Brief Conversion Story

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 I've grown up in an unstable family that I love so dearly. My mom has had two divorces, my dad's side of the family are constantly getting arrested and in and out of jail. My dad has six kids and there are three mothers. He has no contact with any, one in which passed away. I never grew up around my dad. He didn't really want me around when I was young, but we have made contact lately. My step dad was a wonderful wonderful dad and he raised me well but after there divorce this past year he has wanted nothing to do with me. So none of my previous family were religious and if they were they were Christian, but I don't know any members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints..(other than my sister and I)..I had no immediate family to be a worthy example for me, but I did have friends. Back in sixth grade my mom had a friend who had a daughter my age. We were best friends. They were a very inactive family but they still had pictures of Christ and temples around there house and I loved them. I went to church a couple times and also began taking the missionary discussions at there house.. Well I never got the chance to be baptized and to finish the lessons because something had always come up. And to be completely honest the missionaries I had did something that sorta scared me and I would always hide when I saw them knowing on my door.  Shortly after I wasn't friends with my mom's friend's daughter. Two years later I had made a new friend. She had a very big active family. They also had pictures everywhere and they would bless the food and everything when I was with them. I could really feel the spirit when I was with them. So I took the discussions again and my friend's dad baptized me. Shortly after we faded apart and weren't  close friends (my friends change a lot cause I like meeting new people) and I was too scared to go to church alone so I was inactive. I would go occasionally but it was just scary. Then I was dating a nonmember who kept me away from the church longer. Then my parents got a divorce and I moved into a new ward and I was even more scared to go alone. It wasn't until last thanksgiving until I truly converted in my heart. I've gone to church, seminary, the temple, mission prep, and lots of other meetings since then and I can see the difference in my life. Everything has gotten so much easier and I'm not sure I would be as happy and strong as I am today without the gospel. 

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