I knew

It was never a struggle for me as an Investigator to try and get used to a whole set of new beliefs because as soon as I allowed the missionaries in to teach me I knew I had found the place where I really needed to be. I knew I found home in my heart.

You see, I've never been religious. I was raised as a catholic but my parents never really cared for religion. When I was in 6th grade I decided to call myself an atheist and pretty much rebelled against everything and everyone. That's when the bad choices started rolling in. My life was a mess.

Now, as a 21 year old, I've grown more sensitive and aware of my needs. I knew my life needed a new direction and it just happens that LDS came to save me.
I read right to the half of the Book of Mormon before I even had my first visit from the missionaries and kept tons of small Moleskines full of information I thought might be worth keeping. But oh boy, I really had no idea about anything!

On my first visit, in came the tallest Argentinian boy and his Chilean partner. We instantly hit it off. This guys were so surprised at how much I knew. I had done research by myself for about 3 months before I reached out to them. They taught me so many things that were not on my notes. They taught me how to pray and talk to heavenly father, they explained the Plan of Salvation. They explained how there is an amazing being in heaven that loves me and cares about me and is there with me with every step I take.

That seemed crazy to me. I never grasped the entire concept of God's existence and right there it hit me. I knew it. I felt it. He is with me at all times. He hears me when I talk to him and answers to me when I need it. He is willing to redeem my sins and save my life.

He is just awesome and I love him so much.


That's why I want to devote my life to study his word, to try to be more Christ-like and to be deserving of meeting again with him. Today I can't see myself going a day without communicating with my Father in Heaven, or without reading, studying, understanding and applying the scriptures to my life. Even though I'm not yet an official member of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints, I want it with all my heart, and I strive to be the best person, because this church, this one true church changed my life and my heart.