Fatherhood Quote by Richard G. Scott

The sentence lands like a soft directive with a hard accounting system underneath it. Scott isn’t just praising missionary zeal; he’s reframing conversion as the central metric of spiritual labor, then attaching a future audit to it. The repetition of “very, very” does the work of intensification without argument: it’s a pastoral insistence that signals urgency, the kind meant to shut down doubts before they can form.

The subtext is managerial, even if the vocabulary is devotional. “Part of what you are doing” reduces a wide range of faith practice to a job description, and “responsibility to report” turns discipleship into a performance review. The implied audience is anyone already serving: leaders, missionaries, active members who might otherwise think their goodness is private. Scott makes it communal and measurable. You don’t merely believe; you produce outcomes. You don’t merely try; you deliver names.

Context matters. As an LDS apostle speaking within a tradition that emphasizes missionary work, he’s reinforcing an institutional priority: growth as both divine mandate and proof of vitality. The appeal to “Heavenly Father” is less theological flourish than enforcement mechanism. It relocates the pressure from local leaders to God himself, making the expectation feel non-negotiable and guilt-resistant: you can ignore a bishop, but can you ignore a heavenly report?

It’s effective rhetoric because it fuses love and obligation. “Bring” suggests care and guidance, while the looming “report” quietly tightens the vise, turning evangelism into a spiritual liability if neglected.