I’m a convert of three years. I honestly had never met anyone who was LDS my whole life. That is, until the Sunday I walked into Church. I’ve always believed in God and always knew that Christ was my Savior. I grew up in a Lutheran family.. and I was a VERY active Lutheran. Heck, I even helped teach confirmation classes! But there were some core doctrinal things that just rubbed me the wrong way. That’s when I decided to find a different church. I wasn’t looking for the true church.. Just one that I could stand going to. After checking out a few in the area, I knew there was one in town that I hadn’t even considered. Curiosity got the better of me and I walked in one Sunday.
My family wasn’t exactly supportive, but I was old enough and they let me do what I want. I was baptized about 2 weeks later. Since joining the church, I think they can really see a positive change in me. I know I can! Being fellowshipped by a great ward really helped me. I was investigating the church and being a new member all by myself. But, there was a family that continually had me over to their house and I sat with them every Sunday for probably almost two years. Without them, I don’t know where I’d be.
It can be rough when you sometimes have to leave a lifestyle and even some friends behind. But, it IS worth it! I am so happy that I was baptized and have never regretted that decision! I’m going to school at BYU-Idaho now and am going to be serving a mission pretty soon. There are times when I really wished I could have been born into a family where they were all members of the church, but at the same time I’m very excited to be the “pioneer” in my family!
