My grandma is teaching a
class in Sunday School about missionary work, so she asked me how members could
help us missionaries. Here's what I think:
Being on this end of the work, we
see a lot of what we should and shouldn’t do - as members - to help The Work move forward. Many people think they need to find the "Golden" investigator and then prepare them to listen to us, but I think that the
absolute BEST way that members can help in the work of salvation is to
live the gospel OUT LOUD. What I mean by that is not that we
should be obnoxious and try to force our religion at people, but rather that we
learn and live the gospel in such a way that others can see the happiness the
gospel brings into our lives. They should not only see that we are happy,
but
understand why as well.
1- Study the principles of the gospel in
your own homes
and then try your hardest to apply it in your own lives.
2- Have the courage and the humility to
repent and change
and be true to the covenants you have made with the Lord and
then
3- Share your secret for happiness.
Do
not be afraid to explain the things you learn with others. Don’t be afraid
to
make it known that you are a member of the Church of Jesus Christ.
Many times
we "share the gospel" with others in offensive, prideful, or
intolerant ways with the thought that "yup, I’ve done my part. Now they
won’t be able to say that I never told them," but that just doesn’t cut it.
It is not enough to share a "Thumbs up for temples" post on your Facebook
page or to invite your neighbor of 12 years with whom you have hardly shared
two words to listen to the missionaries someday in the future and then leave it
at that.
These things will not inspire others to have the desire to know for
themselves.
4- We need to serve and love others, for
them to know that we care.
We cannot proclaim to be different if we do not act
different. "My little children, let us not {preach} in word, neither in
tongue; but in deed and in truth." (1
John 3:18). Our examples will always speak louder than our words.
That is how we can share the gospel as
members of the church.
Learn it. Love it. Live it.
And that’s all I’ve got for now.
Still love everything about the mission.
Still love everything about the mission.
It kills me that the time is flying by
so fast.
Con Amor,
Hermana Jones
Hermana Jones
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