Are You Sick of
Preach My Gospel?
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1. Preach My Gospel is for all of us.
2. There are lots of ways to study Preach My Gospel.
3. We must Study until we UNDERSTAND the Doctrines.
4. We must develop a FEELING TESTIMONY.
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Of Jesus Christ.
Of Joseph Smith.
Of The truthfulness of the Church.
Of Living Prophets today.
5. Learn to Invite others to ACT
6. Being a disciple of Christ is HARD.
7. Studying the Atonement Increases out desire to share
the gospel.
The question is often asked:
Who is Preach My Gospel for?
Elder Ballard, “Following Up”
Ensign, May 2014 page 80
“I invite all members…
to obtain a copy of
Preach My Gospel… It
is a guidebook for
missionary work—
which means it is a
guide book for all of
us.”
Who is Preach My Gospel for?
Who is Preach My Gospel for?
There are LOTS of was to
Study: Preach My Gospel
 229 Pages… 1 page a day = 7.5 months
 229 Pages… 1 page a week = 4.3 years
 13 Chapters… 1 a week = 2.9 months
 13 Chapters… 1 a month = 1 year and 1 month
 5 Missionary Discussions (all in Chapter 3)
 1 Discussion a month… 5 months
 Etc… etc… etc… etc… etc…
There are LOTS of ways to
Study: Preach My Gospel
 INFORMATION BOXES: (PMG p. 8)
 What if you spent a full day just studying, and
pondering the few things inside one of these boxes?
There are LOTS of was to
Study: Preach My Gospel
 When printing, every square centimeter of space is at a
premium. What if you spent a time pondering:
 Why is this page laid out like this?
 Why space in the margins to write?
 Why this Picture or this quote or this scripture?
 What if you spent a full day, just pondering the layout of
each page?
 Ponder why some quotes are ‘boxed’????
Why this Picture? (PMG 2)
Why this quote? (PMG 19)
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PMG page 6
Let’s Start: PMG 4x on 92; 3x on 93
WE...MUST FEEL…
Memorize Joseph Smith’s description of seeing
the Father and the Son (JSH 1:17)
PMG p. 38
WE...MUST FEEL… DO YOU?
DO YOU FEEL: Your Testimony?
Jesus is the Christ!
Joseph is HIS Prophet!
President Monson is
God’s Living Prophet!
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is
Christ’s authorized Church on the earth today!
Origins… Go to the Source
Does a Testimony of Joseph
Smith burn in your own heart?
WE...MUST FEEL…
DO YOU?
Invite to Act: (Follow Promptings)
WE...MUST FEEL… DO YOU?
 President Monson Clip “Consider
the Blessings” Oct 2012 (1985;
1996; 2002; 2003)
 During this (the first discussion)
or any other lesson, DO NOT
HESITATE TO Invite people to
be baptized and confirmed…
(Page 40)
 Conversion requires one to ACT.
PMG 17 times!
See Pages 17,32,44,73, 92,101,
110, 111,117,122,156,177,195
Invite to Act: (Follow Promptings)
WE...MUST FEEL… DO YOU?
 Sarah Story… Potato Soup
 Acts 8 Philip and the Ethiopian man
 Missionaries Knock on a door and a woman is crying…
Hi, we are representatives of Jesus Christ’s church… I
really can’t talk to you right now… Slam. Knock… Hi,
we have a message for you… I can’t talk. Slam.
Knock… Excuse mam, are you o.k. My baby just died
and I am upset because she hadn’t been baptized…
(Adjust Your Teaching to Meet Needs PMG p 177)
 Sister Missionaries imspired to talk to a policeman…
To Be An Apostle means?
 Peter describes the requirement to be an apostle:
 Acts 1:22 “one [must] be ordained to be a witness with
us of his resurrection.”
 Acts 2:32 “This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we
all are witnesses.”
 Acts 3:15 [You] “Killed the Prince of life, whom God
hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.”
 Acts 4:33 “And with great power gave the apostles
witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus…”
The First Presidency 2014
Listen for
the words
“I witness”
The Twelve Apostles
Missions are HARD
 Being a disciple (follower) of Christ is HARD…
 BUT…
 “I can do all things through Christ which
strengtheneth me.” Philippians 4:13
 Listen to Living WITNESSES inviting to be
dedicated disciples of Christ
 Have you COUNTED THE COST??? Luke 14:28
“As your understanding of the Atonement of
Jesus Christ grows, your desire to share the
gospel will increase. (PMG 2)
1. Preach My Gospel is for all of us.
2. There are lots of ways to study Preach My Gospel.
3. We must Study until we UNDERSTAND the Doctrines.
4. We must develop a FEELING TESTIMONY.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Of Jesus Christ.
Of Joseph Smith.
Of The truthfulness of the Church.
Of Living Prophets today.
5. Learn to Invite others to ACT
6. Being a disciple of Christ is HARD.
7. Studying the Atonement Increases out desire to share
the gospel.