What they Don't Teach you at the MTC

What they Don't Teach you at the MTC
Author: Norman C. Hill
Publisher: Cedar Fort Publishing & Media
Total Pages: 165
Release: 2023-04-17
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1462139779

When author Norman Hill asked hundreds of Church members what they needed to do to prepare for a mission, he was given several answers and suggestions-so many that he realized how easy it was to overlook the most important strengths The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints prescribes for its gospel messengers. Some of the abilities we sometimes fail to consider are • Understanding priesthood leaders' perspectives • Obeying mission rules with exactness • Focusing on commitments and the baptismal interview questions when teaching investigators • Being aware of one's own personal progress and not that of others • Visualizing investigators as our Father in Heaven visualizes them In order for missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to succeed in their sacred calling, they must first be prepared, and in order for them to be prepared, they must first know how. What They Don't Teach at the MTC provides the fundamental foundation needed in order to gain the necessary skills and abilities to serve a successful mission. It is for all those who desire to bring souls unto Christ and reap the blessings thereof. Benjamin Franklin once said, "Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, success, and achievement have no meaning."

Latter-Gay Saints

Latter-Gay Saints
Author: Gerald S. Argetsinger
Publisher: Lethe Press
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2013
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1590212649

Latter-Gay Saints brings together twenty-five exemplary short works depicting a variety of perspectives of what it means to be both Mormon and queer. Some portray characters determined to reconcile their sexuality with the Mormon faith in accordance with its constantly evolving teachings and policies. The majority present the realities of queer Mormons who have come to terms with their sexuality in a variety of alternative ways. Others are written from outside the Mormon community, commenting on often strange encounters with Mormons who are gay. These stories are also of value for the broader GLBT community revealing similarities that people of faith, regardless of which faith, face in attempting to negotiate their religious heritage with their homosexuality. Some in the GLBT community find a way, while others do not, leaving their faith or having it ripped from them. They are all individuals searching for answers to life's puzzles.

The Mormon Quest for Glory

The Mormon Quest for Glory
Author: Melvyn Hammarberg
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 387
Release: 2013-06-03
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0199911134

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has 6 million members in the United States today (and 13 million worldwide). Yet, while there has been extensive study of Mormon history, comparatively little scholarly attention has been paid to contemporary Mormons. The best sociological study of Mormon life, Thomas O'Dea's The Mormons, is now over fifty years old. What is it like to be a Mormon in America today? Melvyn Hammarberg attempts to answer this question by offering an ethnography of contemporary Mormons. In The Mormon Quest for Glory, Hammarberg examines Mormon history, rituals, social organization, family connections, gender roles, artistic traditions, use of media, and missionary work. He writes as a sympathetic outsider who has studied Mormon life for decades, and strives to explain the religious world of the Latter-day Saints through the lens of their own spiritual understanding. Drawing on a survey, participant observation, interviews, focus groups, attendance at religious gatherings, diaries, church periodicals, lesson manuals, and other church literature, Hammarberg aims to present a comprehensive picture of the religious world of the Latter-day Saints.

Using French

Using French
Author: Ronald Ernest Batchelor
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2000-05
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9780521645935

This is an extensively revised and substantially enlarged 2000 edition of the acclaimed Using French.

Letters from Home: Lift Your Missionary & Unify Your Family

Letters from Home: Lift Your Missionary & Unify Your Family
Author: Robert Quinn
Publisher: Cedar Fort Publishing & Media
Total Pages: 319
Release: 2023-02-02
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1462126340

Let your child’s mission transform your whole family. This empowering book will teach you how to turn the pain of separation in to joyful communion. Learn to read and write by the Spirit, making each letter from home a precious message that draws you and your missionary closer to God and to each other. Realize the promised blessings of missionary service for your entire family as you serve the Lord together.

Mormon Passage

Mormon Passage
Author: Gary Shepherd
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Total Pages: 476
Release: 1998
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780252066627

This work is the first to present detailed, first-person accounts of the Mormon missionary experience. Armed with little more than youthful vigor and firmly held religious convictions, twins Gary and Gordon Shepherd left their home in Salt Lake City in 1964 for two years as missionaries in Mexico. Mormon Passage is one result of that experience, a combination of diaries and field notes kept by the two during their mission and sociological analyses of their experiences. The brothers' goal is to help readers understand the consequences of the missionary experience for the vitality of Mormon religious life. "Seldom has excellent research been woven so tightly with personal experience. . . . Very well written, a compelling narrative and an absorbing analysis." -- Lavina Fielding Anderson, coeditor of Sisters in Spirit: Mormon Women in Historical and Cultural Perspective

Mormon Mission Prep

Mormon Mission Prep
Author: James Smith
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 118
Release: 2012-01-02
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1105412784

Mormon Mission Prep: A Practical Guide to Spiritual and Physical Preparation takes a unique look at missionary preparation by focusing on the practical as well as the spiritual side of preparing to serve the Lord. The book provides details on the application forms and estimated timelines of when to start and how long steps should take. The book helps young people, their parents, and leaders to know the mission call process in order to relieve stress and help prevent unnecessary delays in getting the mission call. The book also discusses how to become an effective missionary by knowing and using the scriptures, maintaining your worthiness, understanding the gospel, and developing a testimony. Author Jimmy Smith addresses these issues and more in this book that is full of tips on preparing both spiritually and physically for an LDS mission.

Ski

Ski
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 282
Release: 1985-11
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For Times of Trouble

For Times of Trouble
Author: Jeffrey R. Holland
Publisher:
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2012
Genre: Bible
ISBN: 9781609072711

The author explores dozens of scriptural passages from the psalms, offering personal ideas and insights and sharing his testimony that "no matter what the trouble and trial of the day may be, we start and finish with the eternal truth that God is for us."--

Lifetime

Lifetime
Author: Jesus Salazar
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2013-04-29
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0557496047

This book is to help member's of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day-Saints prepare for a mission, It will give you guided advice on what to do and exactly how to do missionary work.