Fundamentals

What are the Fundamentals from Preach My Gospel: Teaching More Effectively?

Preach My Gospel, chapter 3, contains what you teach—the doctrine, principles, and commandments. The following eight fundamental principles, found throughout Preach My Gospel, help you to know how to teach. This will create a framework to learn additional principles in Preach My Gospel.

The Doctrine of Christ—The Missionary Purpose

• Learn the doctrine of Christ from the scriptures.

• Demonstrate the principle of love.

• Practice the invitation to be baptized.

The Role of the Holy Ghost in Conversion

• Learn the qualifications for having the companionship of the Holy Ghost.

• Learn the role of the Holy Ghost in conversion.

• Learn how to rely on and recognize promptings from the Holy Ghost.

• Practice following the promptings of the Holy Ghost to help investigators accept the invitation to be baptized.

Revelation through Prayer

• Learn the role of prayer in conversion.

• Teach others how to pray to gain a testimony.

• Practice the invitation to pray.

Revelation through the Book of Mormon

• Learn the role of the Book of Mormon in conversion.

• Teach others how to read the Book of Mormon to gain a testimony.

• Practice the invitation to read the Book of Mormon and pray to know it is true.

Revelation through Church Attendance

• Learn the role of church attendance in gaining a testimony and receiving revealed truth from leaders and through gospel instruction.

• Learn the role of members and the ward council in helping investigators attend church.

• Practice preparing and inviting others to attend church.

Teach People, Not Lessons

• Learn that the needs of the investigator and the promptings of the Spirit should guide the lesson.

• Learn the role of asking inspired questions and listening in discerning the spiritual needs of others.

• Practice asking inspired questions, listening, discerning, and teaching doctrine according to the investigators’ needs.

We Invite, They Commit, We Follow Up

• Learn why and how to invite people to make commitments.

• Learn the principle of agency as it relates to investigators’ commitments.

• Practice the invitation to live the law of chastity, the Word of Wisdom, and the law of tithing.

How to Begin Teaching

• Learn the principles of “How to Begin Teaching” and their importance.

• Practice “How to Begin Teaching.”