Below are the quotes that were used in the video.
What do you do when God asks you to do something, and you don't want to do it? That is a part of the story of Jonah. Jonah is a young man who does not want to go on a mission; when he does, he goes for the wrong reason. But God loves to show mercy to those who do not expect it and often feel they do not deserve it. God showed mercy to Jonah, Nineveh, and will to you and me too.
Jonah “goes down” to Jaffa and “goes down” into the ship (1:3), during the storm he “goes down” into the inner part of the ship (1:5).
“There is thus a continuous hint that Jonah’s flight from God is not merely “horizontal” to another part of the world, but actually a “descent,” ultimately into death and the underworld. (Freedman, David Noel, ed., The Anchor Bible Dictionary, (New York: Doubleday) 1997, 1992.)
President Russel M. Nelson: “Today I reaffirm strongly that the Lord has asked every worthy, able young man to prepare for and serve a mission. For Latter-day Saint young men, missionary service is a priesthood responsibility. You young men have been reserved for this time when the promised gathering of Israel is taking place. As you serve missions, you play a pivotal role in this unprecedented event!
“For you young and able sisters, a mission is also a powerful, but optional, opportunity. We love sister missionaries and welcome them wholeheartedly. What you contribute to this work is magnificent! Pray to know if the Lord would have you serve a mission, and the Holy Ghost will respond to your heart and mind.” (emphasis included in original text; https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2022/04/11nelson?lang=eng)
President M. Russell Ballard: “As an Apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ, I now call upon you young men—and those young women who desire to serve a mission—to begin right now to talk with your parents about serving a mission. I also invite you to talk with your friends about serving a mission, and if one of your friends is not sure about serving, encourage them to talk with their bishop.
“Commit to yourselves and to your Heavenly Father that you will serve a mission and that from this time forward you will strive to keep your hearts, hands, and minds clean and worthy. I invite you to gain a solid testimony of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ.(https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2022/04/12ballard?lang=eng)
President Joseph Fielding Smith: "Are we to reject it as being an impossibility and say that the Lord could not prepare a fish, or whale, to swallow Jonah? If Mr. Robert Ripley and some of the others are to be believed, a similar occurrence has taken place-perhaps more than once-within the memory of man now living. Surely the Lord sits in the heavens and laughs at the wisdom of the scoffer, and then on a sudden answers his folly by a repetition of the miracle in dispute, or by the presentation of one still greater.
"Is it more of a miracle for the Lord to prepare a fish to carry Jonah to shore that he might fill the mission assigned to him, than it is for the President of the United States to speak in an ordinary tone and be heard, under certain conditions, by all people in all parts of the earth? Honestly, which is the greater miracle?
"I believe, as did Mr. William J. Bryan, the story of Jonah. My chief reason for so believing is not in the fact that it is recorded in the Bible, or that the incident has been duplicated in our day, but in the fact that Jesus Christ, our Lord, believed it." (Doctrines of Salvation, 2:314)
President James E. Faust: “Many of us backslide, many stumble, and I believe firmly in the gospel of the second chance. But the gospel of the second chance means that having once been found weak, … thereafter we become steadfast.” (“Stand Up and Be Counted,” Ensign, Feb. 1982, 71).
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland: “It underscores the thought I heard many years ago that surely the thing God enjoys most about being God is the thrill of being merciful, especially to those who don’t expect it and often feel they don’t deserve it.” (Laborers in the Vineyard, General Conference April 2012 )
Brother Duane S. Crowther: "Micah is a product of the open hills and shows dislike for the cities. As a member of the oppressed peasantry he speaks for the common people and defends them against the nobles and rich landlords of Judah. He is primarily an ethical and religious teacher and shows little knowledge or interest in political matters." (Prophets &; Prophecies of The Old Testament, p. 282)
“Little is known about Micah's place of origin as a "Morasthite." Two places with related names are mentioned in Micah's first chapter, "Moresheth-gath" and "Mareshah" (Micah 1:14-15). Both places are in the hill country about fifteen miles northwest of Hebron, near Lachish. Like Amos, Micah was evidently from a small town in Judah; but though we know that Amos preached in northern Israel, we do not know where Micah preached. His messages cover things "which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem" (Micah 1:1) that also concern peoples of other times, including the latter days.
…This prophet's name is a short form of Micayah, a phrase asking "Who is like Jehovah?" Like the names of some of the other prophets and patriarchs, it is appropriate to the life's work of this man, who prophetically demonstrated in many ways that no one indeed is like Him, and everyone should strive to live His ways. No other power is like His power, and no king like this King. (Ellis T. Rasmussen, A Latter-day Saint Commentary on the Old Testament, 658, 665)
Teaching Thoughts:
1.How will you walk with God this week?
