Messages from the 2025 Seminar for New Mission Leaders: Missionary purpose and personal conversion
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🗓️ 1 July 2025
⏱️ 52 minutes
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In early 2025, new mission presidents and their wives were called to serve in 167 missions around the world. In June, these new mission leadership couples gathered at the Provo Missionary Training Center to receive counsel and instruction from each member of the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles as well as other members of the Missionary Executive Council, before they reported to their missions in July.
This episode of the Church News podcast features excerpts from these messages shared during the four-day seminar, which focused on inviting others to come unto Christ, the power that comes from studying the Book of Mormon and other sacred scriptures, and the need to develop deep and personal conversion to the gospel of Jesus Christ.
The Church News Podcast is a weekly podcast that invites listeners to make a journey of connection with members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints across the globe. Hosts Jon Ryan Jensen, editor of the Church News, and Church News reporter Mary Richards share unique views of the stories, events, and people who form this international faith. With each episode, listeners are asked to embark on a journey to learn from one another and ponder, “What do I know now?” because of the experience. Produced by KellieAnn Halvorsen.
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| 0:00.0 | I invite you to make the Book of Mormon the cornerstone of your teaching of your missionaries. |
| 0:16.0 | Help them learn how to treasure the truths taught from the first page to the last page. |
| 0:25.3 | Encourage your missionaries to study diligently. |
| 0:29.9 | Help them see that inside this book are the answers to their questions. |
| 0:36.9 | Please teach them that the truths of the Book of Mormon are true. are the answers to their questions. |
| 0:37.5 | Please teach them that the truths of the Book of Movement are filled with power. |
| 0:45.0 | Power to help them do the impossible. |
| 0:48.9 | Power to help them become increasingly pure. |
| 0:54.0 | Power to help them teach with authority from God. |
| 0:57.0 | Please teach them that blessings will come to them as they study, teach from, and testify |
| 1:05.0 | of the Book of Mormon. |
| 1:14.3 | This is John Ryan Jensen, editor of the Church News. |
| 1:16.2 | Welcome to the Church News podcast. |
| 1:22.9 | Today we're taking you on a journey of connection as we discuss news and events of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. |
| 1:32.8 | In early 2025, new mission presidents and their wives were called to serve in 167 missions around the world. |
| 1:48.8 | In June, these new missionary leader couples gathered at the Provo Missionary Training Center to receive counsel and instruction from each member of the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, as well as other members of the missionary executive council, before they reported to their missions in July. |
| 2:01.7 | In this episode of the Church News podcast, we are honored to feature excerpts from these messages shared during the four-day seminar, which focused on inviting others to come unto Christ, the power that comes from studying the Book of Mormon and other sacred scriptures, |
| 2:06.5 | and the need to develop deep and personal conversion to the gospel of Jesus Christ. |
| 2:10.8 | President Jeffrey R. Holland, acting president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, |
| 2:16.7 | opened the seminar promising new mission leaders that they are about to embark on a most thrilling adventure and reminding them how missionary success comes through inviting others to come to Christ |
| 2:21.5 | and continuing to follow the Savior's teaching even after their service concludes. |
| 2:26.2 | Now, first and foremost, we see missionaries succeed |
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