For a missionary discussion or otherwise!
Invite the Spirit. It’s one of the most essential characteristics of an effective missionary discussion. Joseph Smith taught, “No man can preach the Gospel without the Holy Ghost.”
That’s all fine and nice, but how do we invite the Spirit? There’s the obvious answer of “keeping the commandments,” but there are a lot more ways to invite the Spirit than we normally think of. Here is a non-comprehensive list:
- Don’t get mad at your family if the house isn’t clean. Yes, a clean house invites the Spirit, but negative feelings towards your family completely negates any progress you would have made with cleanliness. The Lord knows we try.
- Play uplifting music (doesn’t always have to be church music!)
- Pause and be quiet for a moment
- Pray specifically for the Spirit to enter your home
- Do some family history work
- Play a conference talk in the background (even if you can’t listen super well all the time)
- Take a break from your phone and computer
- Workout, drink water, eat good food
- Make a list of things you’re thankful for
- Text or call someone who may need it
- Hug a family member
- Reach out to a ministering assignment
- Let go of your to-do list
- Write a missionary
- Get enough sleep
- Play with your pet
- Take a mental note of someone in your family who could use some attention
- Play a game with a family member or friend
- Go for a walk and notice things around you
- Take a few deep breaths and try to notice if the Spirit is trying to tell you something
- Let go of worries
- Be quiet internally even if the world around you is chaos
- Read a uplifting book
- Pray for the person who will be learning from the missionaries
- Set a new goal
Autumn Dickson 