"Sharing the Restored Gospel"
By Dallin H. Oaks
https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/10/sharing-the-restored-gospel?lang=eng
What we call “member missionary work” is not a program but an attitude of love and outreach to help those around us.
Nearing the end of His earthly ministry, our Savior, Jesus Christ, commanded His disciples: “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations” (Matthew 28:19) and “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature” (Mark 16:15). All Christians are under these commands to share the gospel with everyone. Many call this the “great commission.”
We all know that member participation in missionary work is vital to achieving both conversion and retention. President Thomas S. Monson has said: “Now is the time for members and missionaries to come together … [and] labor in the Lord’s vineyard to bring souls unto Him. He has prepared the means for us to share the gospel in a multitude of ways, and He will assist us in our labors if we will act in faith to fulfill His work.”1
Things we should all be doing as "member missionaries":
1. Pray for the desire to help with missionary work. All efforts begin w/ desire
2. Keep the commandments
3. Pray for the inspiration on what we can to in our individual circumstances to share the gospel with others
The principles are pretty simple—pray, personally and in your family, for missionary opportunities.”3 As we demonstrate our faith, these opportunities will come without any “forced or … contrived response. They will flow as a natural result of our love for our brothers and sisters.”4
What we call “member missionary work” is not a program but an attitude of love and outreach to help those around us.
Nearing the end of His earthly ministry, our Savior, Jesus Christ, commanded His disciples: “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations” (Matthew 28:19) and “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature” (Mark 16:15). All Christians are under these commands to share the gospel with everyone. Many call this the “great commission.”
We all know that member participation in missionary work is vital to achieving both conversion and retention. President Thomas S. Monson has said: “Now is the time for members and missionaries to come together … [and] labor in the Lord’s vineyard to bring souls unto Him. He has prepared the means for us to share the gospel in a multitude of ways, and He will assist us in our labors if we will act in faith to fulfill His work.”1
Things we should all be doing as "member missionaries":
1. Pray for the desire to help with missionary work. All efforts begin w/ desire
2. Keep the commandments
3. Pray for the inspiration on what we can to in our individual circumstances to share the gospel with others
The principles are pretty simple—pray, personally and in your family, for missionary opportunities.”3 As we demonstrate our faith, these opportunities will come without any “forced or … contrived response. They will flow as a natural result of our love for our brothers and sisters.”4
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