April 25, 2018
This morning I was thinking about a story our ward mission leader, Bro. Ellis, told us in RS a little over a week ago. His wife and her friend teach an exercise class at the gym. Her friend, who is not a member of the LDS church, greets new people as they come into their exercise class at their gym by asking if they have a church to go to. This invitation is very natural and normal. She invites them to check it out. Her husband is the minister of their church. It is probably her husband’s livelihood, they have a lot of “skin in the game” so they need to share the news of their church with as many people as possible. If they want to pay the bills, they have to open their mouths to share about their church.
What do I need to do to have some skin in the game in sharing about the restored gospel of Jesus Christ? With our lay membership we don’t have to get people to join our church to earn a living, but we have taken on ourselves the name of Christ and He has given more than just a little “skin in the game”, He has given all. Can I share it for Him?
Most of the time I don’t open my mouth to share the gospel because I don’t know how to do it “naturally and normally” (Monson, Ensign, Oct. 1977, 14). Almost every time I’ve tried it has been awkward and weird. But today I was looking at a paper Bro. Ellis gave us that outlines our new, fantastic ward mission plan. (see attachment) It says, “Discover people’s questions. Rather than telling people what we want them to know, find out what they want to know.” That gave me an idea for sharing the gospel with strangers in line or on a plane. I can ask, Have you ever met a Mormon before? Do you have any questions about our religion?
I am going to try it!!
What do I need to do to have some skin in the game in sharing about the restored gospel of Jesus Christ? With our lay membership we don’t have to get people to join our church to earn a living, but we have taken on ourselves the name of Christ and He has given more than just a little “skin in the game”, He has given all. Can I share it for Him?
Most of the time I don’t open my mouth to share the gospel because I don’t know how to do it “naturally and normally” (Monson, Ensign, Oct. 1977, 14). Almost every time I’ve tried it has been awkward and weird. But today I was looking at a paper Bro. Ellis gave us that outlines our new, fantastic ward mission plan. (see attachment) It says, “Discover people’s questions. Rather than telling people what we want them to know, find out what they want to know.” That gave me an idea for sharing the gospel with strangers in line or on a plane. I can ask, Have you ever met a Mormon before? Do you have any questions about our religion?
I am going to try it!!
Love,
Mindy
