Study Journal

·         Date: September 29, 2008.

·         WE LEARN TO TEACH “BY STUDY AND ALSO BY FAITH,” PART 1.

·      Prayer and pondering the scriptures help prepare us to receive the influence of the Holy Ghost.

Ø  1 Nephi 11:1

The scripture taught me the importance to ask for the Lord’s help through my prayers and to take times to ponder everything that we receive or study. We need to ask God that is this true or not. By the Spirit, we will know that this is true or not. We need to rely ourselves to God and to be worthy to receive Holy Ghost companionship.

Ø  Alma 5:46.

I learned that fasting and praying will help us to know all things. The Holy Ghost will come to our heart and testify that all things about the gospel that doubt in our heart are true. By the Spirit of revelation, we will receive guidance to be better person or better missionaries.

·      We must seek to obtain the word.

Ø  Doctrine and Covenants 11:21

I learned about we need to study the word of God first before we teach people about it. After we desire study through praying and pondering, the Spirit will help us in our teachings. We will have the Spirit in our heart and the word of God in our mind. That combination will bring people to believe in our teachings and bring people unto Christ.

Ø  Doctrine and Covenants 42:14

The Lord warned me to have the Spirit with me in all time. I need to pray with humble heart and with faith to ask for the Spirit companionship. If we do not feel the Spirit, we shall not teach people. Teaching with the Spirit is more efficient than teaching with our own knowledge.

Study Journal

·         Date: September 24, 2008.

·         TEACHING BY THE SPIRIT.

·         Missionaries should practice methods of teaching that edify

Ø  2 Nephi 33: 1

The scripture explained to us that when we speak with power of the Holy Ghost, The power of the Holy Ghost will touch people who hear our teachings.  Even though we have difficulties in writing or reading, the power of The Holy Ghost will help people to understand our lessons.

Ø  Romans 14: 19.

The Lord commanded us to each, to help, and to enlighten one another. By teaching one another we can strengthen our testimony, preach the Gospel, and bring peace in all nations.  

·         Date: September 22, 2008

·         TEACHING BY THE SPIRIT.

·         Personal preparation and worthiness are necessary to teach by the Spirit.

Ø  Alma 8: 10

Alma worked with the Spirit and asked for God’s help through his prayers. We wanted to share the Spirit to people in the city of Ammonihah. So he could bring them unto repentance through baptism. We learned from Alma that the Spirit has a big influence for him. The Spirit gave him strength, knowledge, and authority to preach the Gospel. It is important for us in our mission field to work with the Spirit and ask for God’s help through our prayers. So investigators will fell the Spirit; moreover they will repent and be baptized.

Ø  Doctrine and Covenants 11: 21-22

The scripture explained that we need to learn about the Gospel before we preach to people about it. Because of that, the Spirit will help us to preach the Gospel. It will helps us with the foreign language and also convince investigators to believe with the Gospel. First 22 explained about the Book of Mormon which is the word of God still being translated.

·         Missionaries can invite the Holy Ghost into their teaching.

Ø  Alma 5: 45-46

The scripture told us about we will know that the Gospel is true because of the Spirit. We need to invite the spirit by fasting and praying. After we know that the Gospel is true, we will teach confidently and full of Spirit. We will also have the spirit of revelation that helps us receive guidance from the Lord.

Ø  Doctrine and Covenants 100: 7-8

In the scripture, the Lord wants us preach the Gospel in His name, solemn heart, and humbleness. The Lord also promised us that the Holy Ghost will always on our side and bear records for all things that we say. If we are worthy to receive the Holy Ghost, the Holy Ghost will help us in our teachings.

Study Journal

• Date: September 15^th, 2008
• The Companionship of the Holy Ghost
• The Light of Christ is a power for good in the lives of all people.

Ø      Moroni 7: 16-19

Moroni wrote about The Spirit of God will help people to recognize which goods are and which are evils. It will tell us that the evil things are from Satan and the good things are from God. Moroni also encourage us to have the Light of Christ. When we died, we will be judged from the Light of Christ that we have. If we have the light of Christ, we will be one of his disciples.

Ø      Doctrine and Covenants 84: 46-47

      All people who came or live in this earth have the light of Christ. When     they got baptized, they will have the Spirit. The Spirit will illuminate the light of Christ that we have. The light comes from Our Lord Jesus Christ and Heavenly Father.

·         The Holy Ghost is a member of the Godhead.

Ø      3 Nephi 28: 11

The Holy Ghost will testify to us about our Lord Jesus Christ and our Heavenly Father. When people got baptized, they will have Holy Ghost companionship in their lives. Because of the atonement of our Savior Jesus Christ, we will have Holy Ghost companionship in our lives if we are worthy.

