A group from Morningstar Christian Chapel came to Utah to learn more about Mormonism and also to share to true Jesus Christ with the Mormon people. In order to talk to Latter Day Saints you must be able to get out of your comfort zone because there will be disagreements. The Latter Day Saints here in Utah are very passionate of what they believe and also us Christian are very passionate of what we believe. It is very scary to share your faith with anyone in the world. Many people won’t go on missions trips because they do not know the Bible like a scholar would or because they think they are too young. Three of the girls that came on this missions trip do not know the Bible inside and out. They know the gospel message and what it takes to be saved. Sometimes I think that people listened to them more than the rest of the group who knew the bible very well. The Latter Day Saints do not hear the gospel message that often, but when they do they listen because it is not familiar to them. The Lord can work through people who do not have very much bible knowledge. The Lord also taught this team to be more dependant on Him and to be in constantly praying for the LDS community.
The trip started out by visiting Doris Hansen at her home. She gave a beautiful presentation on polygamy and the problems with live polygamy. She shared all about her ministry and how many people have gotten out of polygamy. We were all blessed by her presentation. The following day the group and I went to a LDS church service at the North Ogden Tabernacle. That church service overwhelmed the team to see so many lost people. They knew in advance that Utah is highly populated LDS but, to actually see it in person tends to overwhelm you. That is when the team learned that they need to be constantly be praying for the LDS community. That night this man named Dave who is LDS came over and talked with the team. He expressed his beliefs on why he believes that the Mormon church is the one true church. The team expressed their view on why the LDS church is not the one true church. Dave was not willing to budge with his faith. You can be praying for him. Later during the week we went to some Institute classes and it was there that the team had a chance to interact with people their age. They had many opportunities to share Christ with people their. Two girls from the group spent over an hour talking to a professor about Christianity and Mormonism. A man named Scott who was part of the team had a chance to talk to another young man at the institute. If you knew Scott, it is very hard for him to start a conversation, but Lord is always faithful.
Before the team had gotten to Utah, a few days earlier while walking to a bible study a girl named Keena met a girl who was LDS named Brittany. This was great how the Lord worked this out because this gave us an open door to share the true Jesus Christ later in the week. Brittany even brought a friend named Amy, so the team had a chance to witness to two people. Brittany and Amy were very receptive and they went home that night double checking everything we went over. I trust the Lord allowed us to plant a seed in both of them.
This was an unforgetful trip for the team. They learned so much about Mormonism so when missionaries come to their door they can put up a good fight with the Word of God. The Lord is truly working in Utah, it is still a spiritual desert that needs to be watered. Keep praying for these deceived souls.
Nathan Muldoon
