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The Mormon Church is looking for those who want to know
December 5, 2008 by Giuseppe Martinengo Leave a Comment | Filed in Mormon Church
It is so easy to miss or at least quickly forget many important but sometimes simple truths that we listen at General Conferences.
President Monson
Yesterday someone commented to my previous blog post Missionary work:the Mormon way. In that post I was discussing the importance of the internet for missionary work and this friend (from another faith for sure) was saying that in fact the Internet helps many people to turn away from the Church. I did not like his comment and I deleted it, but later I thought that I could have left it.
First of all, I do not understand these people who spend time criticizing other religions. Why they do not promote the beauty of their religion, instead of attacking others?
However, perhaps they do it out of missionary zeal, so we can let them do it, if they feel good. At the end of the story, when people talk about the Mormon Church it is better than when they ignore it. I know several people who became members of the Mormon Church thanks to anti-Mormon literature (for example, Karen)
Today I was reading the first talk by President Thomas S. Monson at the last Conference and this simple truth stood up:
Brothers and sisters, our missionary force, serving throughout the world, continues to seek out those who are searching for the truths which are found in the gospel of Jesus Christ. The Church is steadily growing; it has since its organization over 178 years ago.
These are the people we are looking for. We invite every person to accept those principles, but we already know that some people will not listen while others only need to find the truth and they will recognize it.
President Monson also said:
There remain, however, areas of the world where our influence is limited and where we are not allowed to share the gospel freely. As did President Spencer W. Kimball over 32 years ago, I urge you to pray for the opening of those areas, that we might share with them the joy of the gospel. As we prayed then in response to President Kimball’s pleadings, we saw miracles unfold as country after country, formerly closed to the Church, was opened. Such will transpire again as we pray with faith.
A good thing about the Internet is that it is not limited by conventional barriers and it may reach places where the missionaries are not yet allowed. I understand that some countries limit access to many internet websites, but over time the information will reach everybody and those who are searching for the truths which are found in the gospel of Jesus Christ will be able to find them, in spite of, or even thanks to those who criticize the Church.