King Lamoni

“The single most important thing you can do to prepare for a call to serve a mission is …” Elder Bednar, “Becoming a Missionary,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2005, 45).

Alma 18 List the top football players of all time. How many are linemen? Alma 18:8-10. Give me an experience wherein someone you know did something that impressed you beyond imagination. Hyrum Smith vs Oliver Cowdery Mike O’Bern story

“The single most important thing you can do to prepare for a call to serve a mission is… Elder Bednar, “Becoming a Missionary,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2005, 45). to become a missionary long before you go on a mission”

 Alma 18:22-32 – What does Ammon do well as a teacher? ◦ Primary teacher story ◦ Is heaven ‘up’ or ‘down’?

 Barbara Walters, Heaven

 True love is_______________.  Alma 19:1-5  Alma 19:8-14

 Alma 19:16–17

“Having been converted unto the Lord for many years on account of…” What’s your conversion story? Is there a “moment”?

“May I tell you how I gained a testimony of the truth and divine nature of this great latter-day work? I’m afraid my experience isn’t very dramatic. It is not a story of heavenly hosannas or thundering shouts. It is not a story of lightning, fire, or flood. But I have always known the reality and goodness of God. From my earliest memories it was there—a sure and abiding testimony of this great work.” (Joseph B. Wirthlin, General Conference, Oct )

“Nearly 40 years ago as I contemplated the challenge of a mission, I felt very inadequate and unprepared. I remember praying, “Heavenly Father, how can I serve a mission when I know so little?” I believed in the Church, but I felt my spiritual knowledge was very limited. As I prayed, the feeling came: “You don’t know everything, but you know enough!” “At times, the Lord’s answer will be, “You don’t know everything, but you know enough”—enough to keep the commandments and to do what is right. Remember Nephi’s words: “I know that he loveth his children; nevertheless, I do not know the meaning of all things.” (Elder Anderson, October 2008)

 Alma 19:17–28  Alma 19:29-36

Prophet Joseph Smith: “I told the brethren that...a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book.”  What precepts (principles) do you see in this story?

You can count the number of seeds in an apple…

But you can’t count the number of apples in a seed.

Many years ago an elder who served a mission in the British Isles said at the end of his labors, ‘I think my mission has been a failure. I have labored all my days as a missionary here and I have only baptized one dirty little Irish kid. That is all I baptized.’ Years later, after his return to his home in Montana, he had a visitor come to his home who asked, ‘Are you the elder who served a mission in the British Isles in 1873?’ ‘Yes.’ Then the man went on, ‘And do you remember having said that you thought your mission was a failure because you had only baptized one dirty little Irish kid?’ He said, ‘Yes.’ The visitor put out his hand and said, ‘I would like to shake hands with you. My name is Charles A. Callis, of the Council of the Twelve of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints. I am that dirty little Irish kid that you baptized on your mission.’ …Elder Callis left a lasting legacy for his large family. Serving as a mission president for 25 years and in his apostolic ministry for 13 years, he blessed the lives of literally thousands. I feel privileged to have known this great Apostle of the Lord when I was a young man. James E. Faust, April 2001 Gen. Conf.

What can you do today that might have a good influence on people around you?

King Lamoni