Finding people to teach is a responsibility for missionaries and Church members.
D&C 123:12 For there are many yet on the earth among all sects, parties, and denominations, who are ablinded by the subtle bcraftiness of men, whereby they lie in wait to cdeceive, and who are only kept from the truth because they dknow not where to find it— 14 These should then be attended to with great aearnestness.
This scripture was taken out of context, but it does seem to apply in this situation in the sense that there are many that were blinded by the subtle craftiness of men. People are searching for truth, and they do not know where to find it.
This statistic about members and their role in finding investigators is incredible:
Members are important in finding investigators who will eventually be baptized and stay active and faithful. Elder L. Tom Perry of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said: “Not long ago we did a study on convert baptisms, and only 10 percent of the investigators being taught by missionaries were found through referrals from members. But 60 percent of the investigators who were baptized came from those referrals” (The Role of Members [address at seminar for new mission presidents, June 24, 2003], 3).
We are supposed to make every effort to talk to everyone we can about the church while we are on our missions, and as members we are to help find people for the missionaries to teach.
I've made a point of being very clear and very blunt about my intentions as a missionary, both to my friends and my church leaders. I will never be a part of selling a religion, or making a competition about the pursuit of truth that people might be going through.
I am only there because God told me to be there, and I will be a representative of the church in every way that I can, but I am there to find people that want to listen, not to try to convince people of what I believe.
This scripture was taken out of context, but it does seem to apply in this situation in the sense that there are many that were blinded by the subtle craftiness of men. People are searching for truth, and they do not know where to find it.
This statistic about members and their role in finding investigators is incredible:
Members are important in finding investigators who will eventually be baptized and stay active and faithful. Elder L. Tom Perry of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said: “Not long ago we did a study on convert baptisms, and only 10 percent of the investigators being taught by missionaries were found through referrals from members. But 60 percent of the investigators who were baptized came from those referrals” (The Role of Members [address at seminar for new mission presidents, June 24, 2003], 3).
We are supposed to make every effort to talk to everyone we can about the church while we are on our missions, and as members we are to help find people for the missionaries to teach.
I've made a point of being very clear and very blunt about my intentions as a missionary, both to my friends and my church leaders. I will never be a part of selling a religion, or making a competition about the pursuit of truth that people might be going through.
I am only there because God told me to be there, and I will be a representative of the church in every way that I can, but I am there to find people that want to listen, not to try to convince people of what I believe.
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