Sunday, July 5, 2020

A testimony can have a far-reaching influence

In the Come Follow Me lesson for week June 22-28, there is a subsection that says "One way to study the events in Alma 18-22 is to look for the far-reaching effects of one person bearing his or her testimony.  Maybe could you record what you find in a diagram like this one:
"Ammon shared the gospel with ________________, who shared the gospel with _____________________________________, and the result was _________________________.

As I was pondering that activity, I thought it would be awesome to personalize it, and include some family history.  Who was the very first that was converted in your family?  This may be easier to discover if you have a lineage of the priesthood in your family, but going through stories even back to the early days of the church would likely provide a story that has clearly affected your family for generations.  Because the church is fairly young, and started so small, some families will not have to go back very far to find that initial spark!  Some individuals are their own pioneers!  Some are the very first that will have that testimony that clearly has far-reaching influence.