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How I KNEW I wanted to be baptized | Thomas' Story
Thomas joined the church in the fall of 2023 after moving to Utah and studying with the sister missrionaries. His first ever church meeting was with hundreds of missionaries in the Joseph Smith building in Salt Lake City! He met many missionaries and loved to learn about the gospel.
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Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
0:48 - Thomas’ background
1:15 - Fraternity summit in Utah
3:55 - Desire to go back to Utah
4:38 - Being let go
5:30 - Deciding to move
6:30 - Learning about Utah and the LDS Church
8:15 - Thomas’ faith background
9:13 - Determining beliefs
12:35 - Things began making sense; moving to Utah
13:25 - Meeting the missionaries on Temple Square
15:15 - Sister missionary sharing scripture
17:00 - Being invited to church and attending church
21:24 - Music and the Spoken Word; continuing to meet the missionaries
22:40 - Book of Mormon experiences
24:00 - First mention of baptism; coming prepared with questions
26:00 - More baptism conversation
28:15 - Thinking about “why baptism?”
29:22 - Writing down reasons to get baptized
33:00 - Attending a baptism
34:50 - Baptism day!
37:58 - First calling, going to the temple, receiving the priesthood
40:25 - Mother’s reaction
43:56 - Advice
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Thomas joined the church in the fall of 2023 after moving to Utah and studying with the sister missrionaries. His first ever church meeting was with hundreds of missionaries in the Joseph Smith building in Salt Lake City! He met many missionaries and loved to learn about the gospel.
FOLLOW LATTER-DAY BELIEVERS:
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Latter-dayBelievers
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/latterdaybelievers
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/latterdaybelievers
Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
0:48 - Thomas’ background
1:15 - Fraternity summit in Utah
3:55 - Desire to go back to Utah
4:38 - Being let go
5:30 - Deciding to move
6:30 - Learning about Utah and the LDS Church
8:15 - Thomas’ faith background
9:13 - Determining beliefs
12:35 - Things began making sense; moving to Utah
13:25 - Meeting the missionaries on Temple Square
15:15 - Sister missionary sharing scripture
17:00 - Being invited to church and attending church
21:24 - Music and the Spoken Word; continuing to meet the missionaries
22:40 - Book of Mormon experiences
24:00 - First mention of baptism; coming prepared with questions
26:00 - More baptism conversation
28:15 - Thinking about “why baptism?”
29:22 - Writing down reasons to get baptized
33:00 - Attending a baptism
34:50 - Baptism day!
37:58 - First calling, going to the temple, receiving the priesthood
40:25 - Mother’s reaction
43:56 - Advice
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