July 17th, 2014- Salvation and Revelation in the Book of Mormon

Weekly Training Meeting

July 17th, 2014

To Complete Assignment: Send an email to Lisanne of your plan for the #2 practice.

Skills Missionaries need to use the BoM effectively:

(Class Insight)

• Receive Personal Insights
• Receive Personal Revelation
• Facilitate insights for others- members and non-members
• Facilitate revelation for others- members and non-members 
• 180 PMG- Introduce, Read and Apply passages
• Teach doctrine from the Book of Mormon (long and short passages)
• Introduce the Book of Mormon powerfully—Revelation through the Book of Mormon
• Teach People Not Lessons- Adjust, Inspired Questions, Discern- BoM
• Faith/Confidence in the power of the Book of Mormon
• Personal Study with others in mind
• Respond to objections 
• Keystone of Faith
• Book of Mormon and the Bible- supporting each other

Use the consider this bullet points on page 103 of PMG… consolidate the skills missionaries need, how can they fit into those bullet points?

Can you fit them all in? If you couldn’t fit it in then you shouldn’t teach it.

What did you learn from this?

(Class Insight)

• Instead of going straight to the doctrine, we go into to much detail. We should focus more on these 5 things and use the Book of Mormon to simplify things
• When using these they can understand the ‘why’ while they are working on the ‘how’
• Revelation is the thread between the 5 in green
• Focus lessons on Christ and you will see how much the Book of Mormon is focused on Christ

 

PMG page 89

Joseph Smith said, “Salvation cannot come without revelation”

BD-Revelation:

The English word revelation is translated from a Greek word apocalypse, meaning to make known or uncover. This is in contrast to apocrypha, which connotes covered or concealed. Divine revelation is one of the grandest concepts and principles of the gospel of Jesus Christ, for without it, man could not know of the things of God and could not be saved with any degree of salvation in the eternities. Continuous revelation from God to His Saints, through the Holy Ghost or by other means, such as visions, dreams, or visitations, makes possible daily guidance along true paths and leads the faithful soul to complete and eternal salvation in the celestial kingdom. The principle of gaining knowledge by revelation is the principle of salvation. It is the making known of divine truth by communication with the heavens and consists not only of revelation of the plan of salvation to the Lord’s prophets but also a confirmation in the hearts of the believers that the revelation to the prophets is true. It also consists of individual guidance for every person who seeks for it and follows the prescribed course of faith, repentance, and obedience to the gospel of Jesus Christ. “The Holy Ghost is a revelator,” said Joseph Smith, and “no man can receive the Holy Ghost without receiving revelations” (HC 6:58). Without revelation, all would be guesswork, darkness, and confusion.

Help missionaries receive revelation for themselves and others that will focus them on SALVATION and the salvation of their investigators through the Gospel of Jesus Christ. 

The things in green are progressional. You must be able to receive personal revelation before you can facilitate it for someone else. 

Practice: 

Big Picture Book of Mormon Reads

1. Introduce missionaries to the concept and progression of the Book of Mormon reads
2. Plan out progression of Book of Mormon with a companion for district

plan objective- 5 bullet points on page 103 PMG

skill that they need

1. Introduce one of the activities in the progression you planned

Evaluation:

Use these paragraphs as a guide for practices-

1st paragraph pg. 103 PMG

The Book of Mormon is powerful evidence of the divinity of Christ. It is also proof of the Restoration through the Prophet Joseph Smith. An essential part of conversion is receiving a witness front he Holy Ghost that the Book of Mormon is true. This testimony can lead to a deep and abiding faith in the power of the Book of Mormon during the conversion process. Have confidence that the Holy Ghost will testify to anyone who reads and ponders the Book of Mormon and asks God if it is true with a sincere heart, real intent, and faith in Christ. this witness of the Holy Ghost should be a central focus of your teaching. 

1st paragraph pg. 89 PMG

Joseph Smith said, “Salvation cannot come without revelation; it is in vain for anyone to minister without it.” You will succeed in your work as you learn to receive and follow personal revelation. Joseph Smith also taught that revelation is vital for your daily work: “This is the principle on which the government of heaven is conducted—by relation adapted to the circumstances in which the children of the kingdom are placed.”

Invitation:

• Write in your journal how you are seeing the mercies of the Lord through the Book of Mormon
• Use the Book of Mormon as a proper tool in the classroom
• Help missionaries use the Book of Mormon properly