"Facts about the church''
Referred investigators convert 4 times more than missionary found investigators.
great sense purpose
guidance
weakness & sin overcome
What does it mean to be a member of the church?
given love
Holy Ghost guided
People want to hear about our relationship with God.
invite & let them choose
This life is short, but it is signifacent.
sorority
inisation
standards
weekly meetings.
Secret ceremonies
it is very difficult to maintain conversion
what are my struggle
goals
strengths
grateful
am I happy
Desire to go to the temple maintains conversion
read the book of Mormon to maintain conversion.
but what about my doubts?
Doubt you doubts before faith.
Don't feel able to fit in?
Make negative past positive.
Your decisions brought me to where I am today.
Converts don't play catch up.
I am kind of playing catch up.
Your effort is felt.
Share an experience with prayer with someone
positive experiences
share the book of Mormon
what questions does it answer?
label
Tabbed copies of Book of Mormon
never give a closed book of Mormon
Share why you love church
5-7 find
lost coins
lost sheep
finding things are powerful experiences
Elect are lost
Dinner 4-5
8-9 member meeting
Conversion starts long before thought.
The light of Christ is in all man.
Most stressful
loss job & Companion, move,
believed in God suprisingly
in these experiences
He prayed
blessings of God requires consecration.
No. I will not eat green eggs & ham.
Someone, accepting the gospel, is like feeding a wild animal, running in than withdrawing many times. Hard to trust.
Accepting the gospel is very difficult; although, they believe,
Friend is most important
Experiment on the word daily
Don't cry because it is over. Smile because it happened.
blind
felt & recognized the spirit
How have you felt the seed grow?
Testimony is developed line upon line.
What seek ye?
a common question
simple response
Where dwellest thou?
We seek eternal life.
Whom seeketh thou?
Process of converting
Process of inviting
a change of nature.
Conversion is not merely a change of behavior. It is a change in perspective.
Conversion is a life long journey.
Testimony don't come by 5 senses.
Conversion only comes by the spirit of God.
Remained focused on the Sabbath
Make it joyous
games are appropriate
Ministering
engaging people in real relationships
Elder's quorum president may be a ward mission leader.
Missionary work is expressed in the invite.
Invite to meet the missionaries.
God would not use the word warn if there were no danger.
We have an obligations to teach our children the gospel, but remember their agency.
General Session of Stake Conference
Ratify ordination
Ratify def.:
To approve and give formal sanction to; confirm. See Synonyms at approve.
Be careful of high school weekend parties.
The world pulls
Believe in your standards
Do you believe in all your standards?
Obedience avoids the sorrow of sin.
Commandments are crucial.
strength & protect
to become like God
Everyday is a day of decisions, determining our destiny.
We think that we will never forget the feelings.
Personal Scripture: record revelation
Time dulls revelation.
Remember is the most important word.
Nothing will bless you more than a stead attendance of the temple.
Satan is attacking man more; with greater variety, exponentially.
Bethel
God's temple
ladder to heaven
Jacob
The Lord is in this place.
He heard a choir, walking to open the temple
We are waiting.
Depressed
Walking on holy ground in the presence of God
see with your spiritual eyes.
Ordinance ready icon
Parents love when children say "I made an appointment. I need to be some place at this time."
Miracles come from temple service.
Swed
Cannery
Paid more for each season worked
coin starch clumps when it freezes.
Chip away at the frozen corn clumps.
Paid twice minimum wage
not challenging
happy?
Remember your divine potential.
Don't take your identity as children of God
divine potential is not measured by worldly comparison.
Growth comes by challenges.
God consecrates our affliction to our gain.
The Book of Mormon gives perspective as it is an abridgment of nations history
General conference gives perspective
maintain a divine perspective
patriarch Gary Haslam
love & appreciation
blessed by being in your presence
privilege & opportunity
lineage determined in premortal live
each tribe has their own personality.
Gathering of Israel
We chose to be here premortal; just as we are here now.
foreordained to various callings.
express your agency
The savior has established this church unlike other organizations.
An area plan
3 stake goal
Current temple recommend
Missionary work
200 people participate in self-reliance program
stake & ward goals.
become ministers
temple
missionary work
encourage rising generation
The best of the greatest generation today are tested.
