Every conversation during our trip to Utah stretched me and grew me more than I thought it ever would, but one conversation stood out to me. It was our third day in Utah, and my partner and I spotted a girl sitting and studying in the Snow College cafeteria, so we decided to start a conversation with her.
As we talked with her, the topic of works-based salvation came up. My partner and I were bringing up sections in the Book of Mormon that showed the impossibility of LDS salvation. We then presented her with Bible verses explaining that the true Gospel is a free gift given by God and there’s absolutely nothing we can do to earn it.
This conversation lasted about two hours. Towards the end, the girl we were talking to opened up and said she was thinking about leaving the LDS church. This opened up an opportunity for us to share why Jesus is the one true way to salvation.
We recommended she visit a local Christian coffeeshop ministry to learn more, and she explained that she’d already been going for the past few days. While sipping her coffee, she said she had been overhearing conversations about Jesus!
This conversation, and this trip as a whole, showed me that evangelism is not as complicated as I thought it would be. I had always thought that I was not smart enough, or couldn’t speak well enough, to share the Gospel, but that’s not what God requires.
He uses ordinary people to further His Kingdom.
This is the mindset that I have after our Utah trip. I’m more confident in following the Great Commission by asking people questions about their faith and sharing the good news. Jesus’ true Gospel is so simple and powerful, and we just need to be bold enough to share it!
Xanthe Lewis, Class of 2027
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