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Hmmm. Where to start?

I was raised in a baptist family, though that really didn't amount to much. We were the epitome of lazy Christians. When i was a teenager i started becoming active in the youth program at the baptist church. I met a girl around the same time who was LDS. We dated, but she wouldn't mention her faith because she really didn't want to be abrasive (sharing the gospel is hard when you are young and when you don't want to lose close friends). I talked to her friend, also LDS, a lot just about generalities and at one point the Book of Mormon was brought up. She brought me one, and i read it and knew it was true. I immediately wanted to be baptized. My parents had some reservations, which is expected. I was dating a LDS girl, and they felt i was doing it for her. They also saw the church in the light it is always cast it, a brainwashing cult. So, after a lot of arguments, prayers and still no budging, i decided to put the Church at a standstill: To still study and prepare by myself, but not seek out the missionaries.

The gospel is like a descending elevator: If you are not moving forward with your faith, going against the grain so to speak, you are being pushed back. It is just the way of the world. And that's where i found myself. I didn't do anything detrimental to my future, but i did some things i am not proud of. I graduated high school and went off to college in a different city. After nearly half a semester, I had not made any effort to join the church. I was in health class one day when the teacher said "Today is the day you change your life." That was the little nudge i needed, and that day i sought out the missionaries. I was the only investigator they had met that had brought a quad to the discussions, and it didn't take long before i was baptized. It was such a great day, and through the grace of God, my parents actually came. They are still not members, nor have they made any progress in that area, but i am sure that their hearts will be softened, especially in the trial that will be a temple marriage that they cannot attend.

That was in November of 2008. I am 19 years old now, and nearing my 9th month in the church. I love this church with all of my heart, and am so grateful to now have it in my life. Above that, i am grateful that i will be able to share the gospel with my children and give them the little things that i missed out on in my life: family prayer, family home evening, sabbath day recognition, and an understanding of the simple truths of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Maya

Maya

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Hi Wizard! Well come and thanks for sharing your story mine you can find from my profile. The gospel is really the gratest thing that ever has happened to me.... and I ahd to wait for 30 years before I met the missionaries. I would have loved to be a member at the age of... 14

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