I grew up a Baptist, a Southern Baptist specifically. When I was 16, I worked in a Nursing home and I came across a copy of Doctrine & Covenants in the Lobby Area and my boss let me take it home and keep it. After reading it I was really intrigued. Initially I did not know what to think about the Church so I did take a more slightly "Anti-LDS" position. I soon immersed myself in the study of and the research of the Church and its beliefs, and I re-read D&C. I soon thereafter ordered a copy of the Book of Mormon, as my interest in the Church grew my parents basically told me "don't even think about joining that church" because they (more specifically my mom) wanted me to remain a Southern Baptist. So I waited. I waited four years. When I was 20 and I contacted the missionaries and was baptized. Shortly before my Baptism my parents freaked out and were super angry. They essentially asked me to stop meeting with the missionaries to which I said no. My dad actually prayed about it and he said that he felt the spirit testify to him that I was making a good decision. Both my parents even attended my Baptism, they would never join the Church though because there are some things they fundamentally disagree with, however, they're happy that I am seeking God and that I am a devout in my belief in Christ. I found that Oliver's story is quite similar to mine in some regards. I too found the ideas of eternal Hell and predestination very sad and "unloving" and it was one of the many things that drew me to the Church along with the doctrines of Eternal Families and Proxy Ordinances.
Wow, it sounds like your journey to finding the truth and a place to practice your faith has been a very personal and meaningful experience. Your determination to seek the truth and follow the promptings of the Spirit, despite opposition from loved ones, is truly inspiring. It's wonderful to hear that your parents have come to support your decision and are happy for you, even if they don't fully agree with all of the beliefs of the Church. Your story highlights the importance of following our own spiritual journey and being true to what we feel is right, even if it may be different from those around us. Thank you for sharing your testimony and journey with us.
I had a minor faith crisis earlier this year and David, Kwaku, and brad and the content they made helped me sooooo much. If you are a member please try to understand our doctrine fully, read the doctrine and covenants and study it thoroughly.
The forest tree analogy was so relevant to my faith journey. Took me a year and a bit of talking to missionaries, researching and praying before I finally got it. And I had a very similar to him about understanding everything and then feeling I don't need to get everything at once. God is little by little as to not overwhelm us and knows what we need to know and when. Great video!
Great interview - Oliver thank you for sharing your compelling journey. I grew up Presbyterian and am an active convert to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well. I checked out your blog and read some of your posts/ article responses - you are an excellent reasoned writer - I recommend others check out your blog as well. I really appreciate your deepening spiritually acquired testimony of the Restored Gospel and Church of Jesus Christ. Thank you again Oliver and may The Lord continue to bless and guide you.
This was really good! Thank you so very much to Oliver and the brother doing this… I don’t know your name?! I am an active member… Well, as active as can be expected with this coronavirus!!! 😆😂😜. Really enjoyed Olivers‘s conversion story, etc.! And enjoyed the other conversation… Thank you very much to both of you! Oh, I was raised Episcopalian back in Pennsylvania and Florida. And then we ended up becoming twice a year Christians, just going Christmas and Easter basically. And I started searching on my own, trying transcendental meditation, becoming a Nishiren Shoshu buddhist(modern day Japan), going to other churches such as the Methodist church, Catholic church, church of God, even looking into Judaism some, because I had an Israeli boyfriend in college who was Jewish, etc. Went to a feast day at a Hare Krishna temple, to Sikh gudwhara(had Sikh friends for years, etc. oh, I was studying with the LDS missionaries at the same time I was studying and going to the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Kingdom Hall! Ended up getting baptized in the church in Alaska when I was 45! I am now 72!!! I’ve never gone in active… I love this church!!! Thank you very much for your service!
2 in a row that ran after attending a Sacrament Meeting, I searched for conversion stories. Maybe the pandemic was what I needed. I was baptized before attending any service.
