Area Presidency Message
Christmas Gift to The Savior: Reach Out and Touch Someone
“If all of us would reach out and touch someone who is less active and who is not a member of the Church between now and Christmas and help those we serve to do the same, I can’t think of a better gift we could give to the Savior. Could we take this special assignment?” —President M. Russell Ballard August 2021
Vision
In August 2021 President M. Russell Ballard, Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles extended an invitation to every leader and member in the Africa West Area through the Area Presidency to “reach out and touch someone who is less active and who is not a member of the Church between now and Christmas” as our Christmas gift to Jesus Christ.
Invitation
To appropriately respond to President Ballard’s invitation, identify someone (either a less active member or a nonmember) around you who you will reach out to and touch his/her life in simple and natural ways between now and December 24th, 2021.
Here are examples of how to reach out and touch someone in simple yet natural ways as invited by President Ballard.
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Gift a copy of the Book of Mormon to a nonmember family member or friend and invite him/her to read about Jesus Christ in the book.
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Do something kind for a colleague in your workplace to help him/her feel the power of God’s love.
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Invite a less active member to come share his/her time and talent in a service for the community.
Perhaps President Ballard’s invitation to us is something we can do, not just for Christmas, but all the time. What a special gift that would be, if we become people who always reach out and touch lives.