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That's awesome! Thanks for the share. Life will always have rough patches, why make them even harder? Letting the Savior, Jesus Christ, work in your life- inviting Him in- makes those hard times so much easier to bear. Keep it up!

So heart warming with Christ in your life you can do anything have a great day 🙂

I am glad I could offer advice that helps you! Remember those things as you continue your journey :)

​@@LaurenCassidyHi Lauren, would you be interested to share your testimony on David Alexander's KZfaq channel? He is also a convert from Catholicism (and evangelicalism).

Hahaha I didn't come up with it so steal away!

Thank you! I'm just doing my best to do what is right. :)

Thank you! That is so kind, and I so appreciate it 😄

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Thank you for your kind comment!

Then you will also really like Al Carraway. This channel has an interview with her conversion story and here is a more recent talk she gave at Ensign College (formerly LDS Business College). kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p7CcrdaD3b6vZn0.html She is fresh and relatable.

Hey! Thanks so much for sharing your story and listening to mine! Similar to you, my changes happened slowly and over time. I am still learning things every day, and gaining deeper understanding. :)

Awesome

That’s awesome! What a wonderful story of faith and courage to grow your testimony. This truly inspiring 🙏

Gracias por escuchar :)

So say we all!

Me too 🥰

@@SaintsUnscriptedis that a Battlestar Galactica reference?

Absolutely :)

@@SaintsUnscriptedThis has all happened before, this will all happen again

Happy anniversary!

Oooh 4 year anniversary!!! 🎈🎂

Just over 37 years for me

@@denisekyle66036603 Holy Crap! Congrats, that's awesome! Fun fact, it's the same day that I got married to my wife! You picked a good day!

Congratulations!

Honestly, I love it out here!

@@LaurenCassidy I love that you love it and I am sure I will too when that day comes :)

I came to know Christ through the Eucharist. I love being able to receive the body, blood, soul, and Divinity of our Lord and savior Jesus Christ Going to Eucharistic adoration and being able to sit in his presence and enjoy peace and quiet while I pray and talk to Jesus is the best time I have. Receiving his body and blood makes me be more like him and that's how I really knew Jesus Christ. I love the magisterium, it is Christ’s desire to establish a hierarchical teaching authority for believers, or the Church.

Exactly! We are all on our journey and pace, and the Lord and Jesus Christ know and understand this. I am so happy you have found your way to Them. Thank you for your comment!

​@@hewhohasearstohearlethimhe9509I'm perfectly fine being a member of the Catholic Church. The church that Jesus Christ established

​@@hewhohasearstohearlethimhe9509nope , it is you people who are deceived following your man made religions.

​​@@Compulsive-Elk7103I mean you and I brother both prefer a Divine origin as opposed to a non prophecied late 1800 year gap. They can keep their church of Joseph Smith, I will stick to the church of Jesus He established on St Peter

Thank you :)

Thank you for the welcome! (and for giving me someone to new to look up)

You're right! Most Catholics attend Mass every Sunday. The point I was trying to make (that I clearly didn't make very well) was a lot of Catholics in the neighborhood I grew up in only attended Mass in major holidays, such as Christmas and Easter. So that is what I witnessed in my early years. However, today I do know a lot of devout Catholics, my Mother being one of them and I am so happy she is! My apologies, I did not mean to make a false general statement about Catholics and it was not my intent to offend. I simply misspoke.

It wasn't a general claim but her experience/personal view.

@@epicon6 Thank you for realizing that.

Thank you!

This is an absolutely beautiful comment, and I think the figures you mentioned can be very helpful to people who want to stay or join the Catholic faith and had a similar upbringing to me - with the "never got the chance to receive from their parents." I am certainly not opposed to looking those people up, I'm sure it will reveal to me a different side of the faith I never saw before. And I am always intersted in learning more! Thanks for your comment!

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Thank you for listening to my story! :)

Thank you! :)

Thank you! I appreciate that!

Woah! Did you enjoy it?

