Kevin's Testimony

I was LDS until the age of 25. I come from a long line of Mormons and my family is still Mormon. My family was dysfunctional and I became a drug addict and did poorly in school. I was arrested for using drugs but was placed on probation and didn't have to go to jail. All this time I maintained my testimony of the Mormon church and felt guilty for not attending. I now realize this was God beginning to work in my life.

     At work one day, the topic of religion came up. Bill, one of my co-workers, told me Mormons were devil worshippers, fornicators, and polygamists. I told him off. Then one day a couple of my good friends told me they had been raised to believe Mormonism was a cult. I told them they had it all wrong.

      I then transferred to Mesa with my company with the intent of finding a nice Mormon girl. I asked a girl out because I thought she was LDS. She had good morals and upbringing. When I told her my sister was married in the Mormon temple she told me she was not Mormon. "I'm a Christian", she said "because Jesus Christ died for my sins". She knew that if she died that day she would go straight to heaven. My mouth just about hit the floor! I thought for sure she was Mormon. She had good morals, family togetherness, something I thought only LDS families had! Over the next couple of weeks the topic of religion was always coming up. Then one day she told me Mormons weren't Christians. I told her we were. She couldn't explain why she thought we weren't Christians. Why did all these people think Mormonism was wrong?

      Just as Joseph Smith supposedly had a dilemma on his hands, so did I. I went to the Mesa Public library, just me and God. First I went to the encyclopedia of the cults. There were fifteen volumes on everything from the Bagwan Rajneesh to Zen Budhism. I looked up Mormonism and sure enough, it was there. I was shocked.

      I looked at about twenty other books and over half of them included Mormonism. Basically, they said LDS beliefs contradict the Bible. I didn't know what to do. My girl friend Kelly, who is now my wife, told me I needed Jesus, not a church.

      One night we went to see a magician at Southwestern Bible College. His name was Andre Kole. He did an anti-drug magic act. After the show he started telling a story about Adam and Eve and worked his way to Jesus. Then he asked all of us if we died today would we go to heaven. I knew if I died right then I would have gone straight to hell. It was the spirit of conviction. He had an altar call, but I didn't go down however, I said the prayer to myself.

      A couple of days later I prayed openly to receive Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. My slate was wiped clean and ever since that day my life has been awesome. I thank God everyday for saving me from the lies and deceptions of Mormonism. I pray everyday for my family and friends deceived by Satan through Mormonism. I've been drug free for over three years, praise God. I have an awesome wife, and the cutest, happiest little eight month old baby girl you ever saw. God has given me good Christian friends, good in-laws, home church and a support team in Concerned Christians. Most importantly I have Jesus Christ who loves me and takes care of my every need.