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I NEVER like Deseret Book books! EVER. Only read this book out of duty as I'm a new Ward Missionary and our ward Mission Leader asked me to read it. I began it with a chip on my shoulder CERTAIN I wouldn't like it. I now want EVERYONE to read this book. It will change your life... and more importantly... will change the life of others who are awaiting the gospel message. FULL of revolutionary thoughts/methods/tips on how to do missionary work with everyone around you. I highlighted something fro...
4 1/2 StarsThis is typically not my favorite topic at church, okay,sometimes I cringe when I hear another talk about missionary work, but I kept hearing about this book and the author so I decided to pick this up. More than anything I was completely inspired by the author as a person. His kindness and love inspired and touched me to the core. He made me think of how I can be a better Christian all around, and reminded me of some of the best parts of my religion like coming together as a communit...
Missionary work is sometimes not a popular topic, but this book completely changed my attitude. Br. Christensen takes apart the common practice of choose a friend and set a date, of which I've always been suspicious, and suggests that missionary work is less about 'meeting with the missionaries' than it is about inviting others to come unto Christ. Here are the points from his book that have changed my life:1. People are not interested in doctrine when they first come to the church. People are i...
A real game changer for me. Clayton Christensen approached his subject in ways I've never seen before and inspired me to make some changes in my own life. It's not often a book does that for me.
As far as being insanely informative and overall inspiring this would get like 4.5 stars from me! The ideas and stories were excellent. However I think I wanted to be more enthralled and entertained at the time that I was reading this so I found myself taking a long time to read it! It wasn't exactly a page turner. It has a great message though! So I'm torn! 3.5 stars to you book!
Principles that Work from a Lifelong MissionaryI just finished reading this book for my second time and enjoyed "round two!" I first picked it up because it was referenced a few times in General Conference, and I've found lots of peace and success in my missionary efforts when I put its teachings into practice. I think of this book as "Preach My Gospel" for members--a handbook of stories and principles that can help advance the Work of Salvation in our lives and homes. Here are the highlights:BR...
I was initially a fan of Harvard Business professor Clayton Christensen's work on innovation as well as his HBR article of the year, "How Will You Measure Your Life" (now a book by the same title). However, when I heard Clayton speak on missionary work at a conference a year or so ago, I was even more impressed by his humility and willingness to be a true disciple of Christ. I especially loved his stories and counsel on missionary work--something he is obviously passionate about (me too)!Now we
Before reading this book, I had never asked anyone to meet with full-time missionaries to be taught the gospel.After reading it, I have asked 3. One said yes.I used to think I shouldn't say anything until someone has expressed interest first. And I used to think talking about the gospel was a really big deal. I am now free to talk about it like it's a normal part of my life -- because it is! And I get that invitations are just invitations and not matters of success and failure or life working an...
Would it give you an idea of how much I was affected by this book if I said that I wish I could buy it for all the LDS people that I know? I will at least be purchasing it to give to members of my family and I hope that they will read it and be impacted by it as much as I have been. This is a fairly new book and one that I hadn’t heard of until a few weeks ago. It was recommended by our ward mission leader and the bishop asked us to read it as a ward council so we could discuss it and improve ou...
Take everything you have ever learned about being a "member missionary" and then re-think it through this book.Sometimes we know WHAT we need to doBut we just don't know HOW to do it.Clayton Christensen helps us understand the HOW of being a member missionary through some simple techniques.Here are just a few:1. Do not judge who YOU think will be receptive...leave that to the Lord.2. Use Gospel-lingo in everyday conversations...it will open up natural conversations.3. Share the truth...it is rea...
Every member should read this book. It is life-changing for members of the LDS church who are looking to be better missionaries but are stuck, bored, or scared. The principles in this book are practical and real. My family and my husband's family read this for our book clubs and it has been inspiring for all of us. My convert dad invited my non-member aunt by using some of the recommendations and she is taking the lessons for the first time in her life at age 70. Huge fan!
When you pick up Clayton Christensen's The Power of Everyday Missionaries: The What and How of Sharing the Gospel you'll notice a couple of interesting things right away. The cover is plain: just the title and author. Oh, and one more thing: "New York Times Bestselling Author." Then on the back of the title page, in addition to the usual disclaimers and copyright notices, there is this: "Proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to the general missionary fund of The Church of Jesus Chr...
I picked this book up because the missionaries in my ward have been teaching my family little mini lessons out of it. Every single principle they taught was so FRESH and INSPIRING! What an incredible book! Completely changed my view of sharing the Gospel. And I realized a lot of the opinions I held about how and what to do were totally wrong. Some of the best things I learned are that everyone needs to be needed, everyone needs to be loved, and most people need to learn how to acclimate to relig...
Amazing! This book made me think about missionary work in a whole new way. Christensen takes what may seem daunting and scary and shows how to fit sharing the gospel into every day life, with techniques that are time-tested and make perfect sense. I think every member of the LDS Church should read this book.
I don't read church books often, and especially not non-fiction, but our ward mission leader challenged the ward council to read it so I said yes. This book was a big eye-opener on missionary work- something I'm terrible at. Excellent ideas and examples, and stories that brought tears to my eyes. A must-read for members of the LDS church.
My favorite vignette was when Virginia Perry, wife of apostle L.Tom Perry (years before he was called to that office), came to church in jeans & a t-shirt to help make a new visitor feel comfortable. I guess that's because earlier this year I felt prompted to wear dress pants to a Stake fireside to make a non-member friend feel welcome & I shrank from the prompting out of fear of being misunderstood & judged by fellow members. I didn't want to be associated with the "wear pants to church" moveme...
My favorite book on missionary work by far.I read a library copy. I will definitely be purchasing this book for my home library. It is one worth referring back to over and over again.
This book has completely altered my view of member missionary work! It has made it seem far less intimidating and so much more attainable. The Gospel applies to everyone and anything, and when I live it and pray for the faith and power to share it, God will help me find those who need it and are ready.
Sometimes you need to study out theoretical methods to know how to do something well, and other times you need to be inspired by others’ stories to apply correct principles in your own way. This is more the latter, and I’m excited to go and apply these concepts to sharing my testimony of the restored Gospel.
Fantastic book!!!!! We read this as part of our ward missionary Meetings, a sort of book club and walked away with so many ideas. How we approach missionary work is so backward or wrong often and this book provides you the framework of how to change your ideas and your approach to it through numerous REAL examples. Every member should read this book. It is short and sometimes I wish the chapters we're longer and meatier but the simplicity is to help us have the spirit inspire how we can adapt th...