Take the Gospel to all Nations

 On July 30th our primary lesson was titled, "The Lord Had Called Us for to Preach the Gospel". Here was the introduction in the Individuals and Families manual-

 Among the Lord’s final words to His Apostles was the commandment “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you”.  While the Apostles didn’t quite make it to all nations, Acts 16-21, does show that Paul and his companions did make remarkable progress in establishing the Church. They taught, baptized, and conferred the gift of the Holy Ghost. They performed miracles, even raising a man from the dead, and foretold the Great Apostasy . And the work they started continues with living Apostles today, along with devoted disciples like you, who are helping fulfill the Savior’s commission in ways Paul never could have imagined. Perhaps you are aware of people who do not know their Heavenly Father or His gospel. Perhaps you have felt that your “spirit was stirred in [you]” to share with them what you know about Him. If you follow Paul’s example of humility and boldness in sharing the gospel, you may find someone “whose heart the Lord [has] opened”.

I drew a chart on the blackboard and then put up "missionary pictures" to show the missionaries in our family. The top two are the sister missionaries that served in the Denver Colorado mission and brought the gospel to us. Then Mike served in the Helsinki Finland mission (Finnish), Alex served in the Salt Lake City Utah mission (English), Audrey served in the Sofia Bulgaria mission (Bulgarian), Sam served in the Sao Paulo Brazil mission (Spanish), Alison served in the Belgium Brussels Netherlands mission (French), Micah served in the Auckland New Zealand mission (Mandarin), Daniel served in the Fortaleza Brazil mission (Spanish), and Nathan is currently in the Quito Ecuador mission (Spanish). The first picture here is what Paul might have looked like teaching on Mars Hill. The second picture is my blackboard chart.