What Is Christianity, and How Can It Help Me?

Christianity is a religion founded on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. If you’ve heard of Jesus, you may know that He was a great teacher, a healer, and a prophet—but He is so much more than that.

Jesus is the Son of God, and He came to earth to be a perfect example to us of righteousness and love. He suffered all our pain, anxieties, and heartaches so that we would never have to face our trials alone. He gave His life to pay for our sins so we can have the opportunity to return to live with God and our families again. Meet with missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to learn more about Christianity and how following Jesus’s teachings can fill your life with joy.

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The Blessings of Following Jesus

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Ashlyn

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“The teachings of Jesus Christ help my family obtain true joy. They help our home be filled with the Spirit, and they help us know how we should live.”

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Lindsey

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“I think one of the biggest things that helped me overcome this huge trial in my life was the fact that finally I realized that there was somebody who had felt exactly how I was feeling. … And because of [Jesus], I knew I could have the courage to trust. To trust God, to trust Christ, to get me through a time when I felt like I was worthless.”

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Rich

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“Despite the mistakes I had made, the wrong turns I had taken, and the faith that I had abandoned, my Savior was there with open arms, ready and willing to help me back. He was there to lift me up when I needed Him most.”

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“Jesus Christ is real. And I know that through Him, things can be OK again—and better than you ever imagined they could be.”

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What to Expect from Your Visit

We’re excited to meet you and to help you learn more about Jesus Christ and His teachings. Here’s what your visit with missionaries might be like:

Missionaries getting to know the people they’re visiting

We’ll get to know each other.

Missionaries praying with a woman before studying together

We’ll pray together.

Missionaries reading to a woman from the Book of Mormon

We’ll talk about the life and mission of Jesus Christ.

We’ll invite you to worship with a loving Christian community.

Common Questions

Jesus’s teachings cover a broad range of topics, including love, service, prayer, and repentance. Here are a few well-known teachings that can guide your life:

Jesus’s teachings in the Bible

“Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind” (Matthew 22:37).

“Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself” (Matthew 22:39).

“Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you” (Matthew 7:7).

“Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth … : but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven” (Matthew 6:19–20).

“Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted” (Matthew 5:4).

Jesus’s teachings in the Book of Mormon

“And again I say unto you, ye must repent, and become as a little child, and be baptized in my name” (3 Nephi 11:37).

“For verily, verily I say unto you, he that hath the spirit of contention is not of me” (3 Nephi 11:29).

“Pray in your families unto the Father, always in my name, that your wives and your children may be blessed” (3 Nephi 18:21).

Missionaries are volunteers who have set aside their normal lives for up to two years to help others come closer to Jesus Christ. Before leaving on a mission, they were students, employees, athletes, bookworms, musicians, and, well, you get the idea. After their service, they will return home to finish college, work, date and marry, and live a pretty normal life.

They come from all over the world. It’s not uncommon for a missionary to serve in a country and speak a language other than their own. Missionaries serve as young adults or in their retired years as singles or couples. Whatever their age, their motivation is sincere—they leave their homes and families for a period to do what Jesus taught his Apostles: “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature” (Mark 16:15).

Church service times vary from congregation to congregation. However, you can always count on one main worship service for everyone, followed by classes for children, youth, and adults.

The service for everyone is called “sacrament meeting.” This meeting consists of songs, prayers, and sermons (or “talks”) given by different members of the congregation every week. But the most important part of the meeting is when we take the sacrament (which is similar to Communion) to remember the Savior.

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Jesus Christ teaches the Sermon on the Mount

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