Do all male members have to preach????

[yellows23]

Hello! I am a non-Lds from Pennsylvania who has a sister that converted to LDS-Omaha,Nebreska.She told me all good LDS members must take turns preaching each sunday.Sometimes a bishop will preach during the service.I get staged fright and I do not have a good speaking voice-slightly speach impediment.If I was a good member LDS,must I take a sunday to preach the gospel??? I would be boring too!!! Ken ps.I do not have a radio voice just a lousy voice.

[miztrniceguy]

we do not preach...members, male and female, are asked to give talks on specific subjects. this is not preaching

[the_jason]

The church has a lay ministry. This means that all members take part in leading, teaching, and strengthening the body of the congregation. There isn't only one person preaching a sermon while everyone else just sits and listens. Nobody is ever required to give a talk or teach a lesson. You can be fully worthy and never speak publicly. However, the purpose of having members give talks or lessons is so that the rest of the congregation can hear their testimony and learn from them. Even the oldest member of the church can learn from a brand new convert. Also, it helps the person speaking to learn the gospel more, as there is usually research involved. All members benefit from talks that are given.

[Guest AutumnBreez]

Yellow, I think that you would find that the Spirit helps you overcome your fears if you let Him. You may not ever be asked. You are not forced to do anything, you do however gain strength and skills when you do a service for others.

Don't let this discourage you from coming anyway, there is so much more to be offered by coming.

[kona0197]

Count me out on giving a talk. I will not even get up there to share a testimony. No way.

[Palerider]

always remember that you might say something in a talk or testimony that someone needs to hear....don't sell yourself short.

[kona0197]

I'm not getting up there. The world will end before you see me up there.

[Moksha]

I'm not getting up there. The world will end before you see me up there.

Public speaking is purely voluntary. I too have been wondering what to do if I was ever asked to speak. Fortunately, they seem to always ask the same people in some sort of random rotating order.

[FrankJL]

Where in PA are you?

[Guest AutumnBreez]

I'm not getting up there. The world will end before you see me up there.

I'm not a super extravert, I am not a super introvert either, I just make myself do it, like a challenge. I know it must be even harder for others that are not in that medium range. It does get easier if you push yourself.

I put pressure on myself during the week prior by promising myself I will do it. I will even think about my testimony and how to say it. When I get to fast and testimony Sunday I tend to have more confidence and I do it because I promised myself I would do it. If your worried about judgement from others....what they will think if you cry, etc. forget it, NOBODY will be judging you about any thing, especially those that are too scared to get up there themselves.

Extraversion and introversion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I find inaccurate info within this article- I am probably more extraverted, however I am an artist. I love being with other people, not in means of a party goer/haver though. I don't like large high density crowds. Don't like it over crowded- bit closterfobic in that way.

[WillowTheWhisp]

The best thing about giving a talk or teaching a lesson in church is that you are amongst people who know how you feel and do not criticise that as many of them feel the same. We have a member of the High Council who is very nervous about giving talks and really struggles but he is greatly admired by members. We have some people who are natural speakers and very entertaining but they do not look down on the nervous ones, on the contrary they look up to them in admiration for overcoming their fears and getting up there and doing it.

[yellows23]

Hello! I am from Hershey area,Pennsylvania-chocolate town USA!!!!

[miztrniceguy]

Hello! I am from Hershey area,Pennsylvania-chocolate town USA!!!!

my wife and i want to come visit...what is your best recommendation for a place to stay?

[FrankJL]

Nice.. I've been there many times. My reserve unit does a lot of training at Ft Indiantown Gap just north of you, and I have relatives that live in Carlisle (think I spelled that right).

I'm from Johnstown (you know the place that flooded three times), but I'm going to school in Pittsburgh right now. I transfered here to Carnegie-Mellon from Penn State when I changed my major.