During a special devotional meeting for Mormon missionaries in New Zealand, David Archuleta used his gift of music and the spoken word to share his belief that “through the small and simple things we do each day, great things can happen.”

His advice to the missionaries was, “Even when it gets hard, even when you’re feeling down, even when it’s hard to make those decisions to keep going, please just pray, get on your knees and pray and just do it anyway. Those small and simple things bring about the work of the Lord.”

Read the complete story on the LDS Newsroom site for the Pacific Area.