A marvelous and wonderful thing is coming to pass. The Lord is fulfilling His promise that His gospel shall be as the stone cut out of the mountain without hands which would roll forth and fill the whole earth.

Conference Talk:

For more information on this topic read “The Stone Cut Out of the Mountain,” by Gordon B. Hinckley, Ensign, Nov 2007, 83–86.

Song:

“Called to Serve,” Children’s Songbook, p. 179.

Scripture:

And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. (Matthew 24:14)

Lesson:

Obtain a picture of Christ calling Peter and Andrew to follow him. Cut out enough paper dolls for your entire family plus a few extras. Show your family the paper doll cutouts. Explain that they represent all the members of your family. Invite each family member to come forward and take a paper doll for themselves. After they are seated, point out the dolls that are left. They represent friends, family members, or neighbors who are not members of the Church. They are not able to listen to the music or hear the lessons. They may not have anyone to teach them about the gospel. Express the sorrow that Heavenly Father must feel because of this.

Display the picture of Christ calling the fishermen. Explain that Christ wanted everyone to have the gospel. He needed help to teach the gospel to everyone, so he began to call people to help him. Tell them that “fishers of men” means missionaries. He taught these men what they should do to be good missionaries. Again, show the leftover cutouts. Help your family understand that some of these people need to learn more about the gospel. We are the ones who Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ need to help them. Jesus was a wonderful missionary, if we want to follow him we should be missionaries too. He has already taught us how. Review some of the ways your family can be missionaries.

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