MMM Title of Boldness

MMM Title of Boldness

1. Prayerfully study chapters 1 and 11 of PMG.
a. Ask Heavenly Father what you can do to help specific investigators
b. Ask Heavenly Father to help you be bold in promising specific come unto Christ through baptism.

Blessings tied to the covenant of baptism and receiving the Gift of the Holy Ghost. (For example, “I promise you that your baptism and  confirmation will heal the pain from your recent divorce. By showing:

Faith in Jesus Christ and His atonement, the Lord will heal you. As you are baptized by water and then by the Holy Spirit, you will feel your burdens lifted and your doubts and fears will be replaced with faith and peace.”

2. Eat, drink and sleep baptisms. Why?
a. 3 Nephi 27:19-20
b. 3 Nephi 11:38
c. 2 Nephi 31:21

3. Boldness with every investigator
a. Who – declare the Lord sent you.
b. What -- to tell you to repent and change your life.
c. Why – so you can be healed through faith in the Lord’s atonement and

4. We must rely upon the Lord and not ourselves. The Holy Spirit converts, not the missionary. 97 PMG

a. We must boldly teach by the Spirit.
b. Boldness is essential when inviting investigators to repent (make and
c. Boldness requires specific promised blessings.

5. For any investigator you have taught three or more times who does not have
a. Review the baptism questions. Discern their objections. Elder Godoy
b. Boldly commit them to repent – change and keep the commandments.
a. Boldly testify
b. Boldly promise specific blessings as they keep the commandment.

6. Teach that baptism completes repentance -- heals pains and sorrows and removes guilt and shame from our lives.
a. 3 Nephi 7:25-26
b. Moroni 8:25-26
c. 2 Nephi 31:17
d. Mosiah 18:8-10

7. Don’t use quit dates with the Word of Wisdom. Commit them immediately to live the Word of Wisdom while they’re feeling the Holy Spirit. Remove the “contraband” from the house.
Be baptized and receive the Gift of the Holy Ghost.
Keep commitments to live the commandments.