New and Curious

[shausladen]

I poke around a little bit with Facebook, mainly to communicate with close and extended family, and to look up old friends. I saw this site and decided to see what it offers. I have been a member of the LDS Church since 1976 when I was 22 years old. My brother became a member 10 months earlier and his example lead to my investigation and conversion. He baptized me and the blessings started to come immediately. A week later I was at a church dance and met the girl that became my wife a year later, and is still my eternal companion.

I would especially enjoy communicating with those who are investigating the church and would like to talk with someone who has had many conversion and testimony-building experiences. I can especially share some insight into how its been to be one of two members of the church in a beautiful, close family.

1 Nephi 3:7

Steve

[exnonlds]

I poke around a little bit with Facebook, mainly to communicate with close and extended family, and to look up old friends. I saw this site and decided to see what it offers. I have been a member of the LDS Church since 1976 when I was 22 years old. My brother became a member 10 months earlier and his example lead to my investigation and conversion. He baptized me and the blessings started to come immediately. A week later I was at a church dance and met the girl that became my wife a year later, and is still my eternal companion.

I would especially enjoy communicating with those who are investigating the church and would like to talk with someone who has had many conversion and testimony-building experiences. I can especially share some insight into how its been to be one of two members of the church in a beautiful, close family.

1 Nephi 3:7

Steve

sounds kind of familiar. in 73 when i was almost 19, someone i knew who was a fellow marine asked me if i wanted to go to church. feeling very lost in a world that seemed to only offer opinions and little in the way of answers i really took to what i found in the church. 6 months later i met my wife at a church dance...well she wasn't my wife then, but about 8 months later we were married in the los angeles temple.

[pam]

Welcome to the site.

[Maya]

Hi Steve what a wonderful intro. Feel welcome!

So officially:

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[Guest mormonmusic]

Great that you have a family member in the Church! Welcome to this site. It's a good place to be :)

[rren]

Steve, welcome. You mentioned you'd like to hear from people who have had many conversion and testimony building experiences. I am a convert from the Catholic church and I came into the LDS Church with a very powerful experience with the Book of Mormon. You can hear my story here:

Ryan