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A List of Member-Missionary Ideas - Items to Give
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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: Items to Give

Put your picture and your testimony in a Book of Mormon and give it to a friend
Write your testimony in a card and have the missionaries deliver it to a friend
Give a friend a picture of your family, a temple, and a Proclamation of the Family
Give a friend a Lamb of God card
Include Lamb of God cards in cards for special occasions
Give a copy of the Book of Mormon or a church video to a friend for a special occasion
Give those around you articles from church literature that apply to their lives (Church News, Ensign, etc)
Give church materials as "Thank You's" for service rendered
Buy a friend a church magazine subscription
Use creativity in making a note with an image of the church and a spiritual thought for the missionaries to give to one of their investigators
Leave church material in waiting rooms/public areas
Give away one copy of the Book of Mormon every two months
Give away a pamphlet
Give an animated video of a Book of Mormon story along with the Book of Mormon and invite to watch and read
Send a family newsletter to nonmembers with a spiritual thought on it
Bake cookies during family home evening and give to a nonmember
Check up on those people to whom you have already given pamphlets
Give your friends Mormon Ads to put in their homes
Mail a Book of Mormon to a friend
Wrap a Book of Mormon in gold wrapping paper and give it to a friend
Make a treat and give it to a friend with a spiritual thought
Give the Church's Internet addresses to a friend (www.mormon.org and www.lds.org)
Make a Book of Mormon kit (pamphlets and videos)
Give a "Proclamation to the Family" at a baby shower or wedding
Give a flower and relate it to Alma 32
Give a friend a balloon with a scripture inside
Give away a framed religious picture
Give someone a tie and invite them to church
When going out to eat, leave a tract or pamphlet with the tip
Take advantage of the season (give holiday gifts, etc)
Make and give out a package of different pamphlets about families
Offer the Book of Mormon as a way to sleep better

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