A Millennial's Conversion from Catholic to Mormon 

I have no idea what kind of Catholic Church this guy went to. It is not about doom and gloom at all. Catholics do not think the purpose for life is suffering

I am also a recent convert. Grew up Catholic, lost my way spiritually, and found my faith again through the Book of Mormon and prayer. Thank you for bearing your testimony, much appreciated. Love you brother.

“The purpose for life is for suffering ?” No Catholic document says that.

Hi, I’m a Catholic and I just want to say I am so sorry on behalf of your bad experiences in the Catholic Church. I converted to Catholicism and can def relate to Jimmy’s experiences feeling distant from his family during a period of conversion. I do have to say that I hope you realize that the priests who called you when you were thinking about leaving the church that they devoted their life to likely did it out of love and devotion to the 2,000 year old church. The Catholic Church, like the LDS Church, has many flawed people, but the true meaning of the Catholic Church is to find truth and relationship with God and not to live a life of pain or suffering. God bless you, I wish the best for you.

I'm a little surprised that a self-described traditionalist Catholic would say that the purpose of life is to suffer. That is not what the Catholic Church teaches. If you read older catechisms, such as the Baltimore Catechism (which many self-described traditionalists love), it states things like: 6. Q. Why did God make you? A. God made me to know Him, to love Him, and to serve Him in this world, and to be happy with Him forever in the next. The Catholic Church does teach that suffering can bring good and can help us learn fortitude and courage, and allows us to unite ourselves to Christ's suffering on the cross. I am disheartened that you left the fullness of the truth that is contained in the Catholic Church, and I pray that you will once back come back home.

I went to many churches and I simply told God I need to be in the true church one day later missionaries came to my door.

What an awesome conversion story! And so powerful! I especially love the part where he snuck out of the house....that is dedication to truth!!! Thanks for sharing. I am a lifelong Mormon that has struggled to become active again after 20ish years of rebellion.....however, hearing your story made me realize how much I take the church and my church family for granted. Keep up the good work sir!!!

Praying for your reversion Jimmy! Catholics believe in Heaven, we are so overjoyed knowing that we will be with Christ in the eternal life!! I understand your love for Mormonism! Some of the most loving people I know are LDS. But Christ instituted the Catholic Church. I hope that you decide to some study on the early church fathers and see for yourself the church Christ left is holy and Catholic.

What a beautiful testimony of the strength and power that comes from reading The Book of Mormon. What a blessing! ❤️

I'am a convert myself and I stand for what I have known to be true about the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Your dad now is happy for your decision to accept the Gospel in your life. I appreciated your sharing of your testimony.

I was feeling down...I always have a bad week right before General Conference...this video really spoke to me. Hearing Jimmy's conversion story reminded me of my own. You guys are great! Love you!

I'm a recent convert so is my husband we love our new home with the church of Jesus Christ of Latter day saints!!!!

Jimmy, I felt truly sorry to what you have experienced with the "Catholic style parenting". Personally, as a Catholic close to the traditional Catholic practices, I would say your parents are not practicing the real Catholic teachings I have once dated a mormon boy, and this is the reason why i started interest to research in mormon faith. I watched the "General Conference" videos, read Book of Mormon, browse the LDS church website. there are things which i found truly attractive from the LDS church, the teaching of "temple marriage", "family in heaven" are the doctrine that I found wonderful, and from what i have witnessed the LDS church community as one of the best type of community that i would like to join, it is warm, friendly, and LDS people are wonderful. in contrast, back in my Catholic parish, there are times where i felt less welcoming as Catholic youth are normally not as engaged to the church as LDS youth. This is why LDS church is truly attractive to me. But at the same time, as long as i read more LDS teachings, i noticed the similarities and difference our church doctrine uphold. The difference forced me to research the Catholic history and teachings, and other denominations' teachings. At that moment, I found the Catholic church is the only church i believe as the truth. I am not trying to convince you that catholic church is true, but i wish you have gone through the same process as me and learn about your own church. if you found that LDS church is the church you truly believe as the truth, congratulations as I am sure you are in peace. I wish you find true peace in where you belong, and will surely pray for you, and please pray for us Catholics as well