Ø      Doctrine and Covenants 130: 22

God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ have body of flesh and bones as like us. But the Holy Ghost does not have body of flesh and bones; It is a personage of Spirit. The Holy Ghost will always be with us to guide us in our lives, if we are worthy to receive His guidance.

Study Journal

• Date: September 10th, 2008
• Personal Worthiness
• Personal worthiness allows prospective missionaries to obtain temple blessings.  

  - Doctrine and Covenants 108:22 - 23.

The scripture told us that the Lord will send his servants (his missionary) from his Temple. From the Temple, they will have the glory and will be guide by the angles to preach his gospel. They will know that the Lord will help them because missionaries are his servants. Because of that, the Lord can fulfill all the prophesied from his prophets.

- Psalms 24:3-5.

David testified to us that members of the church who are clean and have pure heart are allowed to go to The House of The Lord. They need to keep the law of chastity, to be honest, and to use clean words in their lives. They will get blessing from the Lord’s salvation. 

·         Repentance is a cleansing process that allows us to be worthy.

      -         Mosiah 26:29.

Alma taught the people to repent from their sins. The scripture explained to us that we will be judge according to our sins that we did on earth. But, if we confess and repent from our sins with sincere heart, the Lord will forgive us from all of our sins. Because of the Atonement from our savior, we can be saved at the last day.

 -         Helaman 14:13.

 Samuel the Lamanites taught the Nephites about repentance. We need to believe in Jesus Christ in order to be saved. We need to repent from our sins because the Savior had suffered for us. From his Atonement, we do not need to be suffer like Him to repent from our sins.

Study Journal

• Date : September 8th, 2008.
• Personal Worthiness.
• Personal worthiness is necessary to accomplish missionary work. 

1. Doctrine and Covenants 88: 74.

• The Lord commands us to preah His gospel, but before that we need to organize ourselves, to prepare ourselves, and to sanctify ourselves from unworthy things, and also to purify our minds and our hearts. We also need to repent from our sins to make us worthy for missionary work. Because we need the companionship from the Spirit to help us learn and teach the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

    2.   Doctrine and Covenants 38:42.

• The scripture tells us about we need to preach the gospel to all nations, but before that we need to save our lives first before we save others. We need to purify our hearts and be clean because as a missionary we will be God's representatives.

Study Journal

• Date: September 3rd, 2008

• Call to Serve.

1. Missionaries assist in the gathering of Israel.

• 1 Nephi 22:4.

- The scripture talked about Israelite's tribes have been scattered away all over the world and their knowledge of the truth fullness gospel has been taken away from them. It is our job as missionaries to help reunited Israel, and teach them the same principles of the gospel.

• D&C 110: 11.

- Moses appeared to Prophet Joseph and Oliver Cowdery in Kirtland Temple, Ohio in April 3, 1836. Moses gave Prophet Joseph keys to gather the Israel that has been scattered away. They will find Ten Tribes of Israel int the land of north which refer to America.

2. The focus of missionary work is to invite people to Christ.

• 1 Nephi 6: 4.

- Nephi persuades people to come unto God of Abraham, God of Issac, and God of Jacob. God of Abraham, God of Issac, and God of Jacob are referring to Our Lord Jesus Christ. We may be saved by his Atonement and have faith in Him. We can be baptized in thy Name and obeying his law in order to be saved at the last day.

• Jacob 1:7.

- Jacob the Son of Lehi prophesied about the day of temptation. He told us to come unto Christ and feel the goodnes of God, so we may be saved and keep close to him in the day of temptation. He also mentioned about in the day of temptation, Israel is being united. The day of temptation is referring to The Latter days.

3. A full-time mission call comes from the Lord through His authorized servants.

• Alma 42: 31.

- Alma taught his son Corianton about repentance and serve the Lord. Alma commanded Corianton to share the Gospel, to bring people unto Christ ,and to be baptized. So they will feel the mercy of God which referring to the Atonement of jesus Christ. It is a calling to us to bring people unto Christ as a missionaries.

• D&C 11:15.

- Prophet Joseph Smith had a revelation to his brother Hyrum Smith about missionary work. People who serve as a missionary will be blessed. Their job is to share the gospel to evcery nations, to bring them unto Christ, and baptized them. So they will feel they joy that we have as a missionary.

Moses 6: 4-6

The scriptures talked about The Lord will bless His chosen people who call upon His name. They will blessed with a language that pure and clean. The Lord will give them the spirit of inspiration and with the language that they have, they will write a book that contained the creation of the world and about their genealogy. They will teach their children the same language that The Lord gave to them. We also can get the spirit of inspiration (revelation) by call upon the name of the Lord and be worthy to recieve the Spirit.