I love how despite both of them growing up in the church, they still talk about converted to Christ, something that all people can experience, member of the church or not. Love this!
I grew up in Provo Utah. My best friend joined the church as a young teenager, about 45 years ago. Her non religious parents let her join. Later the parents divorced and the mom married someone from an evangelical church. Then, all of the sudden, the mom started telling my friend she was going to hell. The older sister who was doing drugs and sleeping around wasn't going to hell. Nope it was my friend who was one of those #&@% Mormons! My friend moved out while she was still in high school because it got so bad at home. She got a job, graduated, got married, had a family, and a peaceful life. My friends anchor during the hard times in highschool was my mom and the seminary teachers.
I love Lauren's last question about advice Wilson would give to young people experiencing similar challenges! And Wilson's answer was perfect. You are never alone when you stand with Christ. It feels lonely sometimes, but Christ is our strength and He is proud and grateful when we stand up for Him and His church. It is totally a privilege! And angels surround us too to help us and give us strength.
I tried to enroll my 5 yr old into a Christian school for kindergarten (where I was, kids in the public schools were being taught sex ed & how to put condoms on bananas as young as kindergarten). When the school realized i was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of LDS, they called me in. 8 men in a half circle around my chair. It was like a witch trial … the ring leader bellowing, “the word of God is like a 2-edged sword…”. He railed on me for quite awhile. Anyway, he made sure I knew we weren’t welcome, but if I enrolled my son anyway, he’d make it his personal mission to make sure my 5 yr old son knew his family was going to hell for believing in a book other than the Bible. He asked me what I’d say to my son abt that. I told him that I’d explain that some of our beliefs were different … & that I’d then read 2 Ne 29 3-4 to my son. Which I then read to this group of men. The Spirit filled the room. And to every other man’s credit, beside the ring leader, they looked down in shame, as he continued to rail on me. As I left, there was apology in all the other men’s eyes. Needless to say, I ended up finding another school. Which I found out a year later, had broken off from this school, (probably b/c of that same man who seemed to be in charge, & his ways.) I wanted my 5 yr old to attend school where the love of Jesus was taught & all they wanted to teach him was hell fire & damnation … I never understood that. The other Christian school I put my children in, while a couple of them taught anti-Mormon stuff, the majority accepted my children w open loving arms. And I’m grateful for our few years with them before we moved to Utah.
President Nelson taught to abbreviate the name of the church to The Church Of Jesus Christ. He said it is a great victory for the adversary to remove the name of Christ from His church and say Mormon Church or LDS Church.
This Mark not Michelle, I had a 5th grade teacher that hated the Church of Jesus Christ and made my life miserable from day one, telling my parents that I was stupid and incapable of learning, there was nothing I could do in her class that ever ever earned me praise or a kind word. I went from being a good student to a failing student. This was 60 years ago in a small town in Oregon.
Those people follow Armenium, a Dutch reformer from the time of Calvin who took one scripture about Grace and overloaded and misinterpreted its meaning and he has influenced All the Protestants till today.
Jesus said the path to heaven is narrow and FEW find it. Broad is the path to destruction! Jesus warned about hell, he told people to repent and to be born again. To be Christ like is to warn about hell in love.
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Thank you Wilson for your testimony 😊
I love how despite both of them growing up in the church, they still talk about converted to Christ, something that all people can experience, member of the church or not. Love this!
Everyone can be a convert, so true!
Lauren was converted in her late teens but Wilson grew up in the Church. Conversion is for everyone!
My mom is from Oklahoma and I was raised in Arizona! Thanks for sharing your story! Yes religion is a huge thing in the Bible Belt.
I grew up in Provo Utah. My best friend joined the church as a young teenager, about 45 years ago. Her non religious parents let her join. Later the parents divorced and the mom married someone from an evangelical church. Then, all of the sudden, the mom started telling my friend she was going to hell. The older sister who was doing drugs and sleeping around wasn't going to hell. Nope it was my friend who was one of those #&@% Mormons!
My friend moved out while she was still in high school because it got so bad at home. She got a job, graduated, got married, had a family, and a peaceful life.
My friends anchor during the hard times in highschool was my mom and the seminary teachers.
I love Lauren's last question about advice Wilson would give to young people experiencing similar challenges! And Wilson's answer was perfect. You are never alone when you stand with Christ. It feels lonely sometimes, but Christ is our strength and He is proud and grateful when we stand up for Him and His church. It is totally a privilege! And angels surround us too to help us and give us strength.
Gotta love when people try to tell you what you believe... I feel like Wilder as Wonka in the meme with him leaning.
Loved this so much! Thank you for being a bright light in this dark world! ❤️☀️
I tried to enroll my 5 yr old into a Christian school for kindergarten (where I was, kids in the public schools were being taught sex ed & how to put condoms on bananas as young as kindergarten). When the school realized i was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of LDS, they called me in. 8 men in a half circle around my chair. It was like a witch trial … the ring leader bellowing, “the word of God is like a 2-edged sword…”. He railed on me for quite awhile. Anyway, he made sure I knew we weren’t welcome, but if I enrolled my son anyway, he’d make it his personal mission to make sure my 5 yr old son knew his family was going to hell for believing in a book other than the Bible. He asked me what I’d say to my son abt that. I told him that I’d explain that some of our beliefs were different … & that I’d then read 2 Ne 29 3-4 to my son. Which I then read to this group of men. The Spirit filled the room. And to every other man’s credit, beside the ring leader, they looked down in shame, as he continued to rail on me. As I left, there was apology in all the other men’s eyes. Needless to say, I ended up finding another school. Which I found out a year later, had broken off from this school, (probably b/c of that same man who seemed to be in charge, & his ways.)
I wanted my 5 yr old to attend school where the love of Jesus was taught & all they wanted to teach him was hell fire & damnation … I never understood that. The other Christian school I put my children in, while a couple of them taught anti-Mormon stuff, the majority accepted my children w open loving arms. And I’m grateful for our few years with them before we moved to Utah.
amazing story, thank you for sharing!
Love you guys! Greetings from Hong Kong! ❤❤❤😊
Greetings! Thanks for being here!
President Nelson taught to abbreviate the name of the church to The Church Of Jesus Christ. He said it is a great victory for the adversary to remove the name of Christ from His church and say Mormon Church or LDS Church.
I think you meant to type "He taught to NOT abbreviate the name of the church."
Maybe take off ladder day saints
This Mark not Michelle, I had a 5th grade teacher that hated the Church of Jesus Christ and made my life miserable from day one, telling my parents that I was stupid and incapable of learning, there was nothing I could do in her class that ever ever earned me praise or a kind word. I went from being a good student to a failing student. This was 60 years ago in a small town in Oregon.
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7:32 are you kidding me? We totally tell people that they are going to....... If they aren't LDS! We are the most legalistic.
Those people follow Armenium, a Dutch reformer from the time of Calvin who took one scripture about Grace and overloaded and misinterpreted its meaning and he has influenced All the Protestants till today.
Jesus said the path to heaven is narrow and FEW find it. Broad is the path to destruction! Jesus warned about hell, he told people to repent and to be born again. To be Christ like is to warn about hell in love.