All About Mormons

One of the reasons I investigated the church for well over a year before being baptized is because I became too concerned with the nitty-gritty, that is to say, the super-specific questions that a lot of those who can be called anti-Mormons focus on. Through many months of painful deliberations I came to a profound realization. God is the source of all truth. That is what we are taught continually by the Bible, the Book of Mormon, and modern revelation. Therefore, we should stop relying on the myriad of arguments that try to “prove” the Church’s truth or fraudulence and focus on the divine witness of the Holy Ghost. There will always be convincing arguments that attempt to disprove the Church, but there will also always be convincing arguments that seek to prove the Church’s truth through the means of men. The same situation exists for all of Christianity as well as many other topics of controversy where heated opinions exist.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, however, offers a glorious escape from such confusion. We know, and I know, that this church is the true church of Jesus Christ restored in these latter days, because God has revealed it to me personally. I could debate Kolob and polygamy and doctrine all day, but why do so, when an answer is available that is both easier to obtain and more reliable?

None of my family are Mormon. While nothing compared to the suffering of many other people, sometimes the trials I go through seem almost unbearable. But despite opposition and anti-Mormon literature I’ve gained a strong and sure testimony of my Heavenly Father, of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and of the truthfulness of His gospel. Getting my family to accept the idea of my serving a mission has been a great obstacle, but only hours ago I had my first interview to serve a mission and my papers will be in before the end of the week. I’ve been able to overcome most everything that life has thrown at me only because of my sure testimony: a testimony that nobody can take away from me.

I love the gospel so much. It has changed who I am forever. It has saved my life. I often marvel at my good luck at coming across the Church at such a relatively early age. Why me? I don’t know, but I will always be grateful that the Lord brought the gospel to me. I know that the Church is true, that God is my Heavenly Father and that He loves me. I know that Jesus Christ is my Savior, that Gordon B. Hinckley is a prophet. I know that God answers prayers through His Holy Spirit and that through it we “may know the truth of all things” (Moroni 10:5).

In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.