I'm a Catholic from SE coast Georgia, and I'm sorry Jimmy's experience has been what he says it was. I I don't know of any Catholics here who have a dislike for Latter Day Saints. We go to the same schools and work out at the same gym. We love them and they love us, I think, because neither of us tries to change each other. It's like a respect that doesn't want to change the other. Jimmy, if it's the Holy Spirit that has moved you to LDS, then I'm 100% for it. Let's continue to pray for each other. In Christ, Father Jim, St Simons Island

I'm in Latvia and my Catholic friend said it was impossible to become a Mormon after being Catholic.... But, I guess you proved her wrong Jimmy!

This could not have come at a better time. Thank you xx

Ps: the comment he made at the end about Joseph Smith was so true. Before you can see the light, sometimes you have to walk through the darkness in faith and hold onto “the iron rod” to stay on the covenant path in times of darkness. And the same thing that happened with Joseph happened to me, Satan came to me first before I came to Christ. The difference is that I submitted to Satan for 11 years before finally seeing the light. Jospeh saw it in seconds after calling out and praying in the sacred grove. I believe that is another testament to Joseph’s unwavering faith and how he truly followed the instructions of James 1:5-6!!

I’ve been looking at different religious churches for the last 3 years and I haven’t felt “at home” in any of the churches. The moment I started studying the Mormon church and the Mormon religion and the teachings of the Mormon Church, I started to feel peace and comfort and in all honesty, I started to feel “at home”. My mother doesn’t care where I go to church, as long as I continue to believe in Jesus Christ, our Heavenly Father. Now I just have to speak with my twin sister....

I am Catholic, and we love our Ladder Day Saint Brothers and sisters. Yes, there are those who look down on you, but love always prevails.

The main focus of Catholicism is love, not suffering.

I raised catholic, and I was a Cathequist for three years. I was happy with the Catholicism. My mother was an example to me. She was a very devoted person. She always was telling me that she wanted all her 11 children to be seal with her for all eternity. I never understood her desires. On 1982 she had a car accident and died. I was devastated the way she died! Soon after her death she came in dreams crying and telling me to find The Church of Jesuchrist. She pointed to a beautiful garden full of tiny lilac flowers, and kept crying. My aunt invited me to go to a catholic retreat. The room was packed with reverent people. The service was very spiritual. I had a beautiful experience seeing a baby blue book with an angel with a gold trumpet on the top of the front page in my right hand. On my left hand I had a bouquet of lilac flowers. I could not understand that vision at all! Months passed and I was not feeling well. I got sick, because I missed my mother very much, and I was depressed thinking the way she died. On June 1982 I was working in a boutique close where I lived. One day two young men came in to talk with the owner of the boutique. She was not there. I was crying, and they asked me why I was crying. I told them the story. They asked me if I want to be with my mother in the eternity. Wow! I stopped crying, and I opened my eyes. I said: "how can I do that"? They explained to me The Plan of Salvation. I was astonished! I sent them to my house to share that with my children. My two sons were in the Jesuits College, and they were having problems questioning the school principal why the catholic church doesn't have a prophet and apostles? They never gave them the correct answer. Because of that they told me that my sons had no place in that school. I put them in the public school. As soon I got home from my job, I prepared a good dinner, and they told them everything about the LDS church. My sons stood us and embraced me telling me that I can be seal with my mother for all eternity. We enjoyed their testimonies. They left with the promise of sending two young men to teach us the Gospel of Jesuschrist. Two weeks later they came I gave to us a blue book with an angel with a trumpet in the front page. I could not believe! That was the book that I had the vision! It was The Book of Mormon! Soon after the first lesson my son felt the Spirit, and told them to be baptized. Then in my son's baptism, his brother felt the spirit and told the Missionaries that he wanted to be baptized, and later my daughter. We were attending meeting in an old house. A new sacrament meeting house was in construction. We were baptized in the new building. Next Sunday we went to the new building first time. What a beautiful surprise when I saw two bouquets of lilac flowers on both sides of the stage! The same flowers that my mother showed me in the dream that I had. They are not coincidences! The Book of Mormon is true. I have no doubt of it at all! I have been a member for 37 years. I am the most happy person in the world! I know that outside are many churches, and I know that The Lord has a plan for us all, and there are many different stage and glorious mansions in heaven. The beauty of this is that our Heavenly Father gaves us the gift of the free agency!

