The Message of the Restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ

Your Purpose

As you teach, prepare your investigators to meet the qualifications for baptism taught in D&C 20:27 and in the baptismal interview questions. This is best accomplished by inviting your investigators to make and keep the commitments listed below.



Baptismal Interview Questions

  • Do you believe that God is our Eternal Father?



  • Do you believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, the Savior and Redeemer of the world?



  • Do you believe that the Church and the gospel of Jesus Christ have been restored through the Prophet Joseph Smith?



  • Do you believe that [current Church President] is a prophet of God? What does this mean to you?



    • Commitments

  • Will you read and pray to know that the Book of Mormon is the work of God?



  • Will you pray to know that Joseph Smith was a prophet?



  • Will you attend church with us this Sunday?



  • May we set a time for our next visit?



  • Other commandments from lesson 4 that you choose to include.





    • God Is Our Loving Heavenly Father
    The Gospel Blesses Families
    Heavenly Father Reveals His Gospel in Every Dispensation
    The Savior's Earthly Ministry and Atonement
    The Great Apostasy
    The Restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ through Joseph Smith
    The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ
    Pray to Know the Truth through the Holy Ghost
    Ideas for Teaching