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How do I know if I am becoming converted?

How do I know if I am becoming converted?

Prepare Yourself Spiritually

Conversion is a lifelong process of becoming more Christlike through the Atonement of Jesus Christ. It includes a change not only in our behavior but in our desires, our attitudes, and our very natures. It is such a significant change that the Lord refers to it as a rebirth and a mighty change of heart (see Mosiah 27:25; Alma 5:14). We can know that we are becoming converted to the Lord when we lose our desire for sin, we are filled with love, and we seek to share the gospel with others.

Resources to Help You Prepare

These resources are to help you prepare for the “Learn together” section of the meeting.

Questions to Ponder before You Teach

What experiences have deepened your conversion? What changes have you noticed in your life as you have worked diligently to live the gospel?

What evidence are you seeing that the young women are becoming converted? What do they need to understand about conversion?

What can the young women do to prepare to learn? For example, they could read a talk, watch a video, or study a scripture related to this doctrine.

Teaching in the Savior’s Way

The Savior trusted His disciples with important responsibilities to teach, serve, and bless others. His purpose was to help them become converted through their service to others. What opportunities for service and growth can you provide for the young women you teach?

Meeting Outline

1. Counsel Together and Share Experiences

Led by a member of the class presidency; approximately 5–10 minutes

Lead a discussion about items such as the following:

  • Our class: Who is missing today? What visits do we need to make? Who should we invite to an upcoming activity? Who needs our help and prayers?

  • Our responsibilities: What assignments do we need to make? What assignments have we fulfilled? How have we invited others to come unto Christ, and how can we invite others now?

  • Our lives: Remind the class of the discussion from the last meeting. What experiences have we had with applying what we learned? What experiences have we had in the past few weeks that strengthened our testimonies of the gospel?

If possible, discuss these items beforehand in a class presidency meeting.

2. Learn Together

Led by a leader or teacher or a member of the class; approximately 25–35 minutes

After studying the above resources and following the inspiration of the Spirit, you may select one or more of the activities below to help class members understand the doctrine.

  • Read together President Dieter F. Uchtdorf’s descriptions of the three sisters at the beginning of his talk “Three Sisters.” What made it possible for the third sister to live joyfully and avoid spending her life being sad or mad? Why is it important not to let the negative words and actions of others affect our conversion? Divide the young women into three groups, and assign each group to learn more about one of the sisters by reading the related section in President Uchtdorf’s message. Invite each group to share advice they would give to their assigned sister to help her become a more fully converted disciple of Jesus Christ.

  • Read together the following definition of conversion by Elder David A. Bednar: “Conversion is an offering of self, of love, and of loyalty we give to God” (“Converted unto the Lord,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2012, 107). How do we give ourselves, our love, and our loyalty to God? To help answer this question, invite the young women to read the stories in Elder O. Vincent Haleck’s talk “The Heart of the Widow,” including the story of the widow’s mite. Ask the young women to share the ways that the people in these stories showed they had given their love and loyalty to God. Draw a large heart on the board and write these things inside the heart. Ask the young women to share other examples of ways they or people they know have shown their love and loyalty to God. What can the young women do to strengthen their conversion?

  • Invite the young women to search Sister Linda K. Burton’s talk “Certain Women” to find how she defines “certain women,” and write what they find on the board. What more can we learn about how to be better disciples of the Savior from the examples of women in Sister Burton’s talk? Ask the young women to complete the “Attribute Activity” in Preach My Gospel, page 126, and evaluate how well they are developing Christlike attributes. What can they do to become “certain women” who are dedicated disciples of Jesus Christ?

  • A few days in advance, invite a young woman to come to class prepared to share the experience that Michele Carnesecca had when her son Ethan was critically ill, found in Sister Bonnie L. Oscarson’s talk “Do I Believe?” You might write the question Do I believe it or not? on the board. Invite the young women to ponder this question as the class reads Sister Oscarson’s descriptions of the things we believe. At the end of class, give the young women an opportunity to bear testimony of the gospel teachings found in this talk that they believe. How have they come to believe these things for themselves?

  • Write the word conversion on the board, and invite the young women to look for words and phrases in the scriptures in this outline that help them understand what conversion is. Then invite the young women to study “Conversion” in True to the Faith or the scriptures in this outline and write a list of questions they could ask themselves to evaluate their progress toward conversion. Provide time for class members to share what they would include in their list and why. Encourage them to ponder how they would answer these questions. You might also show one of the videos in this outline, and invite the young women to share what they learn about conversion.

3. Plan to Act

Led by a member of the class presidency; approximately 5–10 minutes

  • Ask the young women to discuss any feelings or impressions they had during the meeting. What was meaningful to them? Is there something they can do personally or as a class to apply what they have learned?

  • Give the young women a few minutes to record what they will do in the coming weeks to act on their impressions. Invite them to share their ideas.

  • Remind the young women that they will have the opportunity to share their experiences at the beginning of the next meeting.