Proclaim the Gospel to the World

In John 1:29 John calls Jesus “the Lamb of God” and says that he will take way the sin of the world. Later in verse 36 he repeats, “Behold the Lamb of God!”

This is a chart listing individuals reviewing the individuals who came in contact with Jesus Christ, how they learned about Him, and what they did after they met Him. This is taken from John 1:35-51 and Matthew 4:17-25.

Name	How they learned about Jesus Christ	What they did after they met Jesus Christ
Two Disciples of John the Baptist (Andrew was one)	John told them of Jesus. He told them that he was the Lamb of God.	After they heard Him speak they followed Him.
Simon Peter	His brother Andrew told him that they had found the Christ.
Philip	Jesus found him and said “Follow me.”	He followed and recruited others
Nathanael	Philip told him they had found the one the prophets did write about, Jesus of Nazareth.	He admitted that he was the Son of God, and he followed him.
Andrew and Peter	The Lord saw them fishing and told them to follow him.	They dropped their nets and followed him.
James and John	Jesus called unto them	They left their ship and their father and followed him.

Nathanael showed his belief in Jesus by telling him that he believed he was the Son of God, and he followed him.

The apostles that left their fishing boats immediately to follow Jesus showed that they believed serving the Lord was more important than serving themselves.

Andrew and Philip were great examples of sharing the light with others because not only did they drop what they were doing to follow Jesus, but they recruited others to follow Jesus as well.

In 1 Nephi 8:12 the principle is that after I partake of the blessings of the gospel I should share it with those I love because who doesn't want to share the most important things in life with those they love.

In Mosiah 28:3-4 the sons of Mosiah wanted to share the gospel with every creature after they learned the truth because they could not bear the idea that any human soul should perish. This is the same principle as stated in 1 Nephi 8:12.

In Doctrine and Covenants 88:81 it tells us that after we have been warned we need to warn others. Again, this is the same principle.

When I was younger I was much better at sharing the gospel with others. I proclaimed it boldly to everyone I knew, which was easy and fun for me, as I lived in a predominantly non-LDS community. I brought my friends to church and even brought missionaries to their homes, and in some cases my friends met with the missionaries in my own home. I have definitely fallen away from this, it must be because I am older and let the fear of rejection, or offending others take over. I need to focus more on sharing the gospel with others and follow in the path of my missionary ancestors. It is an honor and a privilege to be a part of this Church and to know the truth of the gospel. I share it with my family and need to branch out to others again.