Only together can we fulfill the great charge given to the ancient and modern Apostles: “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature” (Mark 16:15).
In order to be successful in these efforts, we must be one with the missionaries, and we must understand one another. Do you always understand the missionaries? . . . If we want to understand and help our missionaries, we must have faith as missionaries have faith, we must think as missionaries think, and we must feel as missionaries feel. How can we achieve that?
One important way, of course, is to be with the missionaries and see them do what they do. But another way for us is to get acquainted with Preach My Gospel and learn more about missionary work.
Allow me for a moment to highlight some of the headings of Preach My Gospel (2004, iii). They read:
- “How Do I Recognize and Understand the Spirit?”
- “How Do I Study Effectively and Prepare to Teach?”
- “What Do I Study and Teach?”
- “What Is the Role of the Book of Mormon?”
- “How Do I Develop Christlike Attributes?”
Aren’t those the things that all of us want to learn?
Elder Scott said that all members should become familiar with Preach My Gospel
Let me give a few suggestions that may help make time to study Preach My Gospel
- Youth preparing for a mission should carefully study Preach My Gospel along with the scriptures.
- Invite the missionaries to your home. Ask them to teach you and your family a principle or doctrine from Preach My Gospel.
- Every once in a while, use Preach My Gospel for family home evening. Let your teenage children teach your family as missionaries would do.
- Gospel teachers could use the simple but effective principles of gospel teaching as outlined in Preach My Gospel as a support to the prescribed courses of study.
- In countries where the Church is still young, Preach My Gospel may be used along with the scriptures as a resource and foundation for all gospel learning and teaching.
- Elder Scott encouraged local Church leaders “to use these materials in . . . presidencies, priesthood executive committee meetings, and ward councils” (Ensign, May 2005, 31).
- Use Preach My Gospel as a resource for training, talks, spiritual thoughts, lessons, firesides, and personal study.
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