This document outlines the differences between having the Spirit and not having the Spirit. It then provides guidance on a 21-day challenge to pray for less-active or non-member friends with the promise that Heavenly Father will open doors for member missionary work. Members are instructed to make a list of names, pray for them daily, follow all commandments, show love to others, and trust that the Lord will prepare someone to hear the gospel message.

1. WHEN YOU HAVE THE SPIRIT ~ WHEN YOU DON’T HAVE THE SPIRIT 4 March 2012

2. Have the Spirit You feel happy, calm, and clear-minded

3. Don’t have the Spirit You feel unhappy, depressed, confused, and frustrated.

4. Have You feel generous.

5. Don’t have You feel possessive, self-centered, or resentful of demands made on you.

6. have You wouldn’t mind everybody seeing what you are doing.

7. Don’t have You become secretive and evasive.

8. have You are eager to be with people and want to make them happy.

9. Don’t have You avoid people, especially members of your family, and you are critical of family members and Church authorities.

10. have You are glad when others succeed.

11. Don’t have You envy or resent the successes of others.

12. have You are glad to attend your meetings and participate in church activities .

13. Don’t have You don’t want to go to church, go home teaching, or take the sacrament. You wish you had another church job or no job at all.

14. Have You feel like praying

15. Don’t have You don’t want to pray

16. Have You wish you could keep all Lord’s commandments.

17. Don’t have You find the commandments bothersome, restricting, or senseless.

18. Have You feel in control- You don’t sleep too much You don’t lose your temper You don’t feel anger, etc .

19. Don’t have Can’t control Hate Jealousy Anger Etc.

20. Have You think about the Savior often and lovingly; you want to know Him better.

21. Don’t have The Savior seems irrelevant to your life, or worse, part of the confusing system that seems to work against you.

22. Have Nobody can offend you

23. Don’t have Easily offended

24. Have Feel confident Glad to be alive

25. Don’t have Get discouraged easily Worth living?

26. Let us be like Paul of old: “ I have fought a good fight. I have finished my course”

27. Do we know someone Who is struggling spiritually? Do we have the desire to help them start feeling good about themselves?

28. How can we Help them?

29. The 21 - Day Member Missionary Promise Elder M Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve & Elder Robert E. Wells of the Quorum of the Seventy: Gave a special promise to ALL members of the Church :

30. “ … create a list of your nonmember and less-active friends…” “… include the list of these names in your morning and evening prayers…”

31. Continued…

32. Continued… By the end of 21 days! We challenge you to give Heavenly Father’s Promise a try: He has declared:

33. D & C 82:10

34. Twenty – one days…Part one 1. Take a few days to become spiritually ready… Why a few days?

35. Example: what may happen if you don’t water the flowers…

36. Your plant will die ( your spirit will starve)

37. Part two : 21 days ... Continued… Family discussion – develop name list Don’t make it too long!

38. Name list Prayerfully ask the Lord to help you choose Use priority : Example: pick the names you feel comfortable to associate with Later after 21 days, make a new list– pick the names of those you want to develop relationship…

39. Part three of the 21- day project Pray morning and night: Ask the Lord to help you find anyone who will be prepared to have the missionaries… Teach lessons at your house…

41. Be obedient To His commandments for 21 days What commandments?

42. All commandments! Love your God -Love one another- and love yourself

43. Show love unconditionally

44. Obedience 1. when you obey, you will be in tune with yourself… Harmony; your spirit work well with His spirit Good attitude Strong desire to Serve Him

45. When you obey, the world goes around!

46. You will always feel love when you obey His Commandments…

49. Show LOVE to everyone Especially to EACH OTHER

50. Show love to Everyone you meet Especially to each other!

51. Then the Lord Will open the way for you to find someone ready to listen to the message of the Restoration!

55. Let us go for it!