Covina Ward Mission Plans 2019-22

Covina Ward Mission Plan 2022

Love, Share, Invite

Disciples are Doers

Covina Ward members will:

Trust in the Lord.

Pray for the desire to help share the gospel.

Keep the commandments.

Pray for inspiration.

Draw close to God.

Fill your heart with love for others.

Feast on His word and apply teaches of prophets and apostles.

Pray daily with all your heart that YOU will find those who will come and see, come, and help, and come and stay.

Giving the Gospel

Covina Ward members will:

Pray for opportunities to share the gospel.

Be aware of life events in Friends’ lives and minister to them.

Share meaningful messages to introduce the restored gospel.

Look for opportunities to answer any questions your friends have regarding our faith in an authentic way.

Share what is in your heart and live consistent with your beliefs.

Share personal testimony on any and all social media platforms.

Serving with Strength

Covina Ward members will:

Inquire about others’ health.

Work with ward/stake leaders and members of the community for service opportunities.

Help counsel others regarding challenges that they have identified.

Perform small, daily acts of kindness.

Laugh, rejoice, weep, respect, heal, lift and strengthen them.

Invite others to come serve.

Inviting Others to Come Unto Christ

Covina Ward members will:

Invite to learn more about the gospel of Jesus Christ

Use social media to invite and inform.

Give a Book of Mormon [Include passage to answer questions and read passages with them].

Invite others to come and see special sacrament meetings, baptisms, and family home evenings.

Invite friends to listen to the missionaries.

Covina Ward Goals 2022:

Give a referral a week to the full-time missionaries

Fellowship 6 new members into the ward.

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Covina Ward Mission Plan 2020

Sharing the Gospel: A Natural Approach

(Mosiah 18:20-22)

“Yea, even he commanded them that they should preach nothing save it were repentance and faith in the Lord, who had redeemed his people. And he commanded them that there should be no contention one with another, but that they should look forward with one eye, having one faith and one baptism, having their hearts knit together in unity and in love one towards another. And thus he commanded them to preach. And thus they became the children of God.”

The third priority in the North West Area Plan is to grow the church by gathering Israel. To achieve this goal, the Covina Ward will prayerfully and diligently carry out member missionary work and fellowshipping practices by:

1) Educating ourselves, friends, neighbors, and fellow church members of the pure doctrine of the restored gospel through scripture, the teachings of modern-day prophets and personal experiences in learning and living God’s plan of salvation.

2) Testifying of the truths of the restored gospel to fellow members, friends, neighbors and family members. Testify how exercising faith through obedience to God’s commandments has, can and will bless our lives and the lives of others.

3) Inviting less-active members, friends, neighbors and family members to learn more about the restored gospel of Jesus Christ, attend church meetings and activities and to receive saving ordinances.

4) Serving and ministering to others as the Savior would.

Educate (D & C 11:21)

“Seek not to declare my word, but first seek to obtain my word, and then shall your tongue be loosed; then, if you desire, you shall have my Spirit and my word, yea, the power of God unto the convincing of men.”

• Study the scriptures and “Come, Follow Me” daily as individuals and as families.

• Pray daily for personal missionary opportunities.

• Respond in a simple, humble, and clear manner to questions, myths, stereotypes, or misunderstandings of the Church; even if your answer is, “I don’t know, but I will find out for you!”

• Study Preach My Gospel and The Power of Everyday Missionaries to learn ways to more effectively share the gospel with others.

Testify (Acts 10:42)

“And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead.”

• Bear personal testimony to others of the things taught and the way you live as revealed in scriptures and by modern-day prophets and apostles.

• Talk about the influence of the Church in your life to neighbors, friends, family, and co-workers.

• Share missionary experiences in quorums and classes frequently. Post these and other “missionary moments” on the Covina Ward News website.

Invite (2 Nephi 26:33)

“...And he inviteth them all to come unto him and partake of his goodness; and he denieth none that come unto him, black and white, bond and free, male and female; and he remembereth the heathen; and all are alike unto God, both Jew and Gentile.”

• Invite non-members and less active members to sacrament meetings, dinner with missionaries, mutual activities, potlucks, baptisms, talks, ward/youth activities, primary program, and other uplifting or wholesome activities and meetings.

• Set goals as families, individuals, quorums and classes to place Books of Mormon and Church literature with less actives, neighbors, friends and family members.

• Fellowship investigators and new converts to help them no longer feel as “strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God” (Ephesians 2:19)

Serve (Mosiah 2:17)

“And behold, I tell you these things that ye may learn wisdom; that ye may learn that when ye are in the service of your fellow beings, ye are only in the service of your God.”

• Participate in any service opportunities including those on the JustServe.org website.

