Discussion

Discussion

Important: It would be helpful to have read or looked at this lesson’s scripture study assignment before your appointment, but it is not necessary.

Choose one thing you are passionate or feel strongly about and tell your partner about it. Explain why you are passionate about it by giving reasons, experiences, or examples. For example, this passion could be a cause, a hobby, an interest, your country, or a belief. For some ideas, you may look at the This I Believe page to browse the topics. (You will be using this website in the next lesson for your reading assignment.) Your speaking partner may ask you questions or tell you how they feel about the same topic you chose.

After you have described your passion, your partner will tell you about something they are passionate about and why. Ask them any questions you have about it and tell them how you feel about the same topic.

Talking About Beliefs

In Primary, children learn the Articles of Faith. Why do you think we ask Primary children to learn and memorize the Articles of Faith?

Read the following story told by President Thomas S. Monson to your speaking partner:

“A man was traveling by bus across the United States to California. When the bus stopped in Salt Lake City, a young girl got on and sat next to the man. They started talking, and he asked her if she was a Mormon. When she answered, ‘Yes, sir,’ he asked her what Mormons believe. The girl recited the first article of faith and explained it to the man. She then recited and explained the rest of the Articles of Faith. The man was very impressed with the young girl’s knowledge, and when she got off the bus, he kept thinking about what she had told him. When he arrived in California, he called the local mission president. The mission president sent missionaries to teach the man, and eventually the man’s entire family was baptized, thanks to a young Primary girl who understood and shared the Articles of Faith.” (See “Primary Days,” Ensign, Apr. 1994, pp. 67–68.)

What can we learn from this young girl about knowing and sharing our beliefs?

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