So many churches

2 Nephi 28

Many false churches shall be built up in the last days—They shall teach false and vain and foolish doctrines—Apostasy shall abound because of false teachers—The devil shall rage in the hearts of men—He shall teach all manner of false doctrines. Between 559 and 545 B.C.


Living in the south, there's a church on every corner. Baptist, Methodists, Pentacostals, Presbyterians, Episcopalians, Seventh-Day Adventist, Catholics, and so on. What do they believe? What do they teach? Do any of them feel they have the "truest" form of christianity? Yesterday at church, our Bishop was explaining a new missionary program that he's putting in place for our ward. All the bishops in our Stake were counseled by the Stake President to encourage ward members to actively participate with the missionaries. The Bishop continued and told his own conversion story. While sitting in a testimony meeting, he kept hearing "I know this is the true church of Jesus Christ". He was a little puzzled, he'd never thought about the need for one true church. Thinking they were all good. This sparked a curiosity in him, and he wanted to find out more about this "true church". There I sat listening to him and I was writing down some notes. Like Bishop, I've been that curious person, wanting to know more about the things I was hearing. And after hearing wanting to read. And after reading wanting to pray. Feeling a rightness. Learning about eternal things that resonated with my soul. Like some part of me could remember these things and knew they were true. Such sweetness and peace came into my life. Now, here I am almost 14 years later and have I shared that with other people? That there is one path to walk. That it only makes sense there should be one true church that teaches correct doctrine and has the authority to do so. There is order in that. So, for all of our friends who are christians, have we shared the message of the Restored Gospel? That the same Christ that they worship, has come and restored his gospel in it's fullness. I should be scared of nothing and only want to share all that was given to me.