Lesson 200—Love, Share, and Invite: Gathering Others to Jesus Christ
“Lesson 200—Love, Share, and Invite: Gathering Others to Jesus Christ,” Doctrine and Covenants Seminary Teacher Manual (2025)
“Love, Share, and Invite,” Doctrine and Covenants Seminary Teacher Manual
Lesson 200: Missionary Preparation
Love, Share, and Invite
Gathering Others to Jesus Christ
As members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, it is our covenant responsibility to share the Savior’s gospel “unto the ends of the world” (Doctrine and Covenants 1:23). We can participate in this wonderful work by loving others, sharing the message of Jesus Christ, and inviting them to join us in coming to the Savior. This lesson can help students make a plan to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ by using the principles of love, share, and invite.
Possible Learning Activities
Do not camouflage your gospel light
In what situations might a person want to be camouflaged?
Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles shared something that we do not want to camouflage about ourselves:
An essential part of this missionary effort is for individual members to become beacon-light examples wherever we live. We cannot be in camouflage. …
… The Lord expects those who have received His gospel to urgently strive to be a beacon-light example that will help others come to God. This allows our brothers and sisters across the earth to enjoy the supernal blessings and ordinances of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ and be safely gathered home. (Quentin L. Cook, “Safely Gathered Home,” Liahona, May 2023, 23)
What was meaningful to you from Elder Cook’s message?
The Savior’s missionary mandate
Elder Cook also taught:
The Savior graciously invites us to be His voice and His hands. The love of the Savior will be our guiding light. The Savior taught His disciples, “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations” [Matthew 28:19]. …
For the Savior’s mandate to share the gospel to become part of who we are, … we need to love our neighbors, share the restored gospel of Jesus Christ, and invite all to come and see. (Quentin L. Cook, “Conversion to the Will of God,” Liahona, May 2022, 56)
How would you explain Elder Cook’s message in your own words?
What are some effective ways you have seen others share the gospel of Jesus Christ?
What experiences have you had sharing the Savior’s gospel with others?
Love, share, and invite
What insights did you gain about sharing the gospel?
How did the Savior demonstrate the principle in His interactions with others?
What are some ways teenagers could act on the principle as they strive to share the Savior’s gospel?
Effective ways to love, share, and invite
Help students brainstorm additional ideas of how to share the gospel using the principles of love, share, and invite. Include their ideas on the board under the corresponding columns. Some of the following resources may help generate ideas:
Consider sharing a time when you helped someone by using principles of love, share, and invite. Or you might share a time when someone blessed your life by using these principles.
Invite students to follow any promptings they felt today to create a plan to share the gospel. Their plans could include implementing one or more of the ideas listed on the board. To help with the details of their plans, you could display the following instructions and prompts for students to complete in their study journals.
Select one or more of the following prompts to complete in your study journal:
I will show love to someone by .
I will share what I know or feel about the Savior’s gospel by .
I will invite (someone’s name) to .
For the prompt(s) you chose to answer, complete the following in your study journal:
The next step I will take for completing my plan is .
I will try to do this by (date).
Some students might feel discouraged if sincere efforts to share the gospel are not received well. Help students understand that the Lord loves the efforts they are making, even if it does not seem successful right now. Invite them to continue to act in faith regardless of immediate results.