My Conversion Story

So, when I first started my blog, I said I would maybe tell my conversion story...well, I think it's time for me to do so.

I met my amazing Thomas Alexander Macmillan my junior year of high school. We fell in love right away, so hard so fast. He quickly became the center of my world. Showering me wtih love, affection, romance, and plenty of awesomely great kisses and hugs, he was the most amazing person I ever met, a true blessing from God. I grew up Roman Catholic, he grew up Mormon. I had a very strong faith, both inwardly and outwardly. He had a very strong faith, but more inwardly then outwardly. After probably only 8 months or so, we started talking about spending the rest of our lives together. Sure, it seemed kinda crazy at the time, I was 18, he was 17, but everything felt so right, so perfect. I truly believe we were made for each other. I wanted to spend the rest of my life with this person, so I figured I needed to learn more about his religion. My religion was a big part of who I was, it defined me, and I knew it was the same for him, so I wanted to learn more about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in order to learn more about him and who he was.

So, around our one year anniversary-ish time, I bout the book, Mormonism for Dummies. I didn't want to learn about the church from him or his family, because I didn't want them to pressure me to join since I was only reading about it to learn, not to convert, so I bought the book. The more I read the book though, the more I started liking this religion. I liked what they believed, what they taught, what they valued. I became interested in the church on an entirely different level. By the time I finished the book, I was in love with the religion, but I wasn't sure if it was true. I didn't act on my thoughts, but I prayed about it, trying to figure out what to do.

One day a little while later, Tom's mom called me at work, luckily catching me while I was on break. She told me that she didn't mean to bother me, but it had been a while since she had asked if I would be interested in meeting with the missionaries, so she thought she would just offer again and see if I was interested. I saw this as a direct sign from God, an answer to my prayer. So I said I wanted to meet with them.

I met with Elder Fernandez and Elder Green and they gave me my first lesson, a brief overview of the church's beliefs. I went home and prayed, still unsure what to believe or what to think. After a couple discussions, Elder Fernandez showed me a DVD on prayer. A leader of the church spoke about prayer, and how we must pray sincerely in order to get an answer and that Heavenly Father will answer our prayers in His own time, when He knows we are ready for an answer. During that lesson I was moved to tears. I felt the Spirit so strongly and I knew what I had to do. I had to pray sinccerely. I knew, after watching the video, that I hadn't been praying with a sincere heart, because deep down I was scared. I didn't want an answer because I was afraid it wouldn't be the answer I wanted to hear. So that night I got on my knees and prayed like I had never prayed before. I cried and talked to God for a long time, told Him I was ready for the truth, ready to know which church was the true church of Christ, even if it meant leaving everything I had been taught to believe my whole life. Even if it meant breaking away even more from my family than I already was. I was ready for the truth...As I prayed, I felt an overwhelming sense of comfort. I was at total complete peace, like I've never felt before; kinda felt like my body was jello...lol. I knew it was the Spirit, and I knew the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints was Heavenly Father's true church.

The next time I met with the missionaries, I told them I was ready to be baptized, that I wanted to join the church. On September 27, 2008, I was baptized by proper authority into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. It was the best day of my life and no day will ever top that; I don't think my wedding will even be as amazing...lol. (No offense Tom....lol.) I love this church very much. I know without a shadow of a doubt that this is the true church of Christ. I know that Heavenly Father loves me. I know that Joseph Smith was a true prophet of God, and I am so grateful that we have prophets on the earth today. This church has brought so many blessings to my life, and I am so grateful for it. I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.