Preach My Gospel Companionships
A twelve-month invitation to testify of Jesus Christ in the homes of our ward families.
Pairing our youth with the ward's ministering companionships to teach a short ten-minute lesson once a month, June 2026 through May 2027.
The Heart of This
Above all, we are doing this to testify of Jesus Christ in the homes of our ward members. That is the reason.
Two other things will happen along the way. Ministering in our ward will be rebuilt, one living room and one short visit at a time. And our youth will learn to bear testimony of Him and His restored gospel, preparing them to serve missions.
The Restoration of the Gospel
For Ministers
Your role and the monthly visit.
For Youth
What you're being asked to do.
For Families
What to expect each month.
For Parents
How to support your young person.
"Teach ye diligently and my grace shall attend you, that you may be instructed more perfectly in theory, in principle, in doctrine, in the law of the gospel."
Doctrine and Covenants 88:77–78
How It Works
Two structures running in parallel: ministering, and a new monthly visit.
The Two Structures
Ministering (unchanged)
Every family has an assigned ministering companionship, as they do today. Some are two adult men. Some are a father and son.
Those assignments continue. Ministering brothers continue caring for their families as they always have.
Youth as Co-Ministers (new)
In addition, every ministering companionship is assigned one or two youth to minister alongside them.
The youth visit the family with their assigned adult minister or ministers, and once a month they teach a short ten-minute Preach My Gospel lesson during the visit.
How Youth Are Assigned
Every participating youth is assigned to exactly one ministering companionship for the full year. Assignments follow a fixed set of principles.
Youth serve with their father whenever possible
- A young man whose father is a participating minister serves alongside him, usually as a father-son ministering pair already on the roster.
- A young woman whose father is a participating minister is assigned to minister with him in his companionship.
Youth without a participating father pair with a peer
- A young man without a participating father is paired with another young man of similar age.
- A young woman without a participating father is paired with another young woman of similar age.
- The pair is then assigned together to a companionship of two adult ministers.
The guiding rule: spread the load
- No youth is assigned to more than one companionship.
- Everyone who participates serves exactly once.
The Visit
Every visit follows the same simple format. Discipline about the ten-minute mark is part of what makes families welcome these monthly visits rather than dread them.
The Minister Is Always Present
The non-negotiable: Every in-home PMG visit must be accompanied by an adult minister. The default expectation is the family's assigned EQ ministering brother.
The fallback: If a minister is unavailable for a given visit, he may arrange for another priesthood holder to attend in his place.
The Minister's Three Jobs
Schedule the visit
Reach out to each of your assigned families each month, find a time that works for them, and let the youth know when to be there. You own the calendar.
Attend and mentor
Attend each visit alongside the youth, support them while they teach the lesson, and help build the relationship with the family. You don't teach. They do. You are helping to raise up the next generation of ministers in our ward.
Minister and testify
This isn't a teaching call. It's a ministering call. Get to know the family. Ask how they're really doing. When the lesson is done, bear simple witness of the Savior. That witness, more than anything you say, is what they will remember.
Companionship Structure
Who can serve
- Young men and young women ages 14 and up
- Or 13, if they turn 14 in that calendar year
- Marked as participating on the Young Men and Young Women rosters
How it works
- Youth serve with their father if he is a participating minister
- Otherwise, youth are paired with a peer of the same gender and similar age
- Each youth serves in only one companionship for the full year
- Families are inherited from the existing ministering assignment
The Two Ward Missionary Callings
Two recently returned missionaries, one young man and one young woman, will be called as ward missionaries with a single purpose: to train the youth in how to teach each month's lesson.
They prepare a one-page lesson outline each month, walk the youth through it during quorum or class time on Sundays, and model what the lesson sounds like. They do not attend the visits themselves. Their stewardship is preparation, not chaperoning.
Each participating young person also receives their own copy of Preach My Gospel at the start of the program, theirs to study, mark, and take with them when their mission calls come.
A Generation Prepared
By May 2027, every graduating senior in this program will have taught all twelve Preach My Gospel principles in real living rooms, with real families, with the Spirit confirming what they say. They will arrive at the MTC having already done what missionaries do.
And the families of our ward will have welcomed a generation of young disciples into their living rooms.
The 12 Lessons
One principle per month, June 2026 through May 2027.
Each lesson is drawn from the 2023 edition of Preach My Gospel: A Guide to Sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The lessons are designed to be taught in ten minutes or less by a 14-year-old. Click any month below to jump to its lesson plan.
Companionships
Each ministering companionship and the youth assigned to minister alongside them.
Assignments are for the full year, June 2026 through May 2027. Each youth is assigned to minister with their father whenever possible. Youth without a participating father are paired with another youth of the same gender and similar age, and that pair is assigned to a companionship of two adult ministers. Families are carried over from the existing ministering roster.
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers organized by who you are in the program.