http://www.lds.org/church/events/the-work-of-salvation-missionary-broadcast?lang=eng
I recently read this book. I loved it because it taught HOW to get it into the investigators heart; HOW to pray, HOW to keep the Sabbath day holy, HOW to study a book of scripture. All things that most don't know how to do. We often baptize people who don't get it, who don't know how to do these things, but this tells us HOW to help get it IN to them!
Mr. Christensen is a member of the 70.
I took copious notes and I'd like to share them here:
Part 1 Finding People for the
Missionaries to Teach
Ch 1:
1. We don’t need to transform our relationships into friendships as a
pre-requisite to invite others to learn about the gospel. (p 21)
2.We don’t have
to prepare them.
3. You don’t
know who will say yes or no.
4. Asking is
success in itself regardless of how it turns out.
Ch 2:
1. Use Finding NEMO (not in the book, but same idea) NEMO: Natural expressions missionary
opportunities. 2. When they ask you a
question, ask them “why?” so you know how to answer something they are
interested in and you know how to respond.
People joined a. closeness to God they saw in others, b. happiness and
sense of peace, c. better sense of purposefulness and direction. 3. Decoupling: “I’m going to ask you a
question, but before I do we need to agree that our friendship won’t be
affected if you decide this isn't of interest to you.” 4. Compare the questions WE ask, not our
answers, i.e.. Joseph Smith question, Council of Nicea- stopped asking
questions after words. Ask them
questions as explanations.
Ch 3: Ask them to help us: teach, move,
career nights, basketball team. Focus on
a. getting members involved in community organizations. b. invite them to serve
with us! People want to help!
Ch 4:
Share at work through 1. Words (NEMO) 2. Use the gospel to solve
problems. See the 5 things he learned p
67-68.
Ch 5: Set deadlines to goals and it will
happen. The desperation principle. It happens near the end!
Ch 6: Sharing the gospel online. a. create web sites b. call online
missionaries c. have non-members read it and help with editing for
effectiveness. See these web sites:
ablogaboutlove.com
mormonperspectives.com
youngandmormon.com
Part 2 Teaching Toward Conversion
Ch 7: Teach how to pray: ask investigator
to listen and notice while 3 people pray.
They usually notice the beginning, how to end, thanking and asking.
Ch 8: Teach how to study the BOM. Have
them come with questions. Give them 2
short assignments to read. Have them pray, read, write, pray read write pray.
The writing forces you to think about it.
Ch 9: Teach how to keep the Sabbath day
holy. 1. Schedule a mtg with the
missionaries at the church. Teach a
wonderful lesson. 2. Teach to take the
sacrament; teach to keep the rest of the day holy. Read Mosiah 3: 16-19 Ask what are some unholy things people do on
Sunday? What are holy thing to do?
Ch 10: Teach about temptations: Our
opponents are not passive. 1. Disobey
God’s commandments – It’s easier to keep them 100% of the time than 98%. 2. Personal apostasy. We need to teach that questions lead to
revelation. We will learn more and more, but the whole complete truth has
already been there!
Part 3 Building the Kingdom of God. (amazing
results)
Ch 11: U-night, a mtg in church, each
proselyting family brought another family.
Movie- then discussion in home, then U-night with more families,
etc.
Ch 12: In Boston, a twig. 12 people met in a home, then 20, then 40,
then 80, 120, a branch. All because after
every meeting they asked themselves who didn't come and then went out
and brought them back in!
Ch 13:
2 wards, 2 branches made into 8 branches and that brought growth. People called to serve that were not prepared
or worthy, but in the desperation it worked.
Strong people trained and there was amazing growth. Leaders saw themselves as trainers.
Ch 14: The Lord trusts these words to love
the new members, to embrace new people when they came in and to do missionary
work because they did it! Amazing number
results in Ireland, affluent ward in Boston, and New Hampshire mission area.
Ch 15: Spanish Branch with not enough
priesthood. They fasted for a weekend
for god to send a man to lead to bring change.
Next Sunday a 15 year old stuttering Jamie came. He had a way with children, helped the
missionaries out with kids, people joined.
When he came home from his mission no one left the room after his talk. 13 boys came up and promised to go on
missions when they turned 19. 12 did.
Ch 16: The thoughts and ways of God
1. The simple and weak D&C 1:19-24
2. Friends, responsibilities and
3. The good shepherd “How think
ye?” Who could have been here today that didn't come?”
4. Love one another. God trusted these wards. It wasn't miraculous, it’ was predictable. D&C
58:26-29
Epilogue My Testimony.
He thinks about missionary work and many other things every day. (He's a Harvard professor) He simply has been trying to learn
fundamental truth and falsehoods that affect us. He leaves us with a web site to help us do all the things he taught in the book.
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