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I found the church when my fiancee took me to tour the Detroit, MI temple before it was dedicated. I thought it was the most beautiful place I'd ever been and gave me the warmest feeling I have ever felt in my life. Who would have thought that only 4 years later, that I would be making the commitment to spend eternity with my husband and children in that very same building. I truly have a testimony of eternal families and of the work that we do in the temple. I spent my childhood years watching my parents go through their divorce, then remarriages, then divorces and it made me determined that when I found the man I was going to be with, that it truly would be forever. I did not believe in "until death do us part" and I was so happy to find a church that had the same beliefs as I did. I am so thankful for eternal families and for the temple. My testimony of this was definitely strengthened this summer when one of my best friends who was pregnant at the same time I was, delivered their baby 17 weeks premature and she survived only a short time. But I know that because her parents were sealed before she was born that they will see her again. I know that she was too pure and perfect a spirit for this world and will bring her parents and any future siblings great joy in the celestial kingdom. I believe that families are meant to be forever and it is part of duty while on this earth to go to the temple and help as many families achieve this goal as we possibly can. My husband recently was called as first counselor in the young men's presidency and I know that our lives will truly be blessed by how much more frequently he will be attending the temple and I hope that situations will work out so that I may join him for some of those trips as well. We truly don't visit the temple as often as we should with it only being about 30 minutes away. I think that we sometimes take it for granted that it is so close, but I have every intention of changing that now that my children can be left in another's care for an extended time frame.

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I just read Sese's and LyLMys's testimonies (I don't know how I missed Sese's when first posted). Thank you both for taking the time to share them with us. I am always uplifted by the testimony of others.

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My parents were both converts to the church when they were in their teens so I was born and raised in the church. I was baptized at 8 years old in 1993 and have been a member sense. I always had a strong testimony until things got really hard. My mom passed away in 2003 and my dad remarried not too long after. I moved out because of his remarriage and had a very hard time on my own. I became inactive and made some very poor choices.
Through my inactivity I was always hoping to find some kind of truth or my own truth. It took me a little time to realize that it was right in front of my face. It was through some of my very awesome LDS friends and a home teacher that I came back. My home teacher had been through some very similar experiences in his life so having him to relate with helped so much. I know that Heavenly Father sent him to help me. It was also my roomates amazing example of following Christ that helped me to feel the spirit.
I am so amazed at how Heavenly Father helps us through all of our trials. He has always been there for me and answers my prayers. He blesses me in such unexpected ways. I am so thankful for my Savior and what he has done and still does for me. Knowing that he understands and has felt my pain makes all the difference. Even when it's something as little as needing help with my school work...He's there for me.
I'm just thankful to be back into the church and fully active. I can't believe that I ever tried to go through life without it. My life is so full and filled with life. I am forever in debt to my Heavenly Father for His help and love.

Edited: marzipan on 2nd Nov, 2005 - 11:23pm

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Thank you so much for sharing your testimony, marzipan! It's terrific that you have some good friends and a solid home teacher to help you find your way. Best wishes to you, and glad to have you here on the forum.

Roz

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I was raised in the Church and taught the Gospel right from the beginning. My parents and teachers always said that if I prayed, lived right, etc. I could gain my own testimony of the Gospel by the power of the Spirit. As I grew, I started to wonder when this would happen! I believed what the Church taught, but didn't feel I knew for sure, by the Holy Ghost. The closer I got to my mission, the more worried I became, as you can well imagine! Well, my mission president counselled me on the question, and told me that I knew more than I realized. I thought to myself, "How can this be?" I still don't buy it--it doesn't seem intellectually honest--either I know or I don't. So, I just continued plugging away, doing my best.

In my late 20s/early 30s I finally found that two scriptures helped. One was were Ammon asked the queen (Lamoni's wife) if she believed what he had told her. She said she had no evidence except for his words (!), but that she believed him. Ammon replied that she was blessed, and he had seen no greater faith among the Nephites! The other scripture is that D&C list of the gifts of the Spirit, where it says that some people have the gift of knowing by the power of the Holy Ghost that Jesus is the Christ, and that others have the gift of believing on their words unto salvation. So I came to the conclusion that even though I could not honestly say that I knew for sure, I did believe in the Gospel, and that that was sufficient. This was comforting.

