Provo Missionary Training Center Tour 2017

Stake Missionary Ward Mission Leader Correlation Meeting - April 23,2107

The Work of Salvation: Improving Gospel Teaching

The stake presidency feels impressed to have all teachers in the Pleasant Grove Utah Manila stake listen to interviews and messages the church has published regarding teaching. These recordings were published a few years ago as part of the Teaching, No Greater Call series on the Mormon Channel. There are eight recordings in particular that we invite and encourage all teachers to listen to and review.

The recordings from the Teaching No Greater Call interview series are:

• Episode 15, Elder Bednar on the Importance of Teaching in the Gospel
• Episode 16, Elder Bednar on Teaching in the Gospel Part 2
• Episode 17, Effective Gospel Learning with Elder Jay Jensen
• Episode 18, Effective Gospel Learning with Elder Jay Jensen Part 2
• Episode 3, Teaching by the Spirit- Part 1
• Episode 4, Teaching by the Spirit- Part 2
• Episode 9, Teaching the Youth - Part 1
• Episode 10, Teaching the Youth - Part 2

Adjusting To Missionary Life - Resource Booklet

Dear Bishop -

Effective immediately, we will be inviting all prospective missionaries to read or watch the following resources in preparation for their missions.

https://www.lds.org/media-library/video/missionary-broadcast?lang=eng

https://www.lds.org/manual/resource-booklet-adjusting-to-missionary-life?lang=eng

Adjusting to Missionary Life can also be located in the Gospel Library app under Missionary. It would be great for parents to become familiar with this resource as well. A PDF version is attached.

Missionary, Family History, and Temple Work

At a solemn assembly held in the Kirtland Temple on April 6, 1837, the Prophet Joseph Smith said, “After all that has been said, the greatest and most important duty is to preach the Gospel.”1

Almost precisely seven years later, on April 7, 1844, he declared: “The greatest responsibility in this world that God has laid upon us is to seek after our dead. The apostle says, ‘They without us cannot be made perfect’ [see Hebrews 11:40]; for it is necessary that the sealing power should be in our hands to seal our children and our dead for the fulness of the dispensation of times—a dispensation to meet the promises made by Jesus Christ before the foundation of the world for the salvation of man.”2

Some individuals may wonder how both preaching the gospel and seeking after our dead can be simultaneously the greatest duties and responsibilities God has placed upon His children. My purpose is to suggest that these teachings highlight the unity and oneness of the latter-day work of salvation. Missionary work and family history and temple work are complementary and interrelated aspects of one great work, “that in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him” (Ephesians 1:10).

I pray the power of the Holy Ghost will assist you and me as we consider together the marvelous latter-day work of salvation.

To review the whole address click here:  https://www.lds.org/ensign/2014/10/missionary-family-history-and-temple-work?lang=eng

Strengthening Marriage: What To Do When Marriages Struggle

Orem Utah Mission - Semi-Annual Local Unit Leadership Training Meeting

The Orem Utah Mission has scheduled the mission wide semi-annual local unit leadership-training meeting.  A member of the Area Seventy Coordinating Council will preside.  The training will discuss the direction being given to the full time missionaries as well as train Stake and Ward Mission Leaders on building the Kingdom through missionary work.

President Killpack has asked we extend an invite to you.  The members of the High Council will be personally inviting all of the Ward Mission Leaders.

Time: Thursday, February 23  7:00 PM

Location: Alpine Tabernacle  110 East Main, American Fork

Duration: Just over an hour

Quick Start: Six Week Plan for New Teachers

In general as a teacher: 1) keep the commandments, 2) study and ponder the scriptures and words of the prophets, 3) pray, fast and humble yourself before the Lord and 4) attend the temple.

Elements of a Family Mission Plan - By Elder & Sister McDonald

Elements of a Family Mission Plan

1. Missionary Preparation
2. Serve Someone
3. Share with Someone
4. Invite Someone
5. Fellowship Someone
6. Support the Missionaries

In preparing your Family Mission Plan consider choosing from this list of ideas things you are not currently doing or would like to do better.

Orem Utah Mission - Semi-Annual Local Unit Leadership Training Meeting

The Orem Utah Mission has scheduled the mission wide semi-annual local unit leadership training meeting.  A member of the Area Seventy Coordinating Council will preside.  The training will discuss the direction being given to the full time missionaries as well as train Stake and Ward Mission Leaders on building the Kingdom through missionary work.  

President Killpack has asked we extend an invite to you.  The members of the High Council will be personally inviting all of the Ward Mission Leaders (HC Missionary Committee - will you also ensure all ward mission leaders have been invited to attend, along with reminding them as it gets closer).

Here are the details:

Time: Thursday, February 23, 2017  7:00pm

Location: Alpine Tabernacle  110 East Main, American Fork

Duration:  Just over an hour

Thank you for your service!

