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The missionaries from the LDS Mission in Montreal, Canada gave us a great
pamphlet their LDS mission had made with ideas to help members sharing
the gospel with their friends and family. There are five categories in
this LDS mission resource:
LDS Mission Resource:
Be an Example
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Put a picture of the temple up in your home
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Share your
testimony with your friends
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Keep a copy
of the Book of Mormon where friends can see it
•
Read the Book
of Mormon in public places so people will see it and ask about it
•
Keep a Book
of Mormon and a Bible in the car, at work, and everywhere else you
go
•
During the
week, informally bear testimony of a gospel principle
•
Sit with a
nonmember or less active member at church
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Share gospel
expressions with your friends
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Dress nicely
•
Share your
conversion story
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"I like
my church because..." (Tie it into a related topic)
•
Talk about
Jesus Christ and ask questions to find out their beliefs and feelings
•
Put a copy
of the Book of Mormon on the coffee table (in a strange language to
spark attention!)
•
Wear your
CTR ring and other church items to spark conversation, be ready to
explain
•
Refuse coffee
and tea and then explain why
•
Play a song
from the Mormon Tabernacle Choir for a friend
•
Have a positive
attitude around friends
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"What
did you do this weekend?" Talk about a subject/feeling you had
at church
•
Mention missionaries
in conversations with friends and family
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Give a spiritual/motivational
thought at work
•
Ask a friend
to write down all of their blessings and compare lists
•
Show pictures
of missionaries to people
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Talk about
their heritage and talk about genealogy, help them learn more (www.familysearch.org)
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Be an example
of hard work and excellency in all that you do
•
Don't stop
people in your home when they begin looking at church materials
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Use religious
words (i.e. "church", "LDS mission", "Bible",
"Book of Mormon", etc)
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Talk about
eternal friendship with one of your friends
•
Share a child's
missionary stories
•
Put yourself
in situations to share the gospel (scriptures laying out, etc)
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Write a letter
with church based stationary
•
Share the
history of the church (Legacy)
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Informal teaching
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Have a proclamation
where people can see it (The Living Christ, Family)
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Share a scripture
you read in the morning like you would a movie line (just relate it
to something that happened)
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Attend English
class and make friends
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Ask a friend
about his/her beliefs
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Carry a picture
of your family and the temple close together and show it often
•
Ask to see
pictures of a fellow worker's family
•
Tell someone
a Mormon joke and explain it
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Make a transition
in a conversation from family to church
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Talk about your
own LDS mission (if applicable)
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Ask someone
if they've seen the temple
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Listen to
church music when others are around
•
Read from
the Book of Mormon during your lunch break
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Sing a hymn
for a nonmember
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Give applicable
Book of Mormon names to pets and animals
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Talk to someone
on the Metro/Bus
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Share a rainy
day scripture to someone who's having a rainy day.
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