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Reader Stories: How I Converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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These personal conversion stories were submitted by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from both converts and those raised in the church. Read each testimony by clicking on the links below. Remember to share your own conversion story with us too!

I asked what she believed.

I was in the military on TDY assignment, met this nice lady whom I dated 5 days then asked her to marry me. We spoke about religion. I asked what church she belonged to, she said LDS. I asked "What d…More

The Missionaries Talked with My Father

One Tuesday morning these white boys who put on white shirts came to my dad who was sitting at the veranda and they told him about the restored church of Jesus Christ. I guess he had met them before …More

From False Doctrine to True Doctrine: My Conversion Story

Although I believed all the points mentioned above, in my heart I was not convinced and this made me start looking for a true church which would teach me the truth. Two LDS missionaries knocked on ou…More

My Conversion: Through the Still Small Voice

One of the first times I can remember feeling the Spirit was when our family attended a production of Saturday's Warriors. I cannot recall the age I was, but I remember just wanting so much to be wit…More

My Conversion Through Testing God's Commandments

I was not raised in the church, but was asked to read the account of Moroni to pray to see if the church was right for myself. It led me to questioning the Laws of the Land in the Articles of Faith. …More

My Conversion: Mormons gave me some books to read

I knew that Joseph Smith could not have lied. He was at a ripe age of being innocent, no sin in his life, was honestly seeking for the truth. A 15 year old and with a 3rd grade education, had to be t…More

My Conversion Story: The Lord Answered My Prayer

Three years later I got to the stage where I really wanted to know. I started praying about the Church and decided I would visit the Church. I set a date in which I would attend my first meeting. Alt…More

My Husband's Conversion Led to Mine

My husband led me to the truth, he just came out of hospital, he survived an accident where 2 cars rode over him, of which one was his own. He was fixing his car next to the road it was an Anglia, he…More

How I Came to Know the Truth

I arrived at Gallaudet and was being sent to room with a stranger. I worried what if she smokes or drinks or acts snobbish? I decided to be brave and when I found my room, I entered the doorway when …More

I Believed That God Loved All People

In Jan 1970 while the missionaries taught us I began to feel a comforting feeling that my prayers were being answered. I had been tired of going to so many different Churches and asked my Heavenly Fa…More

History of Joseph Smith

After reading the books, Joseph Smith could not have endured all those years of being tortured and went through torment from unbelievers. He knew he heard from God and Jesus Christ just like Noah, th…More

Read the Book of Mormon

I began reading the scriptures. I read the Book of Mormon and prayed to Heavenly Father to reveal the truth to me. I prayed and I pondered. I contacted the Missionaries who assisted me in my search. …More

My Personal Conversion Story

Then I saw a couple of missionaries next door and I went out onto the balcony and I do not know why (well, I do now, but I didn't then) and I shouted out to them:"Oy, would you two come over here for…More

Everything Became Clear

After my first meeting with the missionaries I was given the Book of Mormon. During the next week, I read it each night.One night, very late, I was reading about Joseph Smith's first vision in the sa…More

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