@@ashleyj97 well, its not quite as dramatic as yours, but here it is. Growing up, we went to church EVERY Sunday. We belonged to a United Methodist church. BTW, I'm from north central Ohio, very close to Canada. In fact, growing up, everyone's favorite radio station was out of Windsor, Ontario. When I was a teenager, I began to question what I was being taught, vs. what the Bible says. I began making mental lists of what the biblical church would teach and believe. I had heard of the Mormons, but didn't know anything about them. First, i was a fan of the Osmond Brothers, who were big then (are you beginning to age me?), and I was working at a Fotomat, and the missionaries would have their pictures processed by us. But they never asked me if I knew anything about the church. Eventually, I moved to Columbus. My mom was helping me apartment hunt and we saw a couple of missionaries, and my mom told me that a couple of friends of mine had joined the Mormons. I got a job at a Wal-Mart like store and one night I ran into one of my friends who had joined the Mormons, and she invited me to a young adult FHE at the Institute of Religion near Ohio State University. I thought, why not? I had once tried to read the Book of Mormon, but it wasn't what I thought and lost interest. I met several other young adults there, and they introduced me to the missionaries, and arranged to meet with them. Within a few minutes of their talk, I knew I had found the Biblical church I had been looking for. There were a few things I questioned. For instance, in the Articles of faith, it said they believed in the gift of tongues, and I had a problem because I didn't believe in those unknown tongues that radical Christians believed in, and even said if you didn't, you weren't saved. But they explained that, and that was what I believed. My first Sacrament meeting was fast and testimony meeting, and I heard a lot "this is the only true church". Growing up, I heard about a lot of "if you don't belong to my church, you're gonna burn in hell!", and I asked the missionaries about that, and they explained about the three degrees, and all that. Two weeks after I started talking to them, I was baptized. I didn't tell my family because I knew mom would try to talk me out of it, and I didn't need that. Besides, I was 21, and it was about time I cared about me, not what my mom said. Of course, when I eventually did tell her, she went BALLISTIC! But I didn't back down. And during her rant, my dad walked by and whispered to me, "whatever makes you happy, sweetheart". After a while, she calmed down, I think when she realized I wouldn't be selling flowers and candles on the side of the road! I talked to the pastor of the church i just left. He said that, within a year, I would be begging to come back. This all happened in 1979. So its been over 40 years and my testimony is bigger than ever. I started hearing and reading anti-mormon propaganda almost immediately. But I always found plausible answers. Which has become easier since the advent of the internet. Unfortunately, my children are not active and my daughter has left Christianity altogether. I love them and pray for them, and I love being with them. They are all working full time and have no bad vices, that i know of. They are wonderful people. Except for no grand babies yet! >:( Like you, I do not believe, and never did, that a loving Father in Heaven would take those who are earnestly and sincerely seeking His will in their lives, and throw them into an eternal barbecue pit, just because they didn't choose the "right" church or denomination or religion. Non members, especially disgruntled ex members, keep trying to get me to doubt my faith. But like Jesus' disciples, I ask, where would I go? Because if the LDS church is wrong, then Christianity is wrong. Both me and my husband agree that if for some strange reason we stop believing, we would leave Christianity altogether. That's it in a nut shell. And I leave you this testimony in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen!
I had the pleasure of discussing different perspectives on mormonism in an exJW hosted discussion. Oliver is a compassionate and sincere guy and it's great to hear that he is finding some positivity in his life with the church.
