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| Sardegna Zone - December 2015 |
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(We’re probably not
very wise trying to do all eight zone conferences in ten days, but it’s the
only way we can meet with all of the missionaries prior to Christmas. We’ve arranged to have all the cards,
letters, and packages that have arrived at the mission office delivered to the
zones, prior to the conference.
Unfortunately, some of the packages don’t get to the mission office
until after the zone conference. Those packages will have to sit in the office
until the next zone conferences in February.
Hopefully those missionaries will be really happy when they finally get
them.)
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The Sister Training Leader talked about patience. As missionaries we are required to exercise a
lot of patience. She talked about Alma
and the sons of Mosiah and how difficult their mission must have been. They suffered illness, were kicked out of
town, and thrown into prison. Their
missions lasted 14 years.
Just like missionaries today, they had to exercise
patience. Also, just like missionaries
today, they were protected and comforted.
We are not at the helm, God is.
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The Zone Leaders taught about the importance of the Book of
Mormon to missionary work.
They told about a man who died and had a garage full of
junk. In the corner of the garage was an
old car covered in dust. His children
didn’t know what to do with it and it didn’t have any value to them. They decided to auction it off. The car sold for $225,000 because it was a
valuable Ford Mustang with only 250 miles on it. Obviously, they hadn’t understood the worth
of the car.
Too many times we don’t fully understand the value of the
Book of Mormon. It’s a small book with a
powerful message. Because it is a small
and seemly insignificant book, we cast it aside without looking inside and
finding the valuable messages it contains.
The Book of Mormon is another testament of Jesus Christ.
Preach My Gospel, pg. 106
The LDS edition of the King James Version of the Bible and the Book of
Mormon have cross-references and study aids that make the stick of Judah (the
Bible) and the stick of Joseph (the Book of Mormon) one in our hands. Give priority to Book of Mormon passages when
you teach, but also show how the Book of Mormon and the Bible teach the same
principles.
Once an investigator receives a testimony of the Book of
Mormon, everything else falls into place.
Preach My Gospel, pg. 8
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland taught:
“The first thing you will do when an investigator tells you he or she
had not read and prayed about the Book of Mormon is be devastated! . . . Much of the time we are just too casual
about all of this. This is eternal
life. This is the salvation of the
children of God. Eternity hangs in the
balance. . . . It is the most important
pat this investigator will ever walk.
But if he or she doesn’t know that, at least you do! . . . So take control of this situation. Teach with power and authority, and then be
devastated if the first steps toward commandment-keeping and covenant-keeping
have not been successfully begun.”
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| Departing Testimony |
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