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“Every single day my testimony grows and expands. It’s not a joke when you hear the cliche term “God is in the details”. I grew up with the understanding that when we do the right thing and follow the straight and narrow, we end up with Heavenly Father and get to be with him forContinue reading “TWENTY TWO”

“I grew up Catholic, but my family left the church because they felt cheated. I still always had faith in a higher being, but because of past experiences didn’t want to associate with any one religion. Growing up I got myself into some bad situations, and one time I got arrested. I prayed and prayedContinue reading “TWENTY ONE”

“I was introduced to the church by my now husband, in 2008. I would attend Sunday services with him here and there, and I would also welcome missionaries into my home whenever they’d ask to visit me. There were many things that I saw in the way members behaved that I was not use toContinue reading “TWENTY”

“Growing up, I knew of the church and attended occasionally with my mother and grandma, but we were not super active. After moving and starting a new school, I became good friends with a girl who was a member of the church. She invited me to attend her church youth group activity with her. IContinue reading “NINETEEN”

“I was born into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. My parents divorced when I was about 6. My dad chose not to follow the church, and my mom held strong to her faith. My mom raised us and kept us going as regularly as she could. I attended Primary, Young Women’s, andContinue reading “EIGHTEEN”

“I never fully understood what being converted to the gospel was. I grew up in the gospel and got baptized when I turned 8 years old. I then went on and received the Aaronic priesthood at 12-years-old and everything I was doing was leading me to serve a 2-year church mission. My life began changingContinue reading “SEVENTEEN”

“My mom grew up in the church, but she struggled with her testimony and wasn’t super active. So, when she married my dad, who wasn’t a member, it was easy for her to fall away. When she had me and my two younger sisters, she tried to take us to church. I vaguely remember sittingContinue reading “SIXTEEN”

*Potential Trigger Warning* Help is available to those that need it. Call the Suicide Prevention hotline if you or someone you know is struggling 1-800-273-8255 “I was born and raised in a Catholic household. I loved the structure and the people in my church. I even wanted to become a priest. But ultimately decided itContinue reading “FIFTEEN”

“As someone born into the gospel, my upbringing was that of a typical latter-day saint youth. Church on Sundays, serving in youth callings, getting baptized when I was eight, learning church hymns, listening to talks from church leaders and attending church youth camps. I had always, as any child, done all this because it wasContinue reading “FOURTEEN”

“I had an ideal upbringing in the LDS faith. I lived in a loving home where we went to church every week, we prayed daily, and God was always a part of my life. As a teenager, I never questioned my religion. I believed in it, and rarely felt much doubt. I never tested theContinue reading “THIRTEEN”