@@LaurenCassidy Catholic school was a very spiritually rewarding experience. I was introduced to the doctrine of Theosis which is the transformation of a person's mortal identity to a divine identity when you partake of the body & blood of Christ. Also known as Holy Communion. In Catholicism the sacrament is only available to those that have gone through catechism and understand that the bread they consume is literally the transubstantiated body of Jesus. So non-Catholic visitors to Mass are not supposed to receive Holy Communion. Very devout Catholics will go to Adoration of the Eucharist where the transubstantiated body of Christ will be left on an altar for anyone to go and be in the presence of God similar to Latter Day Saints being in the presence of God in the celestial room.

@@srilankangenie Woah, that is absolutely beautiful! Thank you for sharing that!

haha thank you for watching and listening to my story!

Thank you!! I'm just doing my best like anyone else. :)

Likewise Mormonism is very interesting and I love hearing stories about LDS coming into full communion with the Catholic Church

Lovebombing doesn't make a doctrine true. Fuzzy feelings don't determine truth

​@@Bellgwell said

I agree that most Roman Catholic churches are not that great , and have a pretty bad community but that doesn't disparage me I love going to Mass, I love being able to be present and to pray , hear the scripture, listen to the homily of the priest, and then be in the presence of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I love Mass so much that I can't wait for Sunday to come , that I make it daily mass pretty much every day. I'm very lucky that my parish has daily mass Monday thru Friday , and then I go to Saturday mass and Sunday mass too!!!! I have been to many other churches and I even attended many LDS Sunday meetings whenever I've been invited and while the LDS are very kind and welcoming , and yes the community was great , I just never felt at home. It's like something was missing , JESUS CHRIST was missing. That's why I can't leave my Catholic faith , leaving the church would mean I leave Jesus Christs church and I wouldn't be able to receive his body and blood anymore. The Eucharist IS Jesus The Catholic Church describes the Eucharist, i.e., the Sacrifice of the Mass, as “the source and summit of the Christian life” (CCC 1324).

​@@Compulsive-Elk7103That's the problem with Catholicism: Seeing Christ in a piece of bread instead of each other. But I'm very grateful for the short time I was in the church. The best time was when there was no one in the church - my parish would leave the doors open during the day - and I could sit and pray contemplatively. In the LDS church Christ is made manifest in the members.

​@@michaelmeiring857hmmm I don't see it as a problem AT ALL. Receiving the body, blood, soul, and divinity of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is the most fulfilling moment of my Sunday. Jesus Christ said that the bread IS his body and we clearly take his word seriously and literally. I love going to Mass so that I can be with my fellow brothers and sisters in Christ and also be in the presence of God the Son by the appearance of bread. The sacrament of communion holds a very special place in my heart. The Catholic Church describes the Eucharist, i.e., the Sacrifice of the Mass, as “the source and summit of the Christian life” (CCC 1324).

Thank you for watching! I really appreciate your kindness :)

I did recognize that, thank you 🤍

Yep the whole earth. Looking forward to when we learn the other stories.

So did Jesus go to Japan? China? Korea? Australia perhaps? What about the north pole? Indonesia maybe? Sri Lanka? Madagascar? Or did Jesus only care about pandering to typical 19th century American exceptionalism?

@@Bellg north pole? Yep visited Santa. But yes he visited others

​@@BellgJesus also came to America

@@allieooop3923 Yeah, she mentioned that her parents seem to be more practicing now then when she was younger, but yeah, I know several members of the LDS faith and it seems that LDS and Catholics are the ones being misrepresented all the time lol so just wanted to clarify. It breaks my heart that she left the catholic faith, and I pray she returns home, but again, I'm glad she found faith in general.