A few years later, the Spirit bore witness to me, and now I know that God exists, that the Book of Mormon is true, and that the Church is true. Patience is key, and not giving up.

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It was 1975 when I was working on a dairy farm in Tasmania. One I was clearing the new land of rocks and wood when a vice said to me where did you come from well to me there was one answer to that and know that one but the vice said no where did you really come from. Then it ask what are you doing here what,s reason for being here and where are you going after this life. some time after that I had some time off and I went to my church which the Salvation Army and I was walking home when the vice spoke again saying Stephen there has to be a better way for you to serve your Heavenly Farther it spoke three times untill I said ok how no more was said.

No more was said after that day. It was a few weeks later that I got a lettler from my sister and said that she a new boyfriend and he was a Mormon. So in July of 1977 My sister got married and the next day I walk to church with one leg in plaster from ankle all the way up. It was about a mile or two. This was in the days when church was twice on a Sunday so that night that Missionarys ask me if I would like to se some moive,s sure.

I saw the first vision and man,s Search for happiness and it was right at the start where the guy is looking at the water when the vice said welcome home Stephen this is where you belong. My Patriarchal Blessing tells me Stephen it was no mere chance that you accepted the gospel for you where worthy in your first estate. You can read more under less active but would like to add here that I have seat about 5 yards behind President Hunter shake hands with Elder Dallin.H. Oaks and I have felt the Lords arms around me. I well share that with one who would like to know how the happen and my testimony.

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I first learned of the church in 5th grade. My best friend was a memeber. While at her house I asked her about it. I told my mom I wanted to stay and here more and she freaked. So it got put on the back burner. But when my best friend was in Mutual she would invite me to activities. That was my freshman year. My senior year I started dating my now husband. His parents wanted him to marry a member so they fasted and soon Family home evening and scripture study would happen when I was there. At 19 I got baptised. We separated for two years and then got married. I have never looked back. I know this is the true church. I love that I found a true prophet on earth.

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I think that I have always been a member of the church, even when I wasn't. I don't know if that makes sense to anyone other than myself. I always had a very strong spiritual connection when we would have LDS members come to the door. My parents were very devout Catholics and did not ever want to hear what the Elders had to say. I always wanted to know what they said.

I am not being disrespectful, but I did not have the same feelings when we would have Jehovah's Witnesses come to the door. That is why I felt that there was some connection to me with LDS. I did the Catholic things I had to do, confession, communion, confirmation and all the religious ed I could stand and still felt empty. Spiritually, I didn't feel like I was part of anything. I sang in the choir, helped out in the school and did everything I had time for, but it just didn't make me happy.

About a year ago, I was clicking around on the internet and went to Mormon.Org . I hadn't gone there on purpose, I was re-directed by something I was doing in school for a Psychology of Religion class. I decided that as I am an adult now, I would get my first BOM and see if there was a connection. I was contacted by an Elder by telephone and before I knew it I had these two wonderful young men in my living room talking to me about the BOM. I was enraptured. Literally, I hung on their every word.

I read the portions they marked off for me to read and then stayed up reading everything else I could before falling asleep. Elder Kaupert said to me: "You will know this is the truth when you pray on it. Ask God to tell you if this is true." I did, and I didn't expect anything. The next day, I had to run errands and parked my car at a parking metre. I only had a nickel and I thought I'd be okay. I put the nickel in and RAN down the street to run the errand. When I came back, there was a woman next to my car. I think "Oh no, I am getting a ticket!" Then I realize the woman is not wearing a uniform and I walk a bit faster to my car. The woman looks up at me and smiles as I approach and she said to me "I was just putting money in your metre for you, it expired." I just stared at her, nobody have ever done anything like that for me. I said -- "God bless you, that is so kind of you." She said -- and I have told this story so many times and I still get goosebumps. "It is true, there are good people in the world." When she said the words. "It is true." that is all I heard. "It is true." I could not believe Heavenly Father had touched me -- ME personally.

I am now doing everything I can, which is very little beside reading my scripture and attending on Sundays unfortunately. I will be much more active in the next few months. This is why I am so excited -- I am blessed.