Jimmy, I think it is amazing that you came here and shared such a strong and personal story with the world. You're amazing!!

JImmy is so right! My then boyfriend (now husband ) joined the church and his family was very angry. His mom showed up to his baptism screaming and swearing. When we got married in the temple his family disowned him (us). She called the temple at screamed and swore at them. Fast forward many years and some members have joined now, his mom has not but she would take my children to her local LDS ward when they spent the night with her. We have a wonderful relationship now and she loves the church . She had a massive stroke and now can not speak etc. Hopefully in the next life she will want to be baptized but the relationships are all strong and healed now. I would hve never seen that as possible but always hoped!

God Bless you, young man. This just proves God loves all of us, regardless of creed, denomination. Amen.

I was a cradle catholic! Baptized and confirmed too. Finally left it my sophomore year of college. I wanted to stay in the umbrella of Christianity and none of the churches I went to really clicked for me except a non denominational one. I went there for awhile until COVID and I had to move home. I recently discovered LDS church and I love learning more!! I really needed to hear all this. Thank you so much 💕

Thanks so much for your channel... there have always been 2 things that invite the Spirit and feeling of Heavenly Father's love into my life...they being, Conversion stories and beautiful music. I wake up most mornings trying to start my day off with my focus on the gospel and Savior. Often, i do that by listening to a Conference talk or BYU devotional on youtube...this wonderful Saturday morning i found Jimmy's and Elaine's conversion storires and i couldnt have hoped for a better way to start my day. Helped me remember my own conversion and just how much Heavenly Father loves me. Loves all of His children....Mahalo and Aloha.

I love your guys' videos! I love all the different views and it really helps with my hobby. Thanks!!!

Wow your experience almost like mine, but mum goes to another church too cut the stories short, she even didn't want to come to my house because I'm a member of the church but she saw many beautiful examples she witnes during one time she came to stay with me, she felt the love we have in my family, cut more stories short just b4 she passed away I ask her if she would want the missionary from my church to give her she finally accepted then day after she passed away in peace I know that this is the only true church on earth, thanku for sharing your beautiful testimony brother love you this testimony is all the way from New Zealand, Wellington

Thanks so much for such a great video!

Thank you for sharing your story. Very Powerful! And very encouraging! I can't imagine disappointing my parents let alone my church leaders for changing churches. I admire your courage. Thank you for your example.

This is how my parents were when I first tried to convert

This really made my day. I am going through the same situation, but I am striving to do better with the hands of our Heavenly Father and having faith in him. Thanks!

You're awesome Jimmy!

Thank you for being so valiant and for sharing!

As many others have mentioned here, his statement about the Catholic Church being all about suffering is just over the top... The Christian Creed everywhere is about the Cross.... and the Resurrection. Peace to you, Jimmy.

Thanks for coming Jimmy! You 3 are the best!

Loved the reminder that the spirit is what drew you to the Church of Jesus Christ at the time when other religious offerings were not answering your questions or meeting your needs. And the reminder that God uses our experiences for our benefit and growth even when they feel like pure chaos and confusion at the moment!

I belonged to 12 different religious denominations. My parents were really about sending me to churches; but , not so good at going to church. At age 48, I was baptized into the church of Latter-day Saints,

I can tell you all...I have passed through many churches over the years and this church is wonderful..you receive much help and support in many ways and I to this day after three years of intense investigating am just about ready to join 🤗 ( newbies, hang in there, dont give up just yet , there is i believe a reason why you was drawn to this church at the exact time in your life )

I'm studying with missionaries at the moment.... this was great

Thank you Jimmy for your story, faith and testimony, that was fantastic! You three are wonderful witnesses for Christ and His Restored Gospel. Keep up the great work guys!

