Ward Mission Leader and Ward Missionaries QuickStart
Week 1
- Read "Ward Mission Leader, See Yourself in the Work."
- Read Handbook 2, Chapter 5
- Study Alma 17-49
- Meet with your Bishop to discuss your calling and ask the Bishop for three families who could benefit from the missionary visits.
- Call the full-time missionaries and introduce yourself.
- Watch I'll Go Where You Want Me To Go
Week 2
- Read "Ward Mission Leader Training Doc."
- Read Preach My Gospel Chapter 13.
- Study Alma 8
- Watch or read "Catch the Wave" Elder Russell M. Nelson.
- Meet with the member of the High Council over missionary work for your ward and conduct a personal family meeting together.
Week 3
- Read "Decisions for Which I've Been Grateful."
- Watch or read "We Are One" by Pres. Henry B. Eyring.
- Study Enos
- Discuss your role and goals with the Ward Council.
- Visit 2 families with your High Councilor representative and share Pres. Livingston's challenge with them.
- Watch or read "The Essential Role of Member Missionary Work" by Elder M. Russell Ballard.
Week 4
- Review your own family mission plan.
- Conduct a ward survey by driving by each house and identifying each person in every house. Confirm results with the Ward Council.
- Discuss spiritual impressions received during ward survey with the Bishop and the Ward Council.
- Report results of week 3 visits with the Ward Council and invite specific members of the Ward Council to accompany you on future visits with specific individuals, as directed by the Spirit.
- Visit 2 families with at least one of the visits with a Ward Missionary companion.
- Study Moroni 10
- Watch or read "Find the Lambs, Feed the Sheep" by Pres. Gordon B. Hinckley
Week 5
- Study Alma 31-32
- Visit 2 families with at least one of the visits with a Ward Missionary companion.
- Report visits to Ward Council.
- Review the following videos from the Leadership Training Library
Stake Presidency Message
"How delighted we are with your acceptance of this sacred Priesthood assignment. The Savior needs your faith, your diligence, and your commitment to assist Him in the hastening of His work. Never forget that you have been called by the "spirit of prophecy and of revelation." You now serve under the delegated authority of your bishop's Priesthood keys. With this authority, you are to act in faith, reaching out in a spirit of love to invite "all to come unto Christ." Do not wait for others to prompt you to act. You are authorized to seek out and invite all within your ward boundaries to receive the blessings of the Gospel or to share those blessings with others. Stay close to the Savior, and He will assist you in magnifying your call. A humble ward mission leader is uniquely positioned to transform the missionary spirit within the ward. With the assistance and involvement of the ward council, you are responsible to implement the ward mission plan. Most importantly, you are to set the example of how to joyfully share the gospel for all ward members. The Lord will bless you and provide power to you that will cause hearts to change. We love you. Thank you for your faith."
Gratefully,
PG Manila Stake Presidency