Great clarifications! I was taught in Catholic school that we were supposed to go to church every Sunday, and my family did for a long time. But as a I grew older (and some troubles began in my family), we only started attending on the major holidays, such as Christmas and Easter. That is when I noticed many families in my neighborhood ONLY attended on major holidays. I did not mean to misrepresent all Catholics. I can only speak to my experience really, and my apologies for not clarifying that in the video. (I was a little nervous while filming so my mind was a little all over the place). Today, I know a lot of devout Catholics, my Mom has worked her way to becoming one as well! And similar to how you feel for me, I am very happy she has strong faith. Also, thank you for explaining penance. I felt in Catholic school that many things were told to me, but not explained fully, so I never quite understood it. I feel your love for me and admire the time you put into writing this comment. It does truly mean so much. :)

@@allieooop3923 Hey! My family used to go to Catholic church every Sunday when I was really really young, but then as I grew older we only started going on the major holidays. Which is when I realized most others in my neighborhood only attended on major holidays. By the time I was in high school, my family was kind of divided so they barely attended the holiday Masses. However, today my mom is a very devout Catholic who attends every Sunday and I am so happy for her! I hope that clears up the confusion! Sorry if I didn't explain that super well in the video, I was kind of nervous filming haha.

@@LaurenCassidy I appreciate your reply! I have met with many LDS missionaries over the last 3 years and have come to love them and their faith. I was a Catholic missionary for 3 years and now I work for the Catholic Church! I am actually meeting some of my LDS missionary friends tonight for a bbq! All my comments are said out of love and I hope you feel that. Please pray for me! Praying for you and your journey of faith! 😁🙏🏼

@@brandonjaquish It warms my heart to know that you work for the Catholic Church! How wonderful to be in a job that connects you to what you love and believe in so deeply. Have fun at the bbq tonight! I did feel the love and care from your comments, and will absolutely pray for you. Thank you for your prayers as well. :)

Don't throw stones if you live in a glass house

Doesn't Mormonism base it's beliefs off of the interpretation of the Bible from Joseph Smith?

From personal experience it seems to depend on a couple things (and of course all things can be forgiven and overcome through Jesus Christ's Atonement): 1. the severity of the sin in which may need some time to overcome committing it repeatedly to repent (change) And 2. the guidance the Bishop receives from the Spirit for each individual. As a Bishop they can recieve guidance for the members of their ward to help them on their journey spiritually and temporarily. The scriptures say we shouldn't partake of the sacrament unworthily or enter holy places and the Bishop helps us to know if that applies to our case or not. And he is guided to know if time is needed to overcome something before we continue to perform in sacred things. I have worked with many Bishops and always felt their guidance was inspired by the Lord to help me. But I know there have been cases for people where their Bishop wasn't as great or helpful. I think most or all Bishops are trying though and are still human and fallible like the rest of us. But more often than not you can feel and see in them that the Lord has placed a mantle on them to guide and care for their ward.

I kinda agree but can you explain more please?

@@harshitgarg419 it’s a commentary on the illogical belief in our church/culture (which I used to have as a missionary) that if someone gains a testimony of the Book of Mormon, then the next reasonable step is to get baptized and join the church. But there are other churches besides ours that believe in the Book of Mormon and Joseph Smith, who did not follow Brigham Young or his successors. There’s also the loose collective known as the remnant (many former LDS). Heck, even some baptists believe in the Book of Mormon. There’s no actual connection between the validity of the Book of Mormon and the ostensibly exclusive authority of the Brighamite faction of Mormonism.

@@harshitgarg419 but the Utah-based church has gone to considerable lengths to be the only church people think of when they hear “The Book of Mormon” or “Joseph Smith.” If God led this young woman to join the LDS church, then that is between him and her. She probably doesn’t know enough about the prophecies in the Book of Mormon to have any qualms with a church claiming ultimate authority and that they are the Lord’s. But for non-Brighamite LDS people, or just truth seekers in general, it’s a shame that people “assign” a sacred record with a church organization. It would be like saying “God told me the Bible was true, therefore I joined the Catholic Church, because they were the first church with the Bible”.

I'd really love for you to elaborate on this. Or better yet, just message me directly - let's talk about it!