Wow, you're thoughts to investigators are great! I am a convert since 1990, and I have a lot of my family that walked away from the Church because of others behavior etc. I feel I joined the Church because I know it's true and I had always wanted to know the real truth from God to be able to truly follow Jesus who I knew and Loved, so, when a person has been given a testimony that the Church is Jesus' true church then that is why to stay in the Church, for Jesus!!💖
The 3 separate Kingdoms of Glory 1st and 2nd kingdoms (Celestial and Terrestrial) described- 1 Corinthians 15:40-42 Third kingdom briefly mentioned by Paul - 2 Corinthians 12:2 The fourth kingdom is that of "Outer Darkness" (abyss), where those who fail final judgment go for eternity - Matthew 8:12, Matthew 22:13 and Matthew 25:30 Jesus himself verifies this by explaining that there are different degrees of Heavenly reward - Matthew 5:19
@@savannahvanderzwan9682, As the Bible foretold, restoration of the full true Gospel has come forth as the Book of Mormon, Biblical prophets foretold of new scriptures Christ refers to a whole other civilization of people of a different location he needs to visit after resurrection - John 10:16 An ancient truth-bearing record of an ancient civilization will be restored from out of the ground in the midst of worldwide iniquity - Psalms 85:11, Isaiah 29:4 The Lord speaks of a wondrous book that will restore the Gospel but will not be accepted by the wise - Isaiah 29:10 & 14 The restored gospel would come about with 2 to 3 witnesses - 2 Cor. 13:1, Matthew 18:16 Full Gospel restored to Earth in midst of end times by an angel (Moroni) - Revelation 14:6-7 An unlearned man will have a night vision of an undecipherable book that educated men can not read. The book will be delivered to the unlearned man for translation even though the scholars can't understand it - Isaiah 29:10-14 Actual description of Book of Mormon recovery (the story of Joseph Smith) - Isaiah 29:4-18, Ezekiel 37:16-20 Holy Bible (Stick of Judah) and the Book of Mormon (stick of Joseph) to be combined into one book that a person can hold in his hand - Ezekiel 37:16-20 Bonus: The biblical curse of adding to the scriptures is meant to protect the individual works of the prophets, not the entire Bible itself. If it was meant for the entire Bible, no scriptures would exist past the book of Deuteronomy. The "Don't add, don't remove" statement is all over the place in the Bible: See Rev. 22:18-19, Deut. 4:6, Proverbs 30:5-6, etc. Stay strong. 👇 There are over 160 passages in the Book of Mormon that speak of the Lord Jesus Christ. There were 22 men named in the Book of Mormon who saw Christ. Some form of Christ’s name is mentioned on an average of every 1.7 verses. The New Testament mentions a form of Christ’s name on an average of every 2.1 verses. The name of the Savior appears nearly 25 percent more frequently in the Book of Mormon than in the New Testament.
What beautiful copper hair! 🧡btw if our host had also assembled a list of all the newspaper and magazine articles as well as political cartoons antagonistic to the church that were published in the 19th century he would have had a much longer list. The book Religion of a Different Color by Paul Reeve showed me this phenomenon.
It’s so sad that LDS members are uncomfortable with the word Christian. We are Christian! It may not be to the standards of other Christian faiths but we absolutely believe in Jesus Christ. That’s why I find so much peace by going by our true title of Saint! Saint sounds so cool. It’s the same thing as Christian and was the true name of the followers of Jesus Christ in the scriptures. So as a member, whenever I get back lash about Latter day saints being Christians, I just remind myself that although we may not be Christian to them, We are saints! So I refer to myself as a saint in all settings.
Really interesting video but don't think your take on "intervention" was fair. Moving from one Protestant denomination to another is no big deal because the core doctrines about salvation, the nature of God, etc are the same and not outside orthodoxy. Moving to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is for all intents and purposes, moving to a different religion for Protestants, similar to moving to Catholicism. That's not to say there isn't anti-mormon sentiment I think Mormons are scapegoated a lot more than they should and this channel helped take away my prejudices against you. Enjoying these conversion videos, particularly from Protestantism to understand people's thoughts and motivations.
Not sure if your intervention comment was aimed at myself or David, but honestly I agree with you, and it's what I tried to address. Many of my bapstist friends at the time genuinely believed I was joining a cult. I can see why they think that, despite it not being true. But that's why they did what they did. It's part of the reason I was specific in including the comment about seeing where my parents where coming from with their attitudes toward me becoming a Latter-day Saint. I can definitely see their side of it. I just hope one day I get to see them come to the Church.
I growed up moving from one church to another ... their core doctrines about salvation are not the same among them. The youtube channel: Soteriology 101 , is a prime example of this. When you say that they are not outside of orthodoxy ... are you referencing the Catholic church's stance? or some other "this is what the primitive church actually believed" stance? You even mention that moving from Protestant to Catholic is equivalent to moving to LDS; so that leads me to believe that Catholic orthodoxy would be off the table. What orthodoxy are we talking about then?
Am I the only one that says the faith is Christianity and the religion is being a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Baptist, Catholic etc? Faith... Christian Religion... LDS
I used to be Mormon but left and accepted Islam. I do not hate you Mormons. I disagree with you, but I respect you for being nice people and very charitable.
This is exactly why Christian churches need to actually educate their members on the basics of biblical doctrine who Jesus is , what the gospel is , the atonement etc . It amazes me that so many Christian church members don’t understand that just because a group uses the name Jesus Christ does not mean they are talking about the biblical Christ . Most lds members sincerely believe they follow the biblical Christ but it’s up to the body of Christ to show them the biblical truth
So I get your theory, mine is literally just that God has always told us that people were resist the truth. That's Satan will work really hard to make sure that there's misconceptions and negative feelings towards the truth of God. Because like you said otherwise, there's not really any particular reason for members of the church to be singled out more than other Christian religions. 😁
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Usually have a hard time watching myself, but I love this!! Thanks for allowing me to do this 😊
A friend sent me, "how's my favorite saint doing" the moment I clicked
@@joshuahill9063 thanks for watching man!!
Thank you for your testimony Oliver!
Great story, Oliver. Maybe it's just my hearing, but I kept thinking you were Irish. 🤣🤣 Anyway, I'm glad you were able to share.
@@DannyAGray I'm actually from England originally, you probably heard that ;)
I grew up a Baptist, a Southern Baptist specifically. When I was 16, I worked in a Nursing home and I came across a copy of Doctrine & Covenants in the Lobby Area and my boss let me take it home and keep it. After reading it I was really intrigued. Initially I did not know what to think about the Church so I did take a more slightly "Anti-LDS" position. I soon immersed myself in the study of and the research of the Church and its beliefs, and I re-read D&C. I soon thereafter ordered a copy of the Book of Mormon, as my interest in the Church grew my parents basically told me "don't even think about joining that church" because they (more specifically my mom) wanted me to remain a Southern Baptist. So I waited. I waited four years. When I was 20 and I contacted the missionaries and was baptized. Shortly before my Baptism my parents freaked out and were super angry. They essentially asked me to stop meeting with the missionaries to which I said no. My dad actually prayed about it and he said that he felt the spirit testify to him that I was making a good decision. Both my parents even attended my Baptism, they would never join the Church though because there are some things they fundamentally disagree with, however, they're happy that I am seeking God and that I am a devout in my belief in Christ. I found that Oliver's story is quite similar to mine in some regards. I too found the ideas of eternal Hell and predestination very sad and "unloving" and it was one of the many things that drew me to the Church along with the doctrines of Eternal Families and Proxy Ordinances.
Wow, it sounds like your journey to finding the truth and a place to practice your faith has been a very personal and meaningful experience. Your determination to seek the truth and follow the promptings of the Spirit, despite opposition from loved ones, is truly inspiring. It's wonderful to hear that your parents have come to support your decision and are happy for you, even if they don't fully agree with all of the beliefs of the Church. Your story highlights the importance of following our own spiritual journey and being true to what we feel is right, even if it may be different from those around us. Thank you for sharing your testimony and journey with us.
I had a minor faith crisis earlier this year and David, Kwaku, and brad and the content they made helped me sooooo much. If you are a member please try to understand our doctrine fully, read the doctrine and covenants and study it thoroughly.
Hang in there, homie! I know you've got this.
@@jayakron3076 I know man I was angry at that
The forest tree analogy was so relevant to my faith journey. Took me a year and a bit of talking to missionaries, researching and praying before I finally got it. And I had a very similar to him about understanding everything and then feeling I don't need to get everything at once. God is little by little as to not overwhelm us and knows what we need to know and when. Great video!
Amazing story! Way to hang in there and not give up Oliver! Thanks for sharing.
Aw thank you so much!!
Love this! I just shared it in a Latter-day Saint apologia FB group.
That’s my best friend I saw his on his insta story couldn’t believe what I was seeing this is so cool
Seeing people concert from other sects of Christianity to our church is the most faith affirming thing man. Great job Oliver!
Thank you 😊
Great interview - Oliver thank you for sharing your compelling journey. I grew up Presbyterian and am an active convert to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well. I checked out your blog and read some of your posts/ article responses - you are an excellent reasoned writer - I recommend others check out your blog as well. I really appreciate your deepening spiritually acquired testimony of the Restored Gospel and Church of Jesus Christ. Thank you again Oliver and may The Lord continue to bless and guide you.
Thank you so much! I really appreciate that :)
This was really good! Thank you so very much to Oliver and the brother doing this… I don’t know your name?! I am an active member… Well, as active as can be expected with this coronavirus!!! 😆😂😜. Really enjoyed Olivers‘s conversion story, etc.! And enjoyed the other conversation… Thank you very much to both of you! Oh, I was raised Episcopalian back in Pennsylvania and Florida. And then we ended up becoming twice a year Christians, just going Christmas and Easter basically. And I started searching on my own, trying transcendental meditation, becoming a Nishiren Shoshu buddhist(modern day Japan), going to other churches such as the Methodist church, Catholic church, church of God, even looking into Judaism some, because I had an Israeli boyfriend in college who was Jewish, etc. Went to a feast day at a Hare Krishna temple, to Sikh gudwhara(had Sikh friends for years, etc. oh, I was studying with the LDS missionaries at the same time I was studying and going to the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Kingdom Hall! Ended up getting baptized in the church in Alaska when I was 45! I am now 72!!! I’ve never gone in active… I love this church!!! Thank you very much for your service!
Glad you enjoyed the interview :) sounds like you had quite the spiritual journey! I love learning about other religions. Glad you found the Church!
2 in a row that ran after attending a Sacrament Meeting, I searched for conversion stories. Maybe the pandemic was what I needed. I was baptized before attending any service.
Any _honest_ seeker of truth will always find it here.
I love conversion stories.
❤❤
an open mind is what the holy ghost needs to teach the truth. and the truth will lead you to Christ. The truth will lead you to the church.
Amen!
Love this, Oliver. You're so eloquent and I really appreciate your candid manner.
Thank you 😊
Im just thinking hopefully my fam didnt look at my phone and see the cover of this vid and think "oh no! Is she watching antimormon vids?"
I see you comment here a lot
@@johnlewis6526 i do comment a lot XD nice
Yeah the title is a bit offputting!
You will be fine my brother/sister
Wow! A lot of this guy's story is a lot like mine. So glad to not be the only one.
Would love to hear your story!
@@ashleyj97 well, its not quite as dramatic as yours, but here it is.
Growing up, we went to church EVERY Sunday. We belonged to a United Methodist church. BTW, I'm from north central Ohio, very close to Canada. In fact, growing up, everyone's favorite radio station was out of Windsor, Ontario.
When I was a teenager, I began to question what I was being taught, vs. what the Bible says. I began making mental lists of what the biblical church would teach and believe.
I had heard of the Mormons, but didn't know anything about them. First, i was a fan of the Osmond Brothers, who were big then (are you beginning to age me?), and I was working at a Fotomat, and the missionaries would have their pictures processed by us. But they never asked me if I knew anything about the church.
Eventually, I moved to Columbus. My mom was helping me apartment hunt and we saw a couple of missionaries, and my mom told me that a couple of friends of mine had joined the Mormons.
I got a job at a Wal-Mart like store and one night I ran into one of my friends who had joined the Mormons, and she invited me to a young adult FHE at the Institute of Religion near Ohio State University. I thought, why not? I had once tried to read the Book of Mormon, but it wasn't what I thought and lost interest.
I met several other young adults there, and they introduced me to the missionaries, and arranged to meet with them.
Within a few minutes of their talk, I knew I had found the Biblical church I had been looking for.
There were a few things I questioned. For instance, in the Articles of faith, it said they believed in the gift of tongues, and I had a problem because I didn't believe in those unknown tongues that radical Christians believed in, and even said if you didn't, you weren't saved. But they explained that, and that was what I believed.
My first Sacrament meeting was fast and testimony meeting, and I heard a lot "this is the only true church". Growing up, I heard about a lot of "if you don't belong to my church, you're gonna burn in hell!", and I asked the missionaries about that, and they explained about the three degrees, and all that.
Two weeks after I started talking to them, I was baptized. I didn't tell my family because I knew mom would try to talk me out of it, and I didn't need that. Besides, I was 21, and it was about time I cared about me, not what my mom said.
Of course, when I eventually did tell her, she went BALLISTIC! But I didn't back down. And during her rant, my dad walked by and whispered to me, "whatever makes you happy, sweetheart". After a while, she calmed down, I think when she realized I wouldn't be selling flowers and candles on the side of the road!
I talked to the pastor of the church i just left. He said that, within a year, I would be begging to come back.
This all happened in 1979.
So its been over 40 years and my testimony is bigger than ever. I started hearing and reading anti-mormon propaganda almost immediately. But I always found plausible answers. Which has become easier since the advent of the internet.
Unfortunately, my children are not active and my daughter has left Christianity altogether. I love them and pray for them, and I love being with them. They are all working full time and have no bad vices, that i know of. They are wonderful people. Except for no grand babies yet! >:(
Like you, I do not believe, and never did, that a loving Father in Heaven would take those who are earnestly and sincerely seeking His will in their lives, and throw them into an eternal barbecue pit, just because they didn't choose the "right" church or denomination or religion.
Non members, especially disgruntled ex members, keep trying to get me to doubt my faith. But like Jesus' disciples, I ask, where would I go? Because if the LDS church is wrong, then Christianity is wrong. Both me and my husband agree that if for some strange reason we stop believing, we would leave Christianity altogether.
That's it in a nut shell.
And I leave you this testimony in the name of Jesus Christ.
Amen!
@@lindalds that was quite the story sister, thank you for sharing! 😌
Thanks for sharing!
Man, what great story, I am glad you stuck to your testimony even though there were hard obstacles.
Thank you! Really appreciate that!
Yo I served my mission in the Canada Toronto mission which covers all of Ontario! This is so cool!
Thats awesome! When did you serve??
@@ashleyj97 I served from 2017-2019. What part of Ontario are you from?
@@noahstaheli2721 I live in Bowmanville, did you serve in the Oshawa YSA?
@@ashleyj97 oh no way!! I served in Cobourg/Port hope so like an hour away, but I would go on exchanges with the Oshawa elders!
@@noahstaheli2721 thats awesome! I feel like we may have met at some point honestly.
I had the pleasure of discussing different perspectives on mormonism in an exJW hosted discussion. Oliver is a compassionate and sincere guy and it's great to hear that he is finding some positivity in his life with the church.
Hello Jonathan! Hope you've been well my friend. Thanks for checking out the video :)
Wow, you're thoughts to investigators are great! I am a convert since 1990, and I have a lot of my family that walked away from the Church because of others behavior etc. I feel I joined the Church because I know it's true and I had always wanted to know the real truth from God to be able to truly follow Jesus who I knew and Loved, so, when a person has been given a testimony that the Church is Jesus' true church then that is why to stay in the Church, for Jesus!!💖
Its very common for people to leave over the behaviour or others. I'm glad you've been able to sustain your testimony!
