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How can I help hasten the Lord’s work?

How can I help hasten the Lord’s work?

Prepare Yourself Spiritually

We live in the last days, when the Lord is fulfilling His promise: “Behold, I will hasten my work in its time” (Doctrine and Covenants 88:73). Aaronic Priesthood holders play an important role in this work. We can participate by inviting all to come unto Christ through sharing the gospel, giving Christlike service, worthily performing priesthood ordinances, strengthening new members, rescuing the less active, and providing saving ordinances for the dead.

Resources to Help You Prepare

These resources are to help you prepare for the “Learn together” section of the meeting.

Questions to Ponder before You Teach

What evidence have you seen that the Lord is hastening His work in our day? What experiences could you share that might inspire the young men to be active participants in this work?

What talents and gifts do you notice in the young men that could make them particularly effective in advancing the Lord’s work? What are they already doing to participate in the work?

What can the young men do to prepare to learn? For example, they could read a talk, watch a video, or study a scripture related to this doctrine.

Teaching in the Savior’s Way

The Savior asked questions that caused His followers to think and feel deeply. They knew He loved them, and they felt safe sharing their thoughts and personal feelings. As you sincerely listen and show interest in quorum members’ answers and insights, you will help them to feel the Savior’s love.

Meeting Outline

1. Counsel Together and Share Experiences

Led by a member of the quorum presidency; approximately 5–10 minutes

Lead a discussion about items such as the following:

  • Our quorum: Who is missing today? What visits do we need to make? Who should we invite to an upcoming activity? Who needs our help and prayers?

  • Our duties: What assignments do we need to make? What assignments have we fulfilled? How have we invited others to come unto Christ, and how can we invite others now?

  • Our lives: Remind the quorum of the discussion from the last meeting. What experiences have we had with applying what we learned? What experiences have we had in the past few weeks that strengthened our testimonies of the gospel?

If possible, discuss these items beforehand in a quorum presidency meeting.

2. Learn Together

Led by a leader or teacher or a member of the quorum; approximately 25–35 minutes

After studying the above resources and following the inspiration of the Spirit, you may select one or more of the activities below to help quorum members understand the doctrine.

  • Invite the young men to read Bishop Gérald Caussé’s message “It Is All about People.” Have them think about an experience when they saw someone make his or her Church service about people instead of things. What teachings stood out to them in Bishop Caussé’s message? Divide the young men into small groups and give each group paper and markers or pencils. Invite them to pick a phrase or concept that stood out to them and create a Mormonad with it. Share what the groups created. Why do they think the Church organization is all about love? How can love and service hasten the Lord’s work more than programs and things? Encourage the young men to make a goal to help them remember to make their Church experience about people.

  • Write the word hasten on the board, and ask someone to read Doctrine and Covenants 88:73. Invite the quorum to discuss what it means to hasten something (if necessary, they could look the word up in a dictionary). Ask the young men why they think the Lord’s work needs to be hastened in our day. Invite them to look for answers to this question in the scriptures suggested in this outline or other scriptures they can think of.

  • A few days in advance, ask the young men to visit the Hastening the Work of Salvation section of ChurchofJesusChrist.org and review some of the resources there. Invite them to come to quorum meeting prepared to share something from the site that has inspired them to participate more fully in the Lord’s work.

  • Write questions like the following on the board: What can Aaronic Priesthood holders do to participate in the Lord’s work? What helps you feel the excitement and urgency of the work? How are your experiences preparing you to participate in the work? Ask the young men to read the scriptures suggested in this outline or President Dieter F. Uchtdorf’s talk “Are You Sleeping through the Restoration?” to help them answer one or more of these questions. They could also watch the video “Our Spiritual Passport.” Invite them to share what they find.

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3. Plan to Act

Led by a member of the quorum presidency; approximately 5–10 minutes

  • Ask the young men to discuss any feelings or impressions they had during the meeting. What was meaningful to them? Is there something they can do personally or as a quorum to apply what they have learned?

  • Give the young men a few minutes to record what they will do in the coming weeks to act on their impressions. Invite them to share their ideas.

  • Remind the young men that they will have the opportunity to share their experiences at the beginning of the next meeting.