score. He is walking beside you right now, waiting for you to notice.The five lessons inside: You never know who you will touch. Many seeds sprout long after a missionary has gone home. The Lord is still working even when you cannot see it.You are sent where you are sent for a reason. Mission calls and area transfers are inspired. The purpose is often invisible until later, but it is never accidental.Keep the Savior's life and ministry as your focus. The noise of metrics and expectations can drown out what actually matters. Stay anchored to Him.Do not underestimate the power of prayer and the Lord's love for you. He sees you. He knows you. He is not distant.Baptisms are not the focus. The Savior's love is. The Lord does not need your mission to be statistically impressive. He needs it to be spiritually faithful.These lessons apply whether you are thriving or barely hanging on. Whether you baptize fifty people or none. Whether you serve for two years, eighteen months, or come home earlier than expected.Your mission still matters. The Lord measures your offering, not your timeline.Ken Smith served as a missionary in the Japan Fukuoka Mission from 1991 to 1993. He left uncertain. He came home changed. Learning to Walk with Him is his first book. Five hard-earned lessons from a reluctant missionary who discovered that knowing the Savior personally matters more than any metric of mission success. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9798995680604
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Paperback. Condizione: new. Fife, McKay (illustratore). Paperback. He wore the name tag. He knocked on doors. He said the words.But Elder Smith didn't really know the person he was talking about.Learning to Walk with Him is the story of a young man who left for Japan not fully believing, and slowly discovered that the Savior he was supposed to be teaching others about wanted to be his friend first.Through five hard-earned lessons, this book invites missionaries, returned missionaries, and young people everywhere to stop thinking of Jesus Christ as a distant figure of history and start knowing Him as the closest friend you will ever have.He is not waiting for you to be worthy enough. He is not keeping score. He is walking beside you right now, waiting for you to notice.The five lessons inside: You never know who you will touch. Many seeds sprout long after a missionary has gone home. The Lord is still working even when you cannot see it.You are sent where you are sent for a reason. Mission calls and area transfers are inspired. The purpose is often invisible until later, but it is never accidental.Keep the Savior's life and ministry as your focus. The noise of metrics and expectations can drown out what actually matters. Stay anchored to Him.Do not underestimate the power of prayer and the Lord's love for you. He sees you. He knows you. He is not distant.Baptisms are not the focus. The Savior's love is. The Lord does not need your mission to be statistically impressive. He needs it to be spiritually faithful.These lessons apply whether you are thriving or barely hanging on. Whether you baptize fifty people or none. Whether you serve for two years, eighteen months, or come home earlier than expected.Your mission still matters. The Lord measures your offering, not your timeline.Ken Smith served as a missionary in the Japan Fukuoka Mission from 1991 to 1993. He left uncertain. He came home changed. Learning to Walk with Him is his first book. Five hard-earned lessons from a reluctant missionary who discovered that knowing the Savior personally matters more than any metric of mission success. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9798995680604
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Fife, McKay (illustratore). Learning to Walk With Him | From Reluctant Missionary to Devoted Disciple - Lessons of Faith, Focus, and the Savior's Love | Ken Smith | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2026 | Walking with Him Publishing | EAN 9798995680604 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand. Codice articolo 135464226
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