Davis and Asialene Smith, founders of the Cotopaxi gear company, on being better member missionaries

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🗓️ 3 May 2022

⏱️ 50 minutes

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During the April 2022 general conference, leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints focused, among other things, on the importance of missionary work for every member. "Every person who has made covenants with God has promised to care about others and serve those in need," said President Russell M. Nelson. Davis and Asialene Smith, founders of the outdoor gear company Cotopaxi, join this episode of the Church News podcast to talk about sharing the message of the Church of Jesus Christ and being better member missionaries.

The Church News Podcast is a weekly podcast that invites listeners to make a journey of connection with members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints across the globe. Host Sarah Jane Weaver, reporter and editor for The Church News for a quarter-century, shares a unique view of the stories, events, and most important people who form this international faith. With each episode, listeners are asked to embark on a journey to learn from one another and ponder, “What do I know now?” because of the experience. Produced by KellieAnn Halvorsen.

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0:00.0	When I think about a mission, I used to think of it as a two-year period of my life
0:11.4	where I would spend preaching the gospel somewhere in the world.
0:15.5	I look at it now as a mission is forever.
0:19.3	I've been able to spend 25 years as a missionary, and I look forward
0:23.4	to spending many more where I can share this love that I have for the gospel, this love that I have
0:28.8	for Jesus Christ, and share that immense love that I felt in one of the most challenging
0:33.4	moments of my life. And I'm just so grateful for the gospel. And I can't imagine having something
0:40.3	so special and not being willing to share it with others.
0:49.2	I'm Sarah Jane Weaver, editor of the church News, welcome to the Church News podcast.
1:00.4	We are taking you on a journey of connection as we discuss news and events of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
1:11.3	During April 22, General Conference, leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ focused, among other things, on missionary work. Every person who has made covenants with God has promised to care about others and serve
1:16.8	those in need, said President Russell M. Nelson. Two of those people are Davis and Ajaline Smith.
1:23.2	They are the co-founders of Cotapaxi, an outdoor gear company with a humanitarian mission to do good.
1:29.6	The Smiths have devoted their lives to helping and serving other people and sharing messages of the Church of Jesus Christ.
1:36.5	They join us today to talk about how they have found ways to be member missionaries.
1:41.8	Welcome today to the Church News podcast.
1:46.2	Thanks, Sarah. Thank you for having us.
1:51.4	I'm so excited to have you here to talk about all that you've done and about missionary work.
1:57.1	And I want to just start with you, Davis, because your love for missionary work started as a child.
2:02.6	It did. You know, when I was four, my family moved to the Dominican Republic,
2:08.6	and my father was the young men's president in our small ward. The church was very young in the Dominican Republic in the early 80s. And I remember a young man named Reinaldo Reyes,
2:15.2	and he spent a lot of time at our home, and my father really loved
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