I love this story. You never know when someone will recognize that truth has entered their life.
One of my favorite mission experiences was being invited by a woman who had been a member of the church to come and answer some questions her (very anti) husband had for us. She told us not to come in shirts and ties but to dress "normal" so as not to antagonize him.
He had some very pointed questions and an audio tape from a prominent critic named Walter Williams. As we answered his questions, the tape began staying paused for longer and longer.
Finally, we invited him to come to church with us and see for himself. He did and even took part in the discussion in elders quorum. Long story short, I left the area about two weeks later but he was baptized shortly after that and last I heard, he had been called as a bishop.
One of my favorite "opposition in all things" success stories.
I love that! Thanks for sharing! I don't tell my own conversion story often out of respect for my parents, but part of it was that every time I would meet with the missionaries, I would just ask them questions. I never had a "formal" missionary lesson haha. Took me a little over a year to get baptized but I have never once regretted that decision.
Some form of persecution is present in every conversion story, whether the source is family, friends, life experiences, or a combination of all the above. But then the blessings come. That phenomenon is no coincidence, for sure!
I love this story. You never know when someone will recognize that truth has entered their life.
One of my favorite mission experiences was being invited by a woman who had been a member of the church to come and answer some questions her (very anti) husband had for us. She told us not to come in shirts and ties but to dress "normal" so as not to antagonize him.
He had some very pointed questions and an audio tape from a prominent critic named Walter Williams. As we answered his questions, the tape began staying paused for longer and longer.
Finally, we invited him to come to church with us and see for himself. He did and even took part in the discussion in elders quorum. Long story short, I left the area about two weeks later but he was baptized shortly after that and last I heard, he had been called as a bishop.
One of my favorite "opposition in all things" success stories.
I love that! Thanks for sharing! I don't tell my own conversion story often out of respect for my parents, but part of it was that every time I would meet with the missionaries, I would just ask them questions. I never had a "formal" missionary lesson haha. Took me a little over a year to get baptized but I have never once regretted that decision.
Some form of persecution is present in every conversion story, whether the source is family, friends, life experiences, or a combination of all the above. But then the blessings come. That phenomenon is no coincidence, for sure!