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My friend sees the bad examples of church members

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

A question that came up this past week was, “My friend sees the bad examples of some church members and doesn’t want to learn more about the church because he is living a better life than many church members. What should I do to help him want to learn more?”

This is an important question, and if you are asking this question it shows that you care a lot about your friend. The problem of people’s bad actions causing others not to believe has been around for a long time. In fact it is mentioned in the Bible (see Genesis 34:30) and in the Book of Mormon (see Alma 39:11).

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How can I help a friend who is making bad choices?

Friday, July 24th, 2009

Sad mexican girl

As we hear questions from youth, they frequently ask about helping friends or family members who are in trouble. Here are some of those questions:

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