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“I have been a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints for my whole life; my parents raised me in the church, and I got baptized when I was eight years old, like many other members of our congregation. My testimony is built on years and years of growth and development. ItContinue reading “FIFTY TWO”

“It all started in the Fall of 2017. We were living in the Detroit Metro area.While my wife was scrolling through the internet, she received an ad for a free bible. We decided to take advantage of the opportunity and order it. We placed the order, then the following day we received a call toContinue reading “FIFTY ONE”

“I was raised in the church. My father has been inactive for most of my life, and my mother is a convert. I relied on my mother’s testimony for years, but finally decided to read the Book of Mormon all the way through on my own and pray. After praying for several months and receiving aContinue reading “FIFTY”

To preface this post, it is a little different than the usual “I Am Converted” stories. This story comes from my husband’s sweet Grandfather who went back to his Heavenly home this past week. He is a convert to the church, and I feel deeply moved that his wonderful wife wanted his story to beContinue reading “FORTY NINE”

“When I was baptized I remember thinking to myself “Yes I’ve made it, I’m forever clean and fully converted” Looking back I can do nothing but laugh at how sure but naive 8 year old me was. Now, as a 37 year old Wife and Mother I can say for sure that I am fullyContinue reading “FORTY EIGHT”

“Reflecting on my conversion over my lifetime, I can see the hand of myFather in Heaven as he has patiently waited and encouraged me, sometimesin the oddest ways, to grow nearer to him.I was first introduced to the church when I was young, was baptized when Iwas 8. Although my sweet family attended church sporadically,Continue reading “FORTY SEVEN”

“Growing up I was Lutheran, and I regularly attended church. I would say that I was pretty religious throughout my childhood, and I certainly had my questions about Church. However, I had a lot of faith that it was just “the right thing to do”. Around the age of 14 my family and I tookContinue reading “FORTY SIX”

“I grew up in the church. My parents grew up in the church. Their parents grew up in the church and so on and so on. I went to church each Sunday, and was baptized at 8 years old. I attended all the activity days, mutual nights, youth conferences, dances, and went to seminary eachContinue reading “FORTY FIVE”

One Sunday I was sitting in Sacrament meeting. There were multiple speakers, but two stood out to me. One, a mother who had been a member of the church for her entire life, but had ebbed and flowed between activity and inactivity throughout the course of her life. The other, her teenage daughter who hadContinue reading “FORTY FOUR – THE I AM CONVERTED STORY”

“For all my youth and teen life, I lived off the faith of my parents’ testimony. Looking back, I never doubted Christ wasn’t real or that his gospel wasn’t true, I just didn’t know for myself if it really was. As kids I’d like to believe that we all think that our parents are prettyContinue reading “FORTY THREE”