Russian Doctor Puts Career on Hold to Serve Mormon Mission
Rules of the exchange organization prohibited the Tennessee family from sharing their religion with him. But years later, as a medical student in Russia, he was approached by Mormon missionaries who showed him a familiar book — the Book of Mormon. He joined the Church nine months later.
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Elder Anton Rets knocks on many doors, sharing a message about Jesus Christ, with his missionary companion Lino Footracer, 21, a biology student and potter from the Navajo Nation in Arizona.
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Rets obtained his medical degree and began work as a pathologist at Perm State Hospital. Following much prayer, Dr. Rets made the hard decision to put his career on hold for two years to voluntarily serve as a missionary for the Church.
Now Elder Rets — one of a handful of missionaries from other countries serving in the western New York area — says this volunteer service has changed his life.
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