Elder Marcus B. Nash (Oct. '21): "Hold Up Your Light"

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 This is such an important topic-- and such a good take on a topic that is often addressed.  Often, lessons on missionary work turn into opportunities to make us feel bad.  Elder Nash's talk does not go down that road.  The hope is that this activity does not do that either.

The Activity:

  1. Explain that Elder Nash's talk is about sharing the gospel, but that the focus is on sharing the gospel and especially on the blessings that come from sharing the gospel.
  2. Ask the class members to think about blessings they have received from sharing the gospel.
  3. After a moment, ask the class members to form small groups of 3 to 4 people and come up with a list of blessings that are received as we share the gospel.
  4. After the class members have had a few moments to talk, come back together and create a list with the whole class of potential blessings.
  5. Connect your list with the list that Elder Nash shares.  
  6. As ideas are shared, invite class members to recount experiences with these blessings-- even if they were not the ones who originally came up with the idea.

Using the Activity:

In essence, this activity is designed to become an informal testimony meeting.  So, when you invite people to share their experiences, be prepared to give it a moment of silence.  A little bit of silence (for a variety of reasons) often leads to increased participation.  As people share their experiences, you may even want to point out that these are all examples of testimonies.  As we know, sharing testimonies always invites the Spirit.  Having the Spirit testify to the hearts of our class members will do more to increase their desires and efforts to share the gospel than anything else.

As always, thank you for visiting my blog.  I hope that this idea has been useful to you.

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