Mormon.org

"Hello, we're missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--"
"No English"
"Korean?" (no response) "Filipino?" (no response) "Chinese?"
"Yes yes yes"

This was a common occurrence for me as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints serving in the New Zealand Auckland mission. Unfortunately, I do not know Korean, Chinese, Filipino, or anything else for that matter. This was often frustrating because I lived in a cultural hub for many Pacific countries. As a representative of Jesus Christ, one of the worst things in the world is letting someone walk by you without being able to explain to and share with them the message of the Restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. As part of our efforts to share the gospel, each missionary was given stacks of pass-along cards explaining the Church's website. The wonderful phenomenon about the Church's website is that it is translated into over 20 languages. As a result, each time we ran into people who did not speak our language, we would hand them a card and point to the website and say their language. I saw many people brighten up as they understood that they could learn in their own language what we were talking about. Mormon.org is an excellent resource to bring about the worldwide growth of the Church. In the Pacific Islands, people often feel a bit disconnected from America and the Headquarters of the Church. There are many programs and supplies in the USA that are not available in other countries. Not only does Mormon.org provide a variety of languages, the information is global. It is instantaneous and it is informative. As a result of this website, people all over the world have access to the same information as people in America. Mormon.org helps us stay connected and unified. I am grateful for this website because with it, my conversations usually ended with:

"Website in Chinese" (pointing at the card)
"Ok Ok Thank you"

instead of

"Ok, goodbye."

I am not sure what percentage of the people I talked to actually visited the site, but I do know that we felt better for having at least given them a chance to learn. I believe that this is part of God's plan for us to share the blessings of His Gospel with all of His children.