Love this video! Thank you for sharing your story!
This is the second time I watched this Oliver's testimony. I loved both times. Thank you.
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Thanks for watching 😄
Represent Ontario!! Much love from St. Thomas, Ontario 🇨🇦
Much appreciated, thanks :)
Thanks for sharing. I loved listening to your testimony.
Welcome Brother Oliver! My father is Canadian so I feel an extra kinship with you!
Your story sounds like mine. So so much like mine. Love it!!
So cool! We’d love to hear it if you want to send us a DM in Instagram or FB!
Thanks Oliver for sharing your amazing experience, cheers!!
Glad you enjoyed :)
The 3 separate Kingdoms of Glory
1st and 2nd kingdoms (Celestial and Terrestrial) described- 1 Corinthians 15:40-42
Third kingdom briefly mentioned by Paul - 2 Corinthians 12:2
The fourth kingdom is that of "Outer Darkness" (abyss), where those who fail final judgment go for eternity - Matthew 8:12, Matthew 22:13 and Matthew 25:30
Jesus himself verifies this by explaining that there are different degrees of Heavenly reward - Matthew 5:19
Thank you so much for this! I just was baptized last weekend and finding holy bible scriptures that confirm the BoM make me so excited and proud :')
@@savannahvanderzwan9682,
As the Bible foretold, restoration of the full true Gospel has come forth as the Book of Mormon, Biblical prophets foretold of new scriptures
Christ refers to a whole other civilization of people of a different location he needs to visit after resurrection - John 10:16
An ancient truth-bearing record of an ancient civilization will be restored from out of the ground in the midst of worldwide iniquity - Psalms 85:11, Isaiah 29:4
The Lord speaks of a wondrous book that will restore the Gospel but will not be accepted by the wise - Isaiah 29:10 & 14
The restored gospel would come about with 2 to 3 witnesses - 2 Cor. 13:1, Matthew 18:16
Full Gospel restored to Earth in midst of end times by an angel (Moroni) - Revelation 14:6-7
An unlearned man will have a night vision of an undecipherable book that educated men can not read. The book will be delivered to the unlearned man for translation even though the scholars can't understand it - Isaiah 29:10-14
Actual description of Book of Mormon recovery (the story of Joseph Smith) - Isaiah 29:4-18, Ezekiel 37:16-20
Holy Bible (Stick of Judah) and the Book of Mormon (stick of Joseph) to be combined into one book that a person can hold in his hand - Ezekiel 37:16-20
Bonus: The biblical curse of adding to the scriptures is meant to protect the individual works of the prophets, not the entire Bible itself. If it was meant for the entire Bible, no scriptures would exist past the book of Deuteronomy. The "Don't add, don't remove" statement is all over the place in the Bible: See Rev. 22:18-19, Deut. 4:6, Proverbs 30:5-6, etc.
Stay strong.
👇
There are over 160 passages in the Book of Mormon that speak of the Lord Jesus Christ. There were 22 men named in the Book of Mormon who saw Christ. Some form of Christ’s name is mentioned on an average of every 1.7 verses. The New Testament mentions a form of Christ’s name on an average of every 2.1 verses. The name of the Savior appears nearly 25 percent more frequently in the Book of Mormon than in the New Testament.
@@savannahvanderzwan9682, if you need more scriptures, let me know
What about 2 Corinthians 11:1-4? Talks about how people will preach about a different Jesus?
@@jamesmccluskey391 I'll take as many as you got! Thank you so much
What beautiful copper hair! 🧡btw if our host had also assembled a list of all the newspaper and magazine articles as well as political cartoons antagonistic to the church that were published in the 19th century he would have had a much longer list. The book Religion of a Different Color by Paul Reeve showed me this phenomenon.
Loved this story and video. Thank you so much. I very much agree with David’s closing comments :)
Thank you so much for sharing. This helps me!
I'm so glad!!
