My Conversion, Part 5: Final Thoughts

One thing that seems to be missing throughout this story is a single, definitive moment when I knew the church was true.  I think that is because I knew all along – I just had to find it.  I have said before that as I learned about the church, it was like I...

My Conversion, Part 2: Getting My Very Own Book of Mormon

An Anniversary Gift Tuesday, February 5, 2002 was the one-year anniversary of the day that I blew out my knee. I felt, this meant that I needed a present so I bought myself a book called “Latter Days: An Insider’s Guide to Mormonism” by Coke Newell. I planned to begin...

My Conversion, Part 1: Enduring Friendships

It is quite remarkable the ways in which divine intervention can change what would seem like a small, insignificant, meeting into something that alters your life (and even your eternity).  Who would have known back when we were little tikes that, one day, Lars...