• Volunteer in the annual Covina Christmas parade that occurs on the first Saturday in December.

• Prepare to serve a full-time mission by taking temple preparation and mission preparation classes.

• Write those serving full-time missionaries from our ward.

“After all that’s been said, the greatest and most important duty is to preach the gospel.” -Joseph Smith

Goal Setting for Maintaining True Growth in 2020:

Convert Retention: 100%

• Ward missionaries work with full-time missionaries and new members to schedule the new member lessons.

• Ward mission leader ensures that new member progress record is reviewed and updated in Ward Council meetings regularly.

• Preach My Gospel and The Power of Everyday Missionaries are used as tools by all members to share the gospel more effectively and fellowship new converts.

• All new investigators meet the bishop on their first Sunday at church after sacrament meeting.

Number of converts who received a temple recommend:

Isaiah**, Michelle G.**, Francis M.**, Michelle S.**, Emily G. **

Number of converts who attended the temple:

Isaiah**,

Families going to temple this year to be sealed or receive temple endowments:

5 (Fondell*, Duran*, Rivas, Francis M.**, Michelle S.**)

Number of priesthood holders receiving priesthood:

3 (V. Duran, M. Carlos, A. Rivas)

Number of converts holding callings:

6 (I. Williams **, Michelle S.**, Francis M.**, A. Arcos*, Z. Duran*, C. Fondell*)

Number of convert baptisms for 2020: 10

*Indicates 2018 convert

**Indicates 2019 convert

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Covina Ward Mission Plan 2019

Mosiah 18:20-22

Sharing the Gospel: A Natural Approach

In a strategic effort to help grow the church (2019 Area Plan Priority #3), the Covina Ward will systematically facilitate member missionary work and fellowshipping practices by 1) Educating ourselves and non-members of the pure doctrine of the restored gospel 2) Testify of the truths of the restored gospel to non-members and how obeying God’s commandments can bless our lives and the lives of others 3) Invite non-members to learn more about the restored gospel of Jesus Christ, participate in church meetings and activities and receive saving ordinances and 4) Serve and minister to others as the Savior would.

Educate (D & C 11:21)

“Seek not to declare my word, but first seek to obtain my word, and then shall your tongue be loosed; then, if you desire, you shall have my Spirit and my word, yea, the power of God unto the convincing of men.”

• Read and study the scriptures daily

• Pray daily for personal missionary opportunities

• Respond simply to questions, myths, stereotypes or misunderstandings of the Church.

• Study Preach My Gospel and The Power of Everyday Missionaries

Testify (Acts 10:42)

“And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead.”

• Bear personal testimony to others of the things taught and the way you live as revealed in scriptures and by modern day prophets and apostles.

• Talk about the influence of the Church in your life to friends, family and co-workers

• Share missionary experiences in quorums and classes frequently

Invite (2 Nephi 26:33)

“...And he inviteth them all to come unto him and partake of his goodness; and he denieth none that come unto him, black and white, bond and free, male and female; and he remembereth the heathen; and all are alike unto God, both Jew and Gentile.”

• Invite non-members and less active members to: sacrament meetings, dinner at home with missionaries, mutual activities, potlucks, other special events such as baptisms, talks, ward/youth activities, etc.)

• Set goals to place Books of Mormon and Church literature with others

• Fellowship investigators and new converts to help them no longer feel as “strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God” (Ephesians 2:19)

Serve (Mosiah 2:17)

“And behold, I tell you these things that ye may learn wisdom; that ye may learn that when ye are in the service of your fellow beings, ye are only in the service of your God.”

• Participate in any service opportunities including those on the JustServe.org website

• Volunteer in the annual Covina Christmas parade

• Prepare to serve a full-time mission by taking temple prep and mission prep classes

• Write our full-time missionaries serving n the field from our ward

“After all that’s been said, the greatest and most important duty is to preach the gospel.” -Joseph Smith

Goal Setting for Maintaining True Growth in 2019:

Convert Retention: 100%

• Ward missionaries work with full-time missionaries and new members to plan to hear the new member lessons.

• Ward mission leader ensures that new member progress record is followed up in Ward Council meetings regularly.

• Preach My Gospel and The Power of Everyday Missionaries are used as tools by members to share the gospel more effectively and fellowship new converts.

• All new investigators meet bishop first Sunday after sacrament meeting.

Families and individuals going to temple this year: 4 (Dueñas, Silva, Fondell, Duran)

Number of priesthood holders receiving priesthood: 4 (V. Duran, M. Carlos, E. Limón, A. Rivas)

Number of converts holding callings: 4 (A. Arcos, Z. Duran, S. Guerra, C. Fondell)

Number of convert baptism 2019: 8