Utah Orem Mission 4th Semi-Annual Musical Fireside March 17, 2017

My 5 Favorite Parts Of Elder Curtis' Talk From Last General Conference

My 5 favorite parts of Elder Curtis’ talk from last General Conference:

“And we talk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ, we prophesy of Christ, and we write according to our prophecies, that our children may know to what source they may look for a remission of their sins.”

Elder Andersen's Talk from General Conference

Four favorite parts of Elder Andersen’s talk from General Conference:

President Thomas S. Monson has said: “Now is the time for members and missionaries to come together, to work together … to bring souls unto Him. … He will assist us in our labors if we will act in faith to fulfill His work.”  The divinely appointed responsibility that once rested primarily upon the shoulders of full-time missionaries now rests upon us all.

Process For Convert Baptism Ordinances

Hi Ward Mission Leaders,

The purpose of this post is to explain the process for convert baptism ordinances.

Light The World - November 25 to December 25, 2016

 

Dear Presidents, Bishops, and Ward Council Members:

 

The Church has prepared a Christmas initiative to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. As you plan your Christmas gatherings and activities, we want to make you aware of the initiative and the resources that will be available for your use.

 

This year's initiative, entitled #LIGHTtheWORLD, focuses on celebrating and sharing the Light of Jesus Christ with others. The initiative will begin Friday, November 25, 2016, and run through Christmas Day.

 

Resources for Local Leaders Include:

"Light the World" Video The video will be available on mormon.org and in the Gospel Library app beginning Nov‌ember 25 for viewing and downloading.

Advent Activity Calendar Each day in Dec‌ember we will focus on a different Christlike behavior and provide suggestions for ways we can emulate His example. You may find it useful in generating ideas for ward Christmas dinners and gatherings. While the complete advent calendar will not be available until Nov‌ember 25, a planning version is available for download.

Pass-Along Cards and Posters Pass-along cards and posters are available for downloading and printing on mormon.org/download.

We invite you to use these resources both in your missionary efforts and as you plan Christmas activities and events for your congregation.

2016-Nov-4 3rd Semi-Annual Musical Fireside - Utah Orem Mission

The Holy Ghost Provides Personal Revelation

My favorite parts of Elder Hales’ talk from last General Conference:

• The Holy Ghost provides personal revelation to help us make major life decisions about such things as education, missions, careers, marriage, children, where we will live with our families, and so on. In these matters, Heavenly Father expects us to use our agency, study the situation out in our minds according to gospel principles, and bring a decision to Him in prayer.

Five Favorite Parts Of President Uchtdorf's Talk From April 2016

·         If man can take the ruins, rubble, and remains of a broken city and rebuild an awe-inspiring structure that rises toward the heavens, how much more capable is our Almighty Father to restore His children who have fallen, struggled, or become lost? It matters not how completely ruined our lives may seem. It matters not how scarlet our sins, how deep our bitterness, how lonely, abandoned, or broken our hearts may be. Even those who are without hope, who live in despair, who have betrayed trust, surrendered their integrity, or turned away from God can be rebuilt. Save those rare sons of perdition, there is no life so shattered that it cannot be restored.

Teach Repentance and Baptize Converts - Missionary Broadcast, January 20, 2016

Our Messages for Missionaries

Elder Dallin H. Oaks

Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

Broadcast Video: https://www.lds.org/broadcasts/watch/missionary-broadcast/2016/01?lang=eng&vid=4724962668001

1. Introduction

Last month our Missionary Executive Council posted a two-hour broadcast to all mission presidents and their companions.  Now we have this unique opportunity to speak to all of our 75,000 missionaries in the world.  We love you as servants of the Lord and welcome this opportunity to help you in the great work you are doing.

Today we have been taught fundamentals from Preach My Gospel.  Elder Neil L. Andersen taught our purpose as full-time missionaries, which is to teach the doctrine of Christ.  As he taught, always keep your testimony of the Savior and His gospel as the most important part of your work.  Elder David A. Bednar described how conversion comes through the Holy Ghost as you and your companion do what is necessary to assure that the Holy Ghost testifies to those you teach.

Bishop W. Christopher Waddell taught that investigators must act in order for the Holy Ghost to teach them and that missionaries must invite investigators to act and then follow up to be sure they are moving forward on the road to conversion Sister Bonnie L. Oscarson reminded us that we teach people, not lessons.  We always prepare and we are constantly “treasuring up,”1 but as we teach, we carefully listen to the Spirit, which will lead us to teach what each investigator needs.

Finally, we cannot teach if we don’t have investigators.  A major part of your work is to find.  President L. Whitney Clayton and Elder Brent H. Nielson taught that we should always find when we teach.  All missionaries must develop the faith and skill to find.  The best finding is done when we work with members.  As President Thomas S. Monson taught us, “Now is the time for members and missionaries to come together.”2 Your best success will come as you work with ward councils and ward mission leaders and as you are seeking to retain and to activate.  Behind each reactivated contact are family members and friends who are golden prospects.  The more people we find and teach, the more we will baptize.

2014 April General Conference - Elder Ballard - Following Up

Following Up

By Elder M. Russell Ballard

Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles