Well to truly understand how I got here you have to start from the begining.
I was born into a Catholic home and raised that way till my mom moved out of my grandparents home, then we tried the Lutheren Church. We went to that church for quite awhile. My mom started dating my now step-father whom to be quite honest I could not and sometims still cannot stand. So when that happended church went out the door. I found this little church in the town i lived it and i liked it but that didn't last because a girl I was datng that was a member made up stories about how I had threatend to kill her, to be quite blunt I am not that kind of guy. One day after school when I was in highschool I came home to find my grandfather(my step fathers dad) dead. I tried to revive him but to no good. From then on ther till about the age of 20 i hatd God and wanted nothing to do with Him. I filled my time with going out with random girls, smoking, and drinking way too much. I then found this church which was a evangelical church and was baptised into it but I still went on with my hedanist lifestyle.
Ok, fast foward about 5 years. I am now 25 and I am in college again. I am siting in the commens area of the school putzing with my laptop. This weird girl comes up sits next to me and says "ohhhh, a new toy can I play" I thought she was cute so I said yes. Every week from there on we would see each other every Tuesday and hang out and talk.
One day she says "If I give you a book will you read it", I didn't know any better so i said sure. She hands me a Book of Mormon, I thought ya sure like Im going to read this. I took it and went home and let it collect dust under my beed for a week. The next week she comes up to me and says "Hey, you read the book?" "nope" I answered. She then says looking very hurt "Well I invited the Sisters to meet with you" I looked at her and said "Why would you do that? Did I show any intrest in YOUR CHURCH AT ALL NO NO NO." Even after that I still agreed to meet them.
Now let me say this remember I was raised most of my life as a Roman Catholic so when I heard sisters what did I think righhhht little old ladies in habits and a yard stick. So at 2 pm in walks these two beautifull young girls Sister Wiser and Sister Redford. I was like whoah slow down these are the Sisters. The first meeting was just getting to know each other and Of course I was trying to impress these young girls so I showed them how much about "GOD" I actually knew. But I still wasent convinced. So next week we started the disscussions. A week after that I started going to church with Sarah(sorry you know her as the Weird girl). I have to admit I liked it it was fun.
Now the ahaaa Moment we (the Sisters and I now with Sister Redford and Sister Christansen) were disscussing repentance. I was siting there and it hit me I said " I am such a Fraud." Sister Redford gave me her pattented "what" look and i reaped it "I am such a Fraud, I have been living my life and saying how much of a Christian I was" Right then and there I knew it was all True.
So what was the next step I set a baptism date for Jan 27th, the next week I was confirmed, the week after that ordained as a priest in the Aaronic Priesthood. Then a strange thing happended. I was sitting reading my Scriptures and a friend acme up and said " whats that" I told him they were my scriptures and that I was just studying. He then said "who are those two girls you meet with" I told him they were the sisters and explained what that was. He asked me if he could join us and I said sure not thinking anything of it. So he started taking the disscussions. and set a baptism date.
Throughout this journey i have learned many things and have come across some of the most amazing people.
I do not know where i would be without Sarah and Bre my loving sisters who helped see the true GOD, Jeani and sis wiser, and Char who taught and guided me along the road and to this day are there for me and all of my Ward family i love u all.
