Today I read Doctrine and Covenants Section 52 and I counted 8 times that it said some version of the phrase, “preach by the way.” Sometimes it says, “preaching my word by the way,” and sometimes just, “preach by the way.”

This phrase really stuck out to me and I thought about this content that I am creating. My goal is to share some spiritual insight each day that comes from my scripture study and hopefully helps lead people to Jesus Christ. So, there is a process each day in preparing for this content. I have to study the scriptures and decide what I want to share.

When I read the words “preach by the way,” I thought maybe I could do some kind of live stream of my scripture study. It would be even more informal than this, and perhaps more interactive, but I thought maybe it would be worth a try. So, I may just try that in the next few days. If so, it will probably be on the Twitch platform, and I will still post a daily message on my youtube and podcast channels.

I first learned about the phrase, “Preach by the Way,” when I was a full-time missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I served in the Spain, Barcelona Mission from 1998 to 2000. As missionaries, we were encouraged to preach by the way. We did a lot of traveling on busses and trains, and we also did a lot of walking. We had a lot of opportunities to preach by the way, and we did our best to do so. I can think of at least two people that I contacted on the streets that eventually got baptized.

So here is my invitation for members of the church. Consider preaching by the way. Who has the Lord put in your path today or recently. Can you minister to them? Think about Jesus Christ and how He preached by the way. Many of the wonderful stories of Jesus Christ occurred while He was traveling, or while others asked Him questions. I believe God will put people in our paths and give us opportunities to preach by the way.

If you are not a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has there been someone put in your path that has perhaps ministered to you? Ask God to send you people in your life that can lead you closer to Jesus Christ. He will guide your paths. Increase your faith in Christ, be humble, accept help from others, and be patient. God will guide you and lead you to the truth.