11/5/2013 Book of Mormon Reading

Weekly Training

 5 November 2013

Lisanne Murphy

Book of Mormon Reading Program

Tell Me about it, Any problems?

·         Rush Too Quickly to Investigators

·         Don’t teach missionaries to get revelation very well

·         Isn’t standardized very well

·         When positive experiences do come, it is because we are there with them

·         Can/should use Book of Mormon more/better in classroom in scheduled time and fundamentals

                               

   

1.       Insights- A thought, perspective, and “aha” moment

Ex. While reading 1 Nephi, “I might be more like Laman and Lemuel than I thought, but don’t do anything about it.

2.       Revelation- Reveal, Uncover, Action, Pull Back the Veil

Ex. Ask questions to self about insights, make goals of how to be more like Nephi than Laman and Lemuel

3.       Testimony- Knowledge of truth, witness from spirit, momentary, can be topical

4.       Conversion-  What you are, character, constant holistic, change in doctrine of Christ

Missionaries need to -

·         Receive Insights for self

·         Receive Revelation for self

·         Facilitate insights for others

·         Facilitate revelation for others

·         Teach doctrine from Book of Mormon using individual scriptures and long passages

·         Invite someone to read the Book of Mormon powerfully

Read PMG Chapter 5 and look for these:

What is the role of the Book of Mormon in…

Mark Jarman statistic pulled from newly baptized members:

                “How many pages on average did you read before you got pabtized?”

                “5 pages”

                “On a scale of 1-5, how did the Book of Mormon influence your decision to be baptized?”

                “0”

With Partner Brainstorm all the aplications you can use/ think of to teach missionaries how to use this tool of the Book of Mormon

                Consider

·         Group Size

·         Days

·         Activities

·         Pace

·         PI

·         TRC

·         In or out of fundamental

·         Accountability

Write these ideas down and share/implement them in weekly companion meetings

The Book of Mormon is the great gathering tool, this is how God has chosen to keep his covenant of bringing us home

Invitations-

·         Finish study of Chapter 5

·         Set goal to improve using Book of Mormon as a tool for your own conversion

·         Implement ideas in the classroom