Turning the keys to missionary work in our stake

The following is the outline for a training presentation to bishops on January 8, 2015:

Need for hastening in our stake – half as many baptisms, twice as many missionaries

                  - Other indicators: less actives, sacrament meeting attendance

D&C 100 – Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon in Perry, NY, concerned about families

                                     3 – Effectual (or efficacious) door promised

                                    5 – 8 – Promise of thoughts, words, Spirit to testify

How do we open an “effectual door”? How open locked door? (turn keys)

How do we turn priesthood keys?

                  - D&C 121:36 – why are “rights of the priesthood inseparably connected
                                    with the powers of heaven”? (same as power in priesthood)

                  - D&C 97:8-9 – keep covenants, sacrifice

                  - How do we sacrifice? (move out of comfort zone) – get ward council to act

                  - Turning keys is more than having faith, but exercising faith

                 

Elder Ballard:

                  - “Conversion is in response to an action taken.”

                  - “Ward Council is a wholistic approach, everyone is involved; help ward

                       council members to understand they are loyal to the council first and

                       represent their organization second.”

Video: What elements do we see?

                   - How do we arrive at bold and ambitious goals? (ward council)

                   - Council members lead out; be the focus families - ACT

                   - Use Ward Mission Process taught by Elder Perry

Video: What order do the elements happen?

                   - What are characteristics of dynamic WML? Ward missionaries?

                   - How do we paint a vision for the members? HOW ASK THEM TO ACT?

Apostolic Promise: “Exercise faith, obligate the Lord to work for you (let him worry – Elder Richards), set a date to have someone to teach in 60 days or so and miracles will happen.”

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OUR BOLD AND AMBITIOUS GOAL: 
2 New Units before end of 2016

Ephesians 1:10 – Come into one (both sides of the veil)

                  D&C 128:15 – Both living and the dead, all coming together

D&C 105 Zion’s Camp (200 men walked 1,000+ miles to Missouri, “failed” because)

                  4 – Not united and had failed to remember the poor

                  12 – Lord prepared a way for t hem

                  14 – Lord fights our battles

                  31 – Must become sanctified

D&C 39:20-21 – Why want converts? (so they can look and know Him)

D&C 58:9-11 – Don’t get discouraged, this is the day when the lame will come in