Chapter 17 - The Gift of Jesus

As the holiday season ended, the narrator found herself consumed by her newfound faith in Jesus but unsure how to move forward. Returning to the Mormon Church for the last time on her birthday, January 4, 2009, she experienced an undeniable realization—this was not the Jesus she had encountered. A deep unease settled in as she listened to testimonies and worshiped in a way that felt empty. By the end of the service, she made a life-changing decision never to return.

In the following days, the truth of Scripture dismantled her previous beliefs, revealing the sufficiency of Christ’s sacrifice. She had never before questioned the idea that salvation required additional ordinances, but now she saw the fullness of Jesus’ work on the cross. For the first time, she understood that Jesus alone is the way to God—no additional advocates, no restored gospel needed.

This revelation reshaped her entire understanding of faith. She realized she had been minimizing the significance of Christ’s ministry and grace. The more she read the Bible, the more she embraced the truth: she was saved by grace alone, not by works, not by church ordinances. Overwhelmed with gratitude, she marveled at the depth of God’s love—a love that had found her in her brokenness and brought her into true freedom.

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