WOW - I have been watching the 3 Mormon videos week by week after learning about them just a few months ago. I love them ALL, but this one about Jimmy's conversion really touched me deeply! It's the first time I have felt the need to comment. I, too, am a Catholic convert of many years! I started attending when I was 12 and had to wait for permission from my family to be baptized which came at 15. There was many years of conflict though not nearly as deep. (I am much older now - I could easily be any of your moms' ages - ha ha!!) But the burning I felt in my heart when I heard Jimmy share his answered prayer and describe his conversion to the gospel further witnesses to me of the Tender Mercies of God. (Read Elder Bednar's talk by the same name) I was so deeply touched at the miracles that occurred in Jimmy's life that fateful night in his bedroom. God truly knows and loves us. There will be time when that relationship with him and his Dad will be healed. Perhaps by the time I am commenting, it has been healed and Jimmy knows it, but if not yet, IT WILL. I know it!!! On a side note, I have a family member and best friend (from HS) that are both Catholic priests. Men who are both good to the core, but changing the faith of your family or the community in which you were raised is hard stuff. I get it. But when you know what you know to be true you can move forward in faith. THANKS for sharing your conversion, Jimmy!

This is my story of joining the church: When I was little I would go to church with my family, I think we jumped around with churches but I was little so I don't know. After some time me & my older brother stopped going to church, I think he went to one a few years later but he didn't join it & hasn't been to any church since & I don't recall going to any church after stopping. In 2015 or 2016 I got a *Book of Mormon* which I may have started reading but stopped & a few days after getting it I became sick, in late 2016 my grandma died & a few months after that some missionaries showed up looking for my dad who was gone. The missionaries asked if I wanted to talk at which point I said no so we started talking & I started taking lessons, on February 11, 2017 I was baptized into the church. I don't pray that much but I think that is due to me not going to church for years but honestly if God wants you, he will come for you. I was looking into the LDS Church off & on as I was watching Mormon RU-vidrs but I can't say I would have made the jump to convert on my own, I would have mostly just followed it without being a member.

Loved your conversion story, keep sharing it. You can make a difference.

Thank you! I love your testimony!

I was just exploring Catholics religion here on youtube and I wanted to know the difference and your channel really helped me today. Thank you :)

Jimmy that was great video! I’m an x catholic NOW LDS and also thought God was always this mean bad guy out to get me however missionaries & members helped me see Heavenly Father as A loving God :)

My parents, both members of the church, were born and raised catholics. My dad's side are what i can say luke-worm catholics and my mom's side are devout catholics. When they join the church 3 weeks after they started taking lessons from the missionaries, my grandparents on my dad's side were not happy at all about it and gave them the hardest time about it. One day, my dad had enough, put his foot down, and said "keep it up and you'll never see your grand daughter (me) again!" They stopped after ward because they didn't want to loose me since my cousin and I are the closest out of 7 grand children they have at the time and they became supportive of that. In fact they came to my baptism when I was 8. My grand parents on my mom's side were.... eh. Like my grandfather, being very devout and raised my mom, my tia, and my tios in a way that's similar to some of our church's standard, was happy for my mom because he saw how much happiness it brought her and that's all he wanted for her. Now my grandmother, um..... she isn't the most positive person ever. So for my mom that didn't get along well and wasn't close with her growing up, she didn't really didn't care of what my grandmother says. Although they were also there for my baptism.

