Nuggets from the Evening with Elder Bednar

• Invite people to act, rather than treat them as objects to be acted upon.
• Get to know the people, and help them to realize that we are here to help them.
• Apply the scriptures to yourself and the people you teach.
• Get out of the way and let the Spirit teach and bear witness to those you teach.
• The Holy Ghost is the teacher - we are the guides.
• Teach as Jesus taught - one by one.
• Ask in faith, with an expectation to act.
• Get up and go to work!
• Faith can grow.  
• As a conduit of the light, we have to be pure - not perfect, but working on it.
• Start talking, even though you don't always know just what you're going to say.
• Study the scriptures with people and ask them what they've learned.
• Jump out of the boat - keep your eyes on the Savior.
• Don't mess things up with a scripted presentation.
• Let yourself be exposed and vulnerable.
• Don't worry about what you're doing or how you look.
• God will never leave you alone.  He won't leave you hanging, but he will allow you to struggle.
• Do not dwell on past failures.  "That's enough regret!"  Look forward and do things differently.
• Observe, listen and discern and you'll know what to say.  
• Be quiet and let the Holy Ghost do the teaching.
• Putting off the natural man means to stop doing bad stuff.  Start doing more and more good stuff.
• Baptism and temple covenants are essential to returning to Christ.
• Based upon what I have observed, felt and learned tonight - what will I do?