Ministering to New Members of the Church

Missionary work includes helping and supporting those who join the Church. As you ponder this responsibility, remember that new members may face trials when they join the Church. Their new commitments often require them to set aside old habits and leave old friends and associations. In addition, the Church introduces a way of life that may seem different and demanding.

 

 

Each new member of the Church needs three things: a friend, a responsibility, and nurturing with "the good word of God" (Moroni 6:4). You can be part of the effort to provide this help. You can always be a friend. Even if you are not in a position to extend formal Church callings or responsibilities, you can work beside new members in acts of service. And you can seek opportunities to share the word of God with new members.

 

 

Additional references: Mark 16:15; Alma 26:1–16; D&C 4; 60:2; 84:88; 123:12