2.When will you walk with God this week?
3.What do you think are some of the favorite things God enjoys about being God?
4.Summary activity: What are 5 lessons that you we can learn from Jonah?
Jonah “goes down” to Jaffa and “goes down” into the ship (1:3), during the storm he “goes down” into the inner part of the ship (1:5).
“There is thus a continuous hint that Jonah’s flight from God is not merely “horizontal” to another part of the world, but actually a “descent,” ultimately into death and the underworld. (Freedman, David Noel, ed., The Anchor Bible Dictionary, (New York: Doubleday) 1997, 1992.)
President Russel M. Nelson: “Today I reaffirm strongly that the Lord has asked every worthy, able young man to prepare for and serve a mission. For Latter-day Saint young men, missionary service is a priesthood responsibility. You young men have been reserved for this time when the promised gathering of Israel is taking place. As you serve missions, you play a pivotal role in this unprecedented event!
“For you young and able sisters, a mission is also a powerful, but optional, opportunity. We love sister missionaries and welcome them wholeheartedly. What you contribute to this work is magnificent! Pray to know if the Lord would have you serve a mission, and the Holy Ghost will respond to your heart and mind.” (emphasis included in original text; https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2022/04/11nelson?lang=eng)
President M. Russell Ballard: “As an Apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ, I now call upon you young men—and those young women who desire to serve a mission—to begin right now to talk with your parents about serving a mission. I also invite you to talk with your friends about serving a mission, and if one of your friends is not sure about serving, encourage them to talk with their bishop.
“Commit to yourselves and to your Heavenly Father that you will serve a mission and that from this time forward you will strive to keep your hearts, hands, and minds clean and worthy. I invite you to gain a solid testimony of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ.(https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2022/04/12ballard?lang=eng)
President Joseph Fielding Smith: "Are we to reject it as being an impossibility and say that the Lord could not prepare a fish, or whale, to swallow Jonah? If Mr. Robert Ripley and some of the others are to be believed, a similar occurrence has taken place-perhaps more than once-within the memory of man now living. Surely the Lord sits in the heavens and laughs at the wisdom of the scoffer, and then on a sudden answers his folly by a repetition of the miracle in dispute, or by the presentation of one still greater.
"Is it more of a miracle for the Lord to prepare a fish to carry Jonah to shore that he might fill the mission assigned to him, than it is for the President of the United States to speak in an ordinary tone and be heard, under certain conditions, by all people in all parts of the earth? Honestly, which is the greater miracle?
"I believe, as did Mr. William J. Bryan, the story of Jonah. My chief reason for so believing is not in the fact that it is recorded in the Bible, or that the incident has been duplicated in our day, but in the fact that Jesus Christ, our Lord, believed it." (Doctrines of Salvation, 2:314)
President James E. Faust: “Many of us backslide, many stumble, and I believe firmly in the gospel of the second chance. But the gospel of the second chance means that having once been found weak, … thereafter we become steadfast.” (“Stand Up and Be Counted,” Ensign, Feb. 1982, 71).
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland: “It underscores the thought I heard many years ago that surely the thing God enjoys most about being God is the thrill of being merciful, especially to those who don’t expect it and often feel they don’t deserve it.” (Laborers in the Vineyard, General Conference April 2012 )
Brother Duane S. Crowther: "Micah is a product of the open hills and shows dislike for the cities. As a member of the oppressed peasantry he speaks for the common people and defends them against the nobles and rich landlords of Judah. He is primarily an ethical and religious teacher and shows little knowledge or interest in political matters." (Prophets &; Prophecies of The Old Testament, p. 282)
“Little is known about Micah's place of origin as a "Morasthite." Two places with related names are mentioned in Micah's first chapter, "Moresheth-gath" and "Mareshah" (Micah 1:14-15). Both places are in the hill country about fifteen miles northwest of Hebron, near Lachish. Like Amos, Micah was evidently from a small town in Judah; but though we know that Amos preached in northern Israel, we do not know where Micah preached. His messages cover things "which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem" (Micah 1:1) that also concern peoples of other times, including the latter days.
…This prophet's name is a short form of Micayah, a phrase asking "Who is like Jehovah?" Like the names of some of the other prophets and patriarchs, it is appropriate to the life's work of this man, who prophetically demonstrated in many ways that no one indeed is like Him, and everyone should strive to live His ways. No other power is like His power, and no king like this King. (Ellis T. Rasmussen, A Latter-day Saint Commentary on the Old Testament, 658, 665)
Teaching Thoughts:
1.How will you walk with God this week?
2.When will you walk with God this week?
3.What do you think are some of the favorite things God enjoys about being God?
4.Summary activity: What are 5 lessons that you we can learn from Jonah?