A Pile of Rocks: 

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Today at Stake conference I heard of missionary’s experience trying to teach the gospel to an investigator. She talked about how people can have the testimony of certain things but not on others. From that talk I came up with the following object lesson.

When you talk to investigator you want to determine what similar beliefs you share and what beliefs a different. For example the LDS and other Christians have a firm belief that the Bible is the word of God. It is xcripture. In the Bible there are multiple principles that we also share and you can start making a list of those similarities. Some example are faith, repentance, salvation etc.. You can put a rock in one pile to represent each of the things that you share in common.

Then there might be a pile of principles that the investigator does not yet have a testimony on. For example, some people are not used to the idea of tithing, where they devote one 10th of their income to God. That tithing stone might be put in a ‘build a testimony’ pile. They will then be encouraged to pray and study about that particular principle they do not yet have a testimony on. There might also be a rock of the idea that God talks to man today as he did anciently and connect that idea to a modern prophet.

The missionary can discuss the traits of prophets and then compare them to the teachings and traits of modern prophets. Ask the investigator. What were an ancient prophet’s duties what were their words? Then start making comparisons and ask if God consistent? Start making a list of similarities of ancient and modern profits.

This technique can show how much we share in common already.

I thought this a make a great idea as an object lesson for new investigators of the church or any investigator that wants to know answers.

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