Are you talking about the nicean creed

@@Compulsive-Elk7103 Yes I was, there is one particular line said 364 days a year all your life that conflicts with the video

​​@@whatsup3270not sure I'm following here captain Care to elaborate? Please explain in laymen terms for me because I am brown and slow

Bwahaha Bwahaha you funny

@@PapaKryptoss ok

I can honestly feel so much love and care from your comment. Thank you for your well wishes, and for sharing a brief glimpse into your testimony of Catholicism. And yes, "Glory be to Jesus Christ." Amen. :)

​@@LaurenCassidy❤

Sometimes it's fun haha

@@LaurenCassidy it so is!!!

What do you mean?

@@harshitgarg419 I used to just think everything was going to work out all the time but I didn’t have a relationship with God

I'd kindly disagree, we are not cults. I met your fellow JW members and they are really sweet people. I have nothing but respect. People need to understand that God is real, there are implicit scientific proofs that prove that and even anyone who pays close attention to their own life would realize that. Great. We both agree this much. But how we can come together and believe this is the question that fortunately joseph smith solved. He saw something that no one could see in a human, the ability to become like God. We each have his power in us through the holy spirit, even basic Christians can see that and appreciate that ordinances and promises is how we 'move up' (aka, growing so close we can wield power over our own lives through understanding what God wants for us. A religion should seek to move you closer to God not keep you in one spot. JW and Mormons are the only two churches that have my respect in that regard. I can testify that either JW or LDS is true, no others can because God is waiting as it is up to us to build his will on earth. I hope you can realize that the word control means guide with a heavy hand so that "thou shalt not be lost." Christianity is the means to which we become near perfect on Earth and perfect in heaven.

@@harshitgarg419 Both religions practice shunning, and don't allow people to have a different opinion outside the orthodoxy. You have to stick to their script. They go beyond what is written in scripture with man made rules which are self serving, that way they can control people. As Jesus said "you nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down"

​@@CanadianLoveKnotSounds like you are describing the evangelical faith.

Okay, you are educated, right? Google the 2015 Pew research on membership and education in religions. Also, read the book. Use your education to pick it apart, do what we've done. Best

Well, I was a devout and educated Catholic but was eventually "attracted" by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

@@hewhohasearstohearlethimhe9509 Well, I'm not God who is all-knowing so I can't say who's spiritually blind. I can only speak from experience, and I've met a lot of spiritual believers in Catholicism, Protestantism, and Restorationism who obey the commandments of Christ to love one another (Jn 13:34-35). They all use the Bible as their foundation for truth. Your issue with other believers, as opposed to whatever faith or tradition you adhere to, is one of hermeneutics. I try to live by a hermeneutic of love, not judgment (Mt 7:1-2).

@@michaelmeiring857 I’m not saying it’s never happened. It’s a rabbit hole. if you want to believe, you will. Because similar to Islam, it manufactures simple answers to difficult questions that tend to trouble the average Christian. That’s why I find LDS theology unconvincing - not because it’s bizarre, but because it looks to be so obviously man-made. It’s an attempt to alleviate the apocalyptic anxiety traditional Christianity felt within modernity by twisting the Christian story to fit it into the paradigm of modernity - with the new discoveries/developments in science, biblical studies, western esotericism etc

Well said@@michaelmeiring857

It is true. I got the answer from the Holy Ghost that it is true. Please read and ask if it's true and know that it is.

@@richardkelsey2 🤣🤣🤣 I've been listening to the Holy Spirit for probably longer than you've been alive.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts even though you aren't a fan of our beliefs.

I was about to say the same, but in reverse: from great to the best!

@@Apostolinen Dude, I really appreciate you. Thank you for your comment!

I always find it of interest when anyone chooses to limit knowledge that’s available. Once you gain more, you understand more, thus growing closer to the Lord Jesus Christ. God bless everyone’s endeavors.

what are your thoughts on Christianity. do you agree that this is the true religion?