mission until you are satisfied from personal inquiry, that the prospective missionary is thoroughly moral and is possessed of high moral standards; and is an observer of the word of wisdom; fully converted to the law of tithing; possesses faith in and some knowledge of the Gospel; is endeavoring to live it and willing to teach it; is in good physical health, and that funds will be provided to keep the person in the mission field. Where the answers to these specific inquiries are not satisfactory to you we suggest that the call of the missionary be deferred until you are convinced that the person is fully prepared for the missionary labor. The recommend may be forwarded to call such person into the mission field. Hereafter the signature of the Presidency of the Stake on the recommendation form will be considered as evidence that you have had a personal interview with the prospective missionary and that he has complied with all the requirements.76 Four months later President Randall read a letter to the high council signed by President Heber J. Grant asking for missionaries to fill foreign missions. In December Elder Stephen L Richards the visiting authority at stake conference stated that President Grant had asked him to deliver a special message concerning the importance of missionary work. He then taught that Christianity needs the true Church ofjesus Christ and it was the duty of the members to prepare themselves and respond to the call when it comes. He encouraged all to pay an honest tithing that they might be blessed as well as help spread the gospel through their financial offerings.77 In January 1932 the stake presidency received a letter from the First Presidency asking them to organize a missionary class in the stake to prepare prospective missionaries for their call. The high council was then assigned to visit each ward in the interest of organizing the class.78 During 1933 each bishop in the stake was asked to prepare and send at least one missionary from his ward. Again in 1938 a similar goal was set.79 A circular letter from the First Presidency of the Church dated 26 September 1940 gave further clarification to the calling of missionaries. The purpose of this letter is to explain more fully than heretofore the procedure which is to be followed by Stake Presidents in recommending prospective missionaries to the First Presidency. Once again, and frequently, will you please instruct your Bishops to choose only worthy young men and women to represent the Church as missionaries. The Mission Field must not be looked upon as a reformatory. After the Bishop has personally interviewed a prospective missionary and found him or her in all respects worthy, he should complete and sign the regular missionary recommendation blank, and send it with the medical examination blank to the Stake President. Upon the receipt of the missionary recommendation, the Stake President should interview the prospective missionary, and, if he approves by finding the missionary a trustworthy representative of the Church, he too should sign the recommendation. Prospective missionaries so chosen should be instructed to be present at the regular Stake Quarterly Conference at which time they will be interviewed by one of the General Authorities. 138