Lesson Summary: July 28, 2013

This week Mickey T. taught our combined class using It's a Miracle by Neil L. Andersen and We Are One by Henry B. Eyring.

'Can you imagine the scene of the eleven Apostles on the mountain near Galilee when the risen Lord came to them and said: “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost”? “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.”

“All nations”? “All the world”? “Every creature”? Was it possible? Although Jesus reassured them, they must have wondered if miracles really would accompany them in spreading the gospel.

'The Lord needs you now more than ever to be an instrument in His hands. All of us have a contribution to make to this miracle.

'I promise you, as you pray to know with whom to speak, names and faces will come into your mind. Words to speak will be given in the very moment you need them. Opportunities will open to you. Faith will overcome doubt, and the Lord will bless you with your very own miracles.

'We are all in this together. With fellow ward members and missionaries, we plan and pray and help one another. Please keep the full-time missionaries in your thoughts and prayers. Trust them with your family and friends. The Lord trusts them and has called them to teach and bless those who seek Him.' (2013 April General Conference, It's a Miracle, By Neil L. Andersen)

We split into groups to discuss the following questions:

• To what degree am I feeling the love of The Lord?
• What challenges slow you from sharing the Gospel?  Busyness? Fear?
• What promises were declared in the lesson talks?