Friday, February 26, 2016

The Work of Salvation in Your Wards - Weekly Report By Email

By J. Weston Lunsford - Stake High Council, Missionary Committee (Zone Leader)

As most of you may already know, last Sunday in our Stake Missionary Correlation Meeting, we had a great discussion regarding the work of salvation in the stake.  We are so grateful for your faithful service in leading this work in your wards.  We can see that the Lord is hastening His work and trusting each of you to invite as more and more individuals are returning and making covenants with the Lord.  Thank you!  We pray that this spirit of missionary work you personally have will spread to the members of your ward and throughout the stake.  You are doing an amazing work with the Lord.  Please keep up the hard and rewarding ministry.  


Thursday, February 25, 2016

Leading Like the Savior

By Ryan Carr, LDS Church Magazines

Woman Healed, by J. Kirk Richards
There is a stark contrast between the worst leaders in the world and the perfect leader, the Savior of the world. President Spencer W. Kimball (1895–1985) explained: “Those leaders in history who have been most tragic in their impact on mankind were tragic precisely because they lacked to almost any degree the qualities of the Man of Galilee. Where Jesus was selfless, they were selfish. Where Jesus was concerned with freedom, they were concerned with control. Where Jesus was concerned with service, they were concerned with status. Where Jesus met the genuine needs of others, they were concerned only with their own needs and wants. Where Jesus was concerned with the development of his disciples, they sought to manipulate mortals. Where Jesus was filled with compassion balanced by justice, they have so often been filled with harshness and injustice.”1

Sunday, February 21, 2016

The Book of Mormon: Our Most Powerful Tool for Conversion


The Book of Mormon is the keystone of our religion.  The Book of Mormon, combined with the Spirit, is your most powerful resource in conversion.  PMG, p.104

This is a opportunity for all of us to invite those who are less-active or who need the Spirit to come back into there lives to become converted by reading together the Book of Mormon. 

Thursday, February 11, 2016

You Can't Close My Heart

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In June 1989, Ghana's government banned LDS Church meetings.  While the ban lasted, Church members held sacrament meetings in their homes and watched over one another through home and visiting teaching.

Friday, February 5, 2016

Learning and Teaching in the Home and the Church - The Church

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Foundational Scriptures:

Teach doctrine by the Spirit (D&C 50:13-14)
"Wherefore, I the Lord ask this question-unto what were ye ordained?  To preach my gospel by the Spirit, even the Comforter which has sent forth to teach the truth."

Invite to act (D&C 50:17-21)
"Verily I say unto you, he that is ordained of me and sent forth to preach the word of truth by the Comforter, in the Spirit of truth, doth he preach it by the Spirit of truth or some other way?"  "And if it be by some other way it is not of God."  "And again, he that receiveth the word of truth, doth he receive it by the Spirit of truth or some other way?"  "If it be some other way it is not of God." "Therefore,...he that receiveth the word by the Spirit of truth it as it is preached by the Spirit of truth..."

Testify of promised blessings (D&C 50: 22-24, 25-26)
"Wherefore, he that preacheth and he tat receiveth, understand one another, and both are edified and rejoice together.  And that which doth not edify is not of God, and is darkness." "And again, verily I say unto you, and I say it that you may know the truth, that you may chase darkness from among you; He that is ordained of God and sent forth, the same is appointed to be the greatest, notwithstanding he is the least and the servant of all."