Love this thank you for sharing 😍
Wow, amazing faith. Thank you for sharing. God bless you
It’s so sad that LDS members are uncomfortable with the word Christian. We are Christian! It may not be to the standards of other Christian faiths but we absolutely believe in Jesus Christ. That’s why I find so much peace by going by our true title of Saint! Saint sounds so cool. It’s the same thing as Christian and was the true name of the followers of Jesus Christ in the scriptures. So as a member, whenever I get back lash about Latter day saints being Christians, I just remind myself that although we may not be Christian to them, We are saints! So I refer to myself as a saint in all settings.
Wonderful!!!
Thank you for sharing your story! ❤️
Thanks for watching!
Really interesting video but don't think your take on "intervention" was fair. Moving from one Protestant denomination to another is no big deal because the core doctrines about salvation, the nature of God, etc are the same and not outside orthodoxy. Moving to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is for all intents and purposes, moving to a different religion for Protestants, similar to moving to Catholicism.
That's not to say there isn't anti-mormon sentiment I think Mormons are scapegoated a lot more than they should and this channel helped take away my prejudices against you. Enjoying these conversion videos, particularly from Protestantism to understand people's thoughts and motivations.
Not sure if your intervention comment was aimed at myself or David, but honestly I agree with you, and it's what I tried to address. Many of my bapstist friends at the time genuinely believed I was joining a cult. I can see why they think that, despite it not being true. But that's why they did what they did. It's part of the reason I was specific in including the comment about seeing where my parents where coming from with their attitudes toward me becoming a Latter-day Saint. I can definitely see their side of it. I just hope one day I get to see them come to the Church.
I growed up moving from one church to another ... their core doctrines about salvation are not the same among them. The youtube channel: Soteriology 101 , is a prime example of this. When you say that they are not outside of orthodoxy ... are you referencing the Catholic church's stance? or some other "this is what the primitive church actually believed" stance? You even mention that moving from Protestant to Catholic is equivalent to moving to LDS; so that leads me to believe that Catholic orthodoxy would be off the table. What orthodoxy are we talking about then?
Am I the only one that says the faith is Christianity and the religion is being a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Baptist, Catholic etc?
Faith... Christian
Religion... LDS
I used to be Mormon but left and accepted Islam. I do not hate you Mormons. I disagree with you, but I respect you for being nice people and very charitable.
And we love you and thank you for the respect and dignity and offer the same to you.
As-Salaam alaykum!
What do you think of Jesus Christ?
@@jayakron3076 how's about you take your negativity somewhere else?
@@jayakron3076 brother I would encourage you to seek truth. My Church does not kill apostates, neither does Islam. God bless.
This is exactly why Christian churches need to actually educate their members on the basics of biblical doctrine who Jesus is , what the gospel is , the atonement etc . It amazes me that so many Christian church members don’t understand that just because a group uses the name Jesus Christ does not mean they are talking about the biblical Christ . Most lds members sincerely believe they follow the biblical Christ but it’s up to the body of Christ to show them the biblical truth
next time y'all do a story about someone who was told the Church is a 'cult", do the clip from 'Doctor Strange'
LOVE THAT!!!!
uggg Ontario. Probably votes NDP or Liberal (Safety > Freedom)
SOO good
How the Spirit changes people!
So I get your theory, mine is literally just that God has always told us that people were resist the truth. That's Satan will work really hard to make sure that there's misconceptions and negative feelings towards the truth of God. Because like you said otherwise, there's not really any particular reason for members of the church to be singled out more than other Christian religions. 😁
Why expose any Church?...
Because we are commanded to preach the Truth
What happened to Goku?
Good for you old son 🇨🇦 🏴
I am from Ontario, too :)
Who wrote The Book of love.
No, I'm sorry.
Who wrote the Book of Mormon.
Answer, the Same Type of Being who wrote The Holy Bible.
Prophets of God.
He is more Ollive than you are.
Should have stuck with your first thought.
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