I just wanted to reach out and say thank you, to Jimmy. I've been investigating the church for about a year or so, and I told my mother about it and she seems ok with it. But I'm scared of my dad. They're divorced, so it's an even stickier situation. I really really needed this video. I needed the help with telling my parents. Thanks Jimmy! +3 Mormons GREAT NEWS! I was sitting on the bus and the spirit just guided me to text my dad about it. He was open to it and simply just said "do your research". :)

My situation was the same but I was raised southern baptist and my parents had a hard time. I'm under 18 and they won't let me go but this made me happy and I know the church is true. Arguing with your parents is hard and the tension is hard but I know I know the truth and better is to come .

I really like your story and encouragement. I'm also a convert from the Assembly of God church.

Love this story!!

Jimmy, I'm from Georgia too! I had issues with depression and prayed a desperate prayer like you did. I also got an immediate response (it was actually through three different people telling me the same thing.) After a beautiful and challenging road of discovery, I became Catholic. I'm sorry the Catholics in your family let you down. You talk about Catholics being all about suffering, but yet your story speaks of redemptive suffering. Your suffering brought you to God, you say. Well, God does not want us to suffer, but He sometimes allows it for our good because he loves us and wants us to be united to Him. I don't know where you live, or if you're in school, but a lot of Catholics have Newman Centers. If you ever have any questions bugging you, reach out to someone there and ask. Maybe stop in and pray. God bless you!

I feel like he has so much raw pain inside of him but the fact that he is following his truth in spite of such huge emotional obstacles demonstrates nothing but absolute pure, untethered spiritual courage!!! I'm kind of in the same position now (I'm a 35 yo catholic), except I'm not yet baptised into the church... No one in my family really know "what I'm up to" .... I pray I can be as strong as this lad

