This is Scripture Roundtable 45 from The Interpreter Foundation, in which we discuss the Doctrine & Covenants Gospel Doctrine Lesson #41, “Every Member a Missionary,” focusing on scriptures in D&C 1, 65, 88, and 109, bringing in various insights to help us better understand the scriptures and church history. These roundtables will generally follow the 2013 Gospel Doctrine schedule of scriptures, a few weeks ahead of time.
Panelists for this roundtable include Cassandra Hedelius, Craig Foster, and Martin Tanner.

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Is there a reference to the study done by Matt Roper on the correlation between negative presentations about the church and the increase in membership? My search attempts haven’t found it yet.
Thanks.
I think missionary work as been part of the gospel ever since Adam not just since the Ascension of Christ.