The document discusses the story of Jonah and Nineveh from the Bible. It teaches that Jonah was initially reluctant to preach to the Assyrian city of Nineveh, instead fleeing by ship. After being swallowed by a large fish, Jonah repented and went to Nineveh, preaching repentance. The entire city responded by fasting and repenting, which angered Jonah. The document encourages sharing the gospel message like Jonah did and accepting missionary calls, despite potential fears or reluctance.

1. LESSON 33:
SHARING THE GOSPEL WITH THE
WORLD

2. PURPOSE
• To encourage us to fulfill our responsibilities as
latter-day Israel to love all the people of the
world and share the blessings of the gospel
with them.

3. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE
RESTORATION IN ONE WORD?

4. WHY DID THE LORD WANT
JONAH TO GO TO NINEVEH?
• Jonah 1:2
• Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry
against it; for their wickedness is come up before
me.

5. • Why might Jonah have been reluctant to accept a
mission call to Nineveh?
• Why did Jonah go to Tarshish?
• Jonah 1:3
• But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the
presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa;
and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he
paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to
go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of
the Lord.

6. ESCAPE?
• In what ways do we sometimes try to
escape from the presence of the Lord?
• From callings extended to us by his
representatives?
• What are the results of such efforts?

7. HOW DID THE LORD SHOW MERCY
AND HELP JONAH REPENT?
• Jonah 1:4–2:10
• What did Jonah learn while he was inside the great fish?
• Jonah 2:1–9.
• 9 But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I
will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the Lord.
• 10 ¶And the Lord spake unto the fish, and it vomited out
Jonah upon the dry land.
• How does the Lord help us repent and return to his ways?
• How often do we ask “WHY”?

8. DURING HIS EARTHLY MINISTRY, THE
SAVIOR SPOKE ABOUT THE “SIGN OF THE
PROPHET JONAS [JONAH]”
• Jonah spent three days and three nights in the belly
of the great fish and then was brought forth alive.
The Savior would spend three days and nights
buried in the earth and then would come forth
resurrected.

9. THROUGH HIS PROPHETS, THE LORD HAS
REPEATEDLY COMMANDED EVERY WORTHY,
ABLE YOUNG MAN TO SERVE A FULL-TIME
MISSION.
• Who else?
• Sisters 19 and older
• Senior couples
• What are some reasons they do not serve?

10. • Lack of commitment and faith
• unworthiness
• unwillingness to leave the comforts of home and
family
• fear of what might be expected of them

11. ELDER DAVID B. HAIGHT
• “In behalf of the Brethren, this is a call for retired
couples to seriously consider serving a mission.
We desperately need more couples to help meet
our needs. … Less than 50 percent of the
requests for couple missionaries from [our]
mission presidents are being filled. …
• “The Brethren hope that many, many more
couples will make themselves available for full-time
service to the Church. The need is great!
Hundreds of thousands of new members join the
Church each year, and they need to hear a
friendly voice of support and comfort from
experienced members.
• “The refrain, ‘I’ll go where you want me to go, dear
Lord’ (Hymns, 1985, no. 270), should be more
than a hymn we sing on Sunday. It should be our
own prayer of faith as we serve wherever the Lord
has need of us” (“Couple Missionaries: ‘A
Wonderful Resource,’”

12. CALLINGS
• Of all the couples called to Africa, only 20% accept.
• What about callings like “Assistant Sacrament
Coordinator Alternate Sunday Bread”?
• Why are these important?

13. • Brigham Young about Ephraim in Ephraim’s
Miracle about having him shave his beard
with no complaints
• “Now there’s a man that gives strict
obedience regardless of my request. There
is a man I can trust with my most important
missions.”

14. • What can we learn from the story of
Jonah that can help us be more valiant
in obeying the Lord and sharing the
gospel?
• blessing SA

15. THE PEOPLE OF NINEVEH RESPOND
TO JONAH’S MESSAGE ( JONAH 3 –4)
• After Jonah repented, the Lord called him again to preach
repentance to the people of Nineveh.
• How did the people of Nineveh respond to Jonah’s
message?
• In ancient times, people clothed themselves in coarse
cloth, called sackcloth, and sat in ashes to show that
they were humble and repentant.
• How did God respond to the change in the people?

16. • Jonah had prophesied the downfall of Nineveh
(Jonah 3:4).
• How did Jonah respond when the Lord forgave the
people of Nineveh? (See Jonah 4:1–3.)
• He was angry because the Lord was merciful to
the people.

17. SCHOOL THY FEELINGS, O MY BROTHER
-PRESIDENT THOMAS S. MONSON
• If we desire to have a proper spirit with us at all times,
we must choose to refrain from becoming angry.
• October 2009

18. ANGER

19. IN CONCLUSION
• The Lord loves all his children and we, as latter-day
Israel, have the great responsibility to share his love
and the truths of the gospel with all people.
• Read Micah