“My conversion to Christ story is not one ah-ha moment…it’s more of a lifelong puzzle that I think (& hope) I’ll still be piecing together until I die.
I was very fortunate to learn about Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ from birth. However, just because I was taught doesn’t necessarily mean my heart was converted to those teachings. Being converted means to: change, adopt a new belief, or a changing action. So, as I experience, study, learn and pray about a principle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, about the Bible, and the Book of Mormon my heart gets converted to a new piece of the puzzle.
I remember always hearing about the Atonement, about our Savior dying on the cross for me/for you/for all of us, but I did not gain that piece of my conversion puzzle until in my late 20s. It was when my too young sister-in-law and best friend at the time passed away from melanoma. And when I divorced my husband of 7 years. Both happened in the same calendar year. I definitely was experiencing more than I could handle alone. It wasn’t until then that I truly learned what the Atonement means and allowed it to work in my life. Over time, it was then that my heart became truly converted to the Atonement piece of my puzzle. I remember always learning about tithing, offering 10% to the Lord to further His work. It wasn’t until I went without paying tithing for a time that I realized money was only getting harder even though I was “saving” on not paying my tithing. Once I committed to tithing again, it became crystal clear what true little tender mercies were missing from my life when I wasn’t paying. My heart, time and time again after each little financial tender mercy, was converted to the obedience of tithing – another piece of my puzzle.I love my Heavenly Father and brother Jesus Christ. I’m so thankful for the agency they’ve trusted me with to put together my own lifelong conversion puzzle.”
I Am Converted 