Introduction of a Finn

[JiSe]

Hello, I'm 23 yo student from Finland.

I registered here cause I found a lot of interesting discussions from here. And also to improve my poor written English skills.

Here is some background information about me.

I was baptized two years ago and a year later I married in the Temple.

Before my conversion I was a anti theist/laveyan Satanist.

I'm somewhat a science nerd and enjoy learning more about everything from quarks to cultural evolution.

My favorite:

Music - Arcturus, Opeth, Tenhi and ofc. Mormon Tabernacle Choir

Movies - Public Enemies, Equilibrium, Kingdom of Heaven ( Directors cut!)

TV - Weeds, Penn&Teller and everything with Stephen Fry

Books - Gaiman, Feist, Herberd, Tolkien

I am also a lifelong (from 7yo) role-player and an active reader.

Thank you for reading this and sorry for my poor English.

[Guest xforeverxmetalx]

Arcturus and Opeth, very nice welcome :] where in Finland do you live?

[pam]

Welcome to the site. Your English looks pretty good to me.

Interesting story of your last religion. What and how were you introduced to the LDS religion?

[Moksha]

Finn, your English is probably better than my own. Welcome aboard.

[JiSe]

Arcturus and Opeth, very nice welcome :] where in Finland do you live?

in Porvoo about 30 miles from the Helsinki.

[JiSe]

Welcome to the site. Your English looks pretty good to me.

Interesting story of your last religion. What and how were you introduced to the LDS religion?

Wall of text incoming

I have to start from the beginning. I was raised in normal Finish family, my father is lutherian and my mother is atheist, so no religious upraising from there. I was baptized at birth. By the age of 16 I had became completely disillusioned about Christianity and went from agnosticism to Vatanism (Old Scandinavian Gods and stuff). While at the same time studying at the university, due to personal problems and depression I dropped out. At this time I became fallower of laveyan satanism and a practitioner of his "magic". Rapidly declining mental health led to problems with friends, one of whom was a superbly good Christian girl who prayed for me all the time, from some strange reason I could feel whenever she was praying from a warm and "cozy"feeling, which made me angry at her.

Then one night she was visiting me at my house and cause of my suicidal thoughts she started praying, this time although reluctantly I started praying with her. All of my worries were taken away, the room filled with feeling of light and warmth, we just laughed and talked the night trough. At that night I disavowed myself from my pagan organizations and practices and started looking for a Church.

You see, while I had been an antitheist I had found out all the things that are wrong with most churches, so I felt I couldn't join in any of them. Then some months later I met my future wife at a local book store, and we started talking. We talked every day for a few months, about religion, science, people, roleplaying etc etc. and during this time I fell in love with her.

She was member of Mormon church and told me that cause her ex-bf was not a church member she didn't want to go trough it all again, then she told me that if I would come with her to the church she would be my guide, and when I would be baptized she would reconsider about the dating part, she also gave me the assurance: If you can find a flaw in the Church (not from its people) She would fallow me to look for a new one. After this I started learning, first with her and then with missionaries. A year later we married and six months from that we were sealed in Helsinki Temple.

[FairChild]

What a great life's story! Welcome to our little corner of the world. FC

[Bini]

Welcome to the Site :]

[LDSVALLEY]

Welcome from Canada.

That is some conversion story. Hope you enjoy the site.

[Maya]

Moikka ja todella tervetuloa sivustolle. Jos et vielä ole käynyt tämän sivuston Suomenkielisellä sivustolla, niin kävässeppä Mormonismi Ihan kiva jos sinulla olisi aikaa joskus kirjoitella sinnekin, että saadaan hieman liikettä palstaan. Ja kutsu muita mukaan. Tarvitsemme nuorta voimaa sivustolla.

Voinko kutsua sinua keskusteluun jos sinne tulee uusia kirjoittajia?

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