This is exactly what I needed

Hi Jimmy, 3 Mormons, and any Mormon Missionary kind enough to read my appeal, Please help me. I’m a Catholic who’s been exploring Mormonism, who’s been praying about it, and the more I read about Mormonism, especially from the testimony of converts, the more confused I become. First off, I have read a lot (believe a lot) of materials published by LDS organizations about Catholic converts to Mormonism and they are all poorly done. Jimmy, I’ve listened to your interview multiple times and you weren’t Roman Catholic. You seemed to have belonged to an ultra-conservative/traditionalist branch split off group that calls themselves “Catholic” but they’re not Catholic. Catholics are in communion with the Bishop of Rome. I don’t think you’re church was. I notice that LDS materials about “Catholics” converting to Mormonism were largely based on schismatics’ stories. To illustrate, should I equate your LDS community to Warren Jeffs and the polygamy for everyone group? Because that’s what a lot of Mormon materials do when they falsely depict Catholics. My advice to y’all, stop the crappy, lazy incorrect nomenclature. You say your church taught “the purpose of life is suffering.” That’s not at all what Catholics believe. We believe the purpose of life is to love and to serve God, our brothers and sisters and all of creation. And I honestly believe that something we have in common with LDS. Here’s what the very first chapter of the Catechism says: “The desire for God is written in the human heart, because man is created by God and for God; and God never ceases to draw man to himself. Only in God will he find the truth and happiness he never stops searching for: The dignity of man rests above all on the fact that he is called to communion with God. This invitation to converse with God is addressed to man as soon as he comes into being. For if man exists it is because God has created him through love, and through love continues to hold him in existence. He cannot live fully according to truth unless he freely acknowledges that love and entrusts himself to his creator” You say “Catholics just don’t like Mormons.” That’s also a pretty silly statement. Some Catholics might not, but really it’s just we think you’re wrong and we find Mormon missionaries pretty smug. There’s a difference between not liking and disagreeing on questions of theology. And we most certainly do disagree on some matters of theology. Jimmy, you mention the LDS concept of Plan of Salvation. As Catholics we call that progression evident in scripture Salvation History. It’s Catholic 101 they talk about in CCD class, the fact you didn’t pick that up from the get go means you had some poor catechesis. So don’t call yourself a “former Catholic.” Call yourself a poorly catechized former “Catholic”. That’s not your fault, that’s a legitimate issue we’re facing in the Catholic Church. Just as record high levels of concealed depression and anxiety are a legitimate issue women in the LDS community face due to unrealistic perfectionist expectations forced upon them. And that’s not anti-Mormon polemics, it’s a major issue Mormon publications talk a lot about. That said, LDS deserves credit for its commitment to strong families and clean living free of drugs, alcohol, and tobacco. Mormons also have some the highest life expectancy rates of any group in the country, largely because of the strong community bonds and clean living. However good these behaviors are, that doesn't make them derived from God. There are plenty of cults that espouse clean living (I do NOT view LDS as cult, it is definitely a legitimate religion that should be respected as one but also open to honest criticism). I agree, the whole argument about bees not being in the Americas at the time of the events depicted in the Book of Mormon is a bit weird. But it hits on my major stumbling block with Mormonism. Look, can I see those plates Joseph Smith translated from? Is there any non-Mormon or externally agreed upon evidence that we can use to corroborate the origins of the Book of Mormon? Can any non-Mormon scholars confirm the existence of such a thing as Reformed Egyptian, the very language the Book of Mormon was supposedly composed in? The answer is no. Frankly, the language of the Book of Mormon is obviously composed by somebody who read a lot of King James style English, not someone fluent in an ancient Near Eastern language. And yes, I’ve read excerpts of the Book of Mormon from LDS missionary materials. My other huge issue with Mormon convert stories is they rely solely on feelings which they call “truth.” Jimmy you repeatedly say “if you know it’s true, then you know it’s true…” “Keep doing what you know is right…” You see, here’s my problem. You rely on that warm, fuzzy feeling inside that tells you it’s true. Schizophrenics might dress like batman and say “it’s true, I’m batman” because they feel they’re batman. That doesn’t make them batman. Can you give me some hard, verifiable, maybe, historical evidence that’s compelling enough that makes LDS “true”? Because that kind of testimony is woefully lacking in all these LDS conversion stories. There’s a lot of fluff and little Logos. The historical reality is Mormonism emerged in America in the 1830s during a period of religious hysteria called the Second Great Awakening, in which Joseph Smith and Brigham Young were pretty active participants. The whole translating the plates through the hat, that wasn’t novel. There’s a well recorded history of whacky American folk Protestantism that did things like that during that period. Refute me here: as a Catholic, I can look at a wealth of Early Christian writings dated to the first and second centuries AD that describe Catholic liturgy and teachings to the tee. I can go to Rome, in the Catacombs where the first century Christians celebrated Mass during the persecutions of Nero, Trajan, and Diocletian. The art, iconography, and prayers these first Christians left us in these Catacombs is the same art we have in our Catholic Churches. I would encourage you to lookup the writings of the St, Clement of Rome, Ignatius of Antioch, Justin Martyr, Tertullian, etc. Sorry, it’ll be more than 7 pages. If you’re up for the challenge, you’ll find the Church these first Christians describe looks a lot like one in Rome. I challenge you to convince me otherwise. Establishing the truth of LDS Church doesn’t depend on warm, fuzzy, feelings. It depends on the concept of the Great Apostasy; that the early Church deviated early on in its history. Now, is there any historical record of that? There is a well-trodden path of Protestants that have gone on this journey of digging through early Christian writings to identify this “Great Apostasy. Those Protestants ended up Catholic based on what the historical evidence presented (see Bl. John Newman, among many others). God Bless and work on seeking truth that’s draws from the Logos and is not dependent on warm fuzzies. So, rectify my confusion: Given the historical record, what are your rational reasons (beyond emotions and clean living) that explain the truth of Mormonism?

I got baptized on April 27th this year. I still haven't told my parents. I'm so scared.

Great video! I have a similar problem with my parents. They are atheist and I have heard them say derogatory things about Mormons. I know they love me but I don't want them to think I am brainwashed. I think they will handle it well though. The LDS church has helped me improve my life and to give me hope. What parent wouldn't want that for their kids? Again, great video.

My mom was the only member in her family. God needed her to do their work and he will use you to do the work for your family. That is how loving of a God we have. Pray for your dad to accept it in the next life. I continue to pray for my family that have passed on.

My family did not want anything to do with the church. I had met the Elders. I thought I had to pray . I received answer that the Church is true.I served a mission. While on a mission my father passed away. I had a blessing which said he had gone to serve a mission for our Lord Jesus

I have members in my family that had converted to catholic and shortly after left the Catholic church because of their beliefs. Happy to say they are back with the church.

I don’t think he came from a true Catholic family. “Wear black robes in Church”? Wow! I haven’t seen that in my church and I believe I’m a traditional Catholic. Praying for you Jimmy!

I have been raised catholic all my life and been going to private (catholic) schools all my life and never have heard a story like this most catholic families I know do not act the way this guys family did i see nothing wrong with his decisions he made but I find it kind of sad that he was raised this way

Very helpful. Thank you.

I have similar problem with my parents. My family is also a catholic . I have to make up things to say to them just for me to go to baptisms and church. One day I was reading the book of mormon and my mum walked in my room and saw that I was reading the book and both my parents were gonna kick me out the house and were soo upset, but after couple of weeks later they start being nice to me

Thank you for sharing your story’s with me I’m going to the same saturation to. I recently joined the church of LDS.

Watching this as I prepare to tell my parents of my conversion also thank you for you testimony

Thank you for your story! Some of my family is very strongly Catholic, but I never was. I felt the same way you did, though. It seemed kind of pointless and God seemed evil to me if the only purpose is suffering. I had so much anxiety. The plan of salvation was so huge for me too! I had so so much opposition from my previous church and my family, but I'm so happy now!

Love this video! I think my biggest corncern is more about telling my friends than my parents.. they still seem to believe all the misconceptions

I loved this video I'm sitting here rn trying to figure out how I am going to tell my super baptist parents that I'm converting

I can relate a lot to Jimmy, just recently I've started taking lessons from missionaries but I've kept it a secret from my mum and grandparents (who I attend a Protestant denomination with) because I know they won't be accepting. It's going to be very difficult when I finally tell them, but I'm just trying to remember how rewarding it's going to be when I make the transition to an LDS congregation :)

I can empathize too brother. I'm a very proud Lds / ex catholic too.. smh MANY many catholics sure are quite proudly cruel, very resentful to lds, and religiously, viciously disrespectful. I know how it is.. Others on the other hand have shown me respect and friendship. Anyways, don't let anyone, especially those that are supposed to be Lds, other Christians, friends or family ruin your happiness in the church. I've suffered and endured so much life experience myself from losing a parent to suicide, another to cancer, drug abuse, gang affiliation, brutal military experience, despicable "family" turning on me pretty harshly over religion, or politics, everlasting depression, homelessness, traumatic injuries, ptsd, you name it. Still here and making it. So can YOU brothers and sisters of the church. AND out the church. We're all brothers and sisters from the very same mold of humanity. We're all suffering in this same life of Earth so we need to help and heal each other as much as possible. Despite any differences. Don't let what I deem petty differences like that between Catholic or Lds faiths divide us. We, catholic, lds, atheists, Muslims, Buddhists, Hinduists jew, other gentile, etc. can very much all bridge the gaps that keep breaking apart the ONE human family of God. We shouldn't have to be enemies for crap like oh I left your church or oh well I left yours too. Lets get along. You really want to fix this world and help everyone's Christ, than lets get it done. All of us TOGETHER ❤🤝💙

Thank you so much Jimmy. I am sitting here in DK and you testimony touched my heart.

Oml I cried watching this 😭😭 so amazing Jimmy! so inspiring ❤❤

I am in my late forties and so far I haven't come across anything about BEES in the Book of Ether! Great testimony, Jimmy! I am sad that you and your Dad were not able to see eye to eye until he passed! But, as we know now, he must be saying to the missionaries in the Spirit World how proud he is of you!

A brave young man. The Church is true! 🌈

What a sweet kid. Tell him to listen to the conversion story of Bill Carpenter. That is who he reminded me of. Bill's story is absolutely awesome! And so is yours kiddo! Keep staying strong! Truth is truth and now you can help you dad get his work done and hopefully the Angels can get him to accept the truth in the spirit world

Thanks, Jimmy. I was once Catholic! Please endure to the end. Praying for you and your mother. God Bless.

I think it's great you found the right place. I think that its fantastic and I am happy for you. Your dad didn't understand your choices. I'm sure he was worried. But I bet he still loved you. As a mom, I want you to know that we love our kids and want them to be happy. When a baby is born we have a lot of hopes and dreams for them. When you guys grow up and stray from what we imagined for you, it can be difficult to adjust. Especially when it's an unexpected... and when its percieved as a choice kinda off the beaten path. Sometimes what looks like anger is a mask for worry and fear. We grapple with some pretty big questions. Is this my fault? Did I do a bad job? What constitutes guidance and what constitutes pressure? Is this a rejection of me? In terms of religion, it can be very tough for a parent with a strong faith watch a child take a different path. Remember, the strength of thier faith in Catholicism is as strong as your conviction in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is. Your parents botched the discussion with you. Emotions won out over cool heads. Its crummy, but it happens. I'm guilty of it myself. I'm on edge. Watching my teen navigate her way to adulthood is pretty rough at times. I don't drink, but if I was going to, it would be now. Like you, shes a great kid. Mature, intelligent, with quality friends, wonderful activities and fantastic grades. I'm proud of her. I'm terrified of landmines. She's leaving the nest soon. Our relationship is changing. I did my best. Now we find out if I gave her the right tools for life. I'm betting that your parents struggled with very similar questions.

As a former catholic i completely agree!

Bless this video.

Really loved your sharing. I was also raised in the Roman Catholic Church, and met two missionaries when preparing for the hurricane. I am being baptized into Thr Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints.

Wow! Incredible...love your story!!!!! Also the Lord told me He knew i did not know all i wanted to at that time and He promised that those things i did not know then would b revealed to me a little at a time.

Moment of silence for a lost brother.

Yo I just wanted to apologise on behalf of the Catholic Church for the experiences you had. Traditionalist Catholics don't reprisent what being Catholic is actually like nor do they show Christ's love. It must have been horrible growing up in that environment. None of the things that you said they taught you are actually believed by the mainstream Catholic Church. I'm glad that you've found happiness finally.

As soon as he mentioned he was originally Catholic, I knew there would be an overwhelming amount of Catholics claiming that's not what Catholicism really is. Go figure. No one is ever wrong according to themselves. And any bad instances and experiences don't ever count.

We love you💛💙💜💚🧡❤

There is a book called Catholic Roots Mormon Harvest A story of conversion and 40 comparative doctrines. I highly recommend reading it. Here is a little bit about it: Eric and his wife, Marilyn, were happy with their Catholic faith. Both rooted deep in their beloved religion, neither one dreamed that they would ever leave it. But when they moved next door to a Mormon family, their lives changed forever. This is the story of their conversion, as told by Eric, along with a respectful and enlightening comparison of 40 key doctrines between Catholicism and Mormonism that testified to them of the restoration of the gospel. Find yourself touched, challenged, and educated as you share Eric and Marilyn's journey from Catholic roots to Mormon harvest.

This was such an amazing story! Your spirit is so strong

Catholicism isn't about suffering, though. It's an act of love. I'm sorry you had this experience, but the Catholic Church is God's true Church.

What I like about mormons is that they are really nice. What I like about catholics is that we are really correct.

My experience with the Catholic church is rough too. And it has followed me from place to place too and I have no peace with Catholics.

Sweet testimony, Jimmy!

My husband is a convert💗💗💗

Belief in a premortal existence was important.

okay but real question who started your church?

Christ has a way of opening one's heart and bring those back to Him and the Catholic Church. He is young and still on a journey of faith.

I'm happy to hear you got out of an abusive situation with your parents. But I'm a little confused by your story. How did you know the LDS church is true? When you talked about visiting the LDS church for the first time, it sounded