Comments on: Open Your Mouth

By: Trunky Missionary — Mormon Mission Prep

Trunky Missionary — Mormon Mission Prep — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 14:48:54 +0000

[...] During the last full week of my mission, my companion and I taught three second discussions, during which we invited three families to get baptized. This was quite the momentous week because it was the only week in my mission where we made three baptismal invitations. Two of the families said yes and we set baptismal dates for them. The other family said they’d think and pray about it some more. It was very spiritually uplifting to teach these families and make plans to help them come unto Christ by entering the gate to the straight and narrow path through the waters of baptism. We had found all three of these families earlier in the month by simply working hard, following the Spirit, and opening our mouth. [...]

By: Conversion of the Lescano Family — Mormon Mission Prep

Conversion of the Lescano Family — Mormon Mission Prep — Mon, 16 May 2011 04:59:23 +0000

[...] day, my companion and I were street contacting (one of my preferred ways to open your mouth), when we saw a young man standing at a street corner waiting for a bus. We approached the man, [...]

By: Conversion of Juan Carlos Lopez « Mormon Mission Prep

Conversion of Juan Carlos Lopez « Mormon Mission Prep — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:07:58 +0000

[...] go talk to him. It was a busy street and we were not at a cross walk, but knowing the charge to open your mouth at all times, we went and spoke to [...]

By: The Ultimate Missionary Companion « Mormon Mission Prep

The Ultimate Missionary Companion « Mormon Mission Prep — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:07:36 +0000

[...] See my previous post: Open Your Mouth [...]

By: Conversion Story of Aldo « Mormon Mission Prep

Conversion Story of Aldo « Mormon Mission Prep — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:05:39 +0000

[...] Lord who prepared Aldo to become a member of the true Church of Jesus Christ. We missionaries just opened our mouths and invited him to come unto [...]

By: Jimmy Smith

Jimmy Smith — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 10:34:11 +0000

@Amy D., this is a hard thing for a lot of people. I hope I didn’t give the impression that it was easy for me because it wasn’t. Though I did get better at it with practice.

@Raymond Teodo, Thank you. I think you are right in that the article is equally applicable to every member, whether or not they are on a mission. ‘Every member a missionary.’ In some respects, I guess it’s easier to share the gospel with a stranger because rejection is less painful that way. With people you know, I suppose there is a greater risk of embarrassment, but our desire to share the gospel with our friends ought to be that much greater.

By: Raymond Teodo

Raymond Teodo — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 01:46:07 +0000

Great article! Yes, it is difficult sometimes to open your mouth and share the Gospel, but it does pay off.

My question is why there are members of the church are shy to open their mouth and share the Gospel with their non-member friends? It is difficult enough for a missionary, who must find a way to reach out to complete strangers with whom they’ve never spoken to before (at the door, on the bus, train, street, etc), but it is interesting to see how there are some members who find it difficult to share the Gospel with people who they’ve known all their lives. I think this article should be shared with all members, regarding whether they’re preparing to go on missions or not….

By: Amy D.

Amy D. — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:30:55 +0000

This would be the hardest part of a mission calling for me. My grandparents were both missionaries in their youth and then again as adults, and this was one of their strengths–meeting people, talking with them and just opening their mouths. A new lady in our ward is also amazing at this. Thanks for highlighting this ability I need to work on.