Lesson 41 - Every Member A Missionary

What did the Lord prophesy about the destiny of the church?

  • Doctrine and Covenants 1:30
  • Doctrine and Covenants 65: 1-6
  • Doctrine and Covenants 109: 72-24
 The Standard of Truth has been erected; no unhallowed hand can stop the work from progressing; persecutions may rage, mobs may combine, armies may assemble, calumny may defame, but the truth of God will go forth boldly, nobly, and independent, till it has penetrated every continent, visited every clime, swept every country, and sounded in every ear; till the purposes of God shall be accomplished, and the Great Jehovah shall say the work is done.

In what ways is the church coming out of obscurity?


The Prophets Have Challenged Us To Do Our Part

  • Doctrine and Covenants 1:4-5
  • Doctrine and Covenants 88:81
  • Every Member a Missionary - David O McKay
    • “And that is the message today,” President McKay said, extending the challenge to that 1959 audience. “Every member—a million and a half—a missionary!” He then quoted Doctrine and Covenants 107:99: “‘Wherefore, now let every man learn his duty, and to act in the office in which he is appointed, in all diligence. “That is the responsibility of every man and woman and child who has listened to this great and wonderful conference,” President McKay said. “God help us to be true to our responsibility and to our callings.” (See Conference Report, Apr. 1959, 122.)
  • Lengthen Our Stride - Spencer W. Kimball
    • President Spencer W. Kimball said: “It seems to me that the Lord chose his words when he said [that the gospel must go to] ‘every nation,’ ‘every land,’ ‘uttermost bounds of the earth,’ ‘every tongue,’ ‘every people,’ ‘every soul,’ ‘all the world,’ ‘many lands.’ Surely there is significance in these words! … I wonder if we are doing all we can. Are we complacent in our approach to teaching all the world? … Are we prepared to lengthen our stride? To enlarge our vision?” (Ensign, Oct. 1974, 5).
  • Bring the Gospel to the Earth - Gordon B Hinckley
    • “Now, what of the future? What of the years that lie ahead? It looks promising indeed. People are beginning to see us for what we are and for the values we espouse. … “If we will go forward, never losing sight of our goal, speaking ill of no one, living the great principles we know to be true, this cause will roll on in majesty and power to fill the earth. Doors now closed to the preaching of the gospel will be opened. The Almighty, if necessary, may have to shake the nations to humble them and cause them to listen to the servants of the living God. Whatever is needed will come to pass.“The key to the great challenges facing us and to the success of the work will be the faith of all who call themselves Latter-day Saints” (in Conference Report, Oct. 1997, 92; or Ensign,Nov. 1997, 68).
How do we help bring the church out of obscurity and to all the world?

Preparing Missionaries
President Spencer W. Kimball said: “When I ask for more missionaries, I am not asking for more testimony-barren or unworthy missionaries. I am asking that we start earlier and train our missionaries better in every branch and every ward in the world. … Young people [should] understand that it is a great privilege to go on a mission and that they must be physically well, mentally well, spiritually well, and that ‘the Lord cannot look upon sin with the least degree of allowance’ [D&C 1:31]” (“When the World Will Be Converted,” Ensign, Oct. 1974, 7).

QUESTIONS TO PONDER?
  • How do we help prepare missionaries?
  • What challenges do missionaries face?
  • How do we support fill time missionaries
  • How do we share the gospel in our daily lives?
  • How do we nurture new converts?
  • Why is it hard for new coverts?
  • What will you do this week to take the gospel to all the world?
  • What will you teach your family about bringing the gospel to the world?
  • How will you teach your family?
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