Splits!

Today I went on splits with the missionaries serving in my ward.  I had never done this before since there aren't a lot of opportunities to serve with the missionaries growing up in Utah.  It was such a great experience!  I went with the two elders to an investigator's house in Marlow, the tiny town north of Duncan, Oklahoma where I live.

The investigator was an older Baptist woman who is interested in the Church. She has been reading the Book of Mormon and has a strong belief in God.  At the beginning of the visit, the elders asked her if she had any questions about the Church.  She said that she had told some neighbors and family members that she was meeting with Mormon missionaries, and they told her their perceptions about some of our beliefs.  She wanted to know if we actually have lots of wives and if we worship Joseph Smith.  Of course neither of these things are true, and the elders taught her what we really believe.  It blows my mind how many rumors there are about our Church that must keep so many people from finding the truth.

Our investigator was very open minded and said that she will keep reading the Book of Mormon until she has finished.  The elders asked me to bare my testimony of the Book of Mormon, which was a great opportunity for me.  Too bad I couldn't have done it in Spanish--it would have been better practice.  The elders left her with a pamphlet about the Plan of Salvation and are meeting again with her on Thursday.

Missionary work is so exciting!  The Church is true!