I will give up all my sins

The boss wondered why one of his most valued employee had not phoned in sick one day. Having an urgent problem with one of the main computers, he dialed the employee's home phone number and was greeted with a child's whisper. "Hello ? " "Is your daddy home?" he asked. " Yes," whispered the small voice. May I talk with him?" The child whispered, " No." Surprised and wanting to talk with an adult, the boss asked, "Is your Mommy there?" "Yes.“ "May I talk with her?“ Again the small voice whispered, "No.“ Hoping there was somebody with whom he could leave a message, the boss asked, "Is anybody else there?" " Yes," whispered the child, " a policeman ". Wondering what a cop would be doing at his employee's home, the boss asked, "May I speak with the policeman?" " No, he's busy ", whispered the child. "Busy doing what?" " Talking to Daddy and Mommy and the Fireman," came the whispered answer. Growing more worried as he heard a loud noise in the background, the boss asked, "What is that noise?" " A helicopter " answered the whispering voice. "What is going on there?" demanded the boss, now truly apprehensive. Again, whispering, the child answered, " The search team just landed a helicopter.“ Alarmed, concerned and a little frustrated the boss asked, "What are they searching for?" Still whispering, the young voice replied with a muffled giggle... " ME." Why Parents Go Gray

Alma 23 …yea, I say unto you, as the Lord liveth, as many of the Lamanites as believed in their preaching, and were converted unto the Lord, never did fall away.

Anatomy of a successful conversion 1) Proper Preparation 2) A Serving Heart 3) An Open Heart 4) The Spirit of Fire

#1 Proper Preparation Alma 17: 2,3 Revelations 19:10

Question Part of preparation is understanding what others believe. What did the Lamanites believe? Alma 18:2

Alma 18:29 Hun Hunahpu

Question Think of the people you are called to teach. What do they REALLY believe about the Savior? …and how did they come to believe it?

#3 A Serving Heart Alma 17: 25-30

A little internal proof….

#4 An Open Heart Alma 18:18-29 Why was Lamoni so open to hear the message?

#5 The Spirit of Fire Alma 19: 12,13 Alma 19: 33,34

Finally, A Stunning Prayer Alma 22:18 O God, Aaron hath told me that there is a God: and if there is a God, wilt thou make thyself known unto me, And I will give away all my sins to know thee

Theodore Roosevelt "It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."