In my religion there is a mission training center and they called it the MTC. When I was a little girl whenever a missionary went to the MTC I thought they were going to the empty sea. I couldn't quite understand why they had to go to the empty sea to get training for their mission.
A childhood belief about church

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that training wheels were the different colored beads on the spokes.— Samantha
- I used to think that the right sides of roads are empty in England, since everyone drives on the left.Anon
- When I was little, I couldn't understand why people called me a tomBOY, instead of a tomGIRL.— Amanda
- Until I was about 11, I thought it was called a 'Girl Cheese' sandwhich.— Chris
- I thought you were supposed to drive down the center of the road.— Cassiopeia
- I used to think that boysenberry was poisonberry and couldn't understand whay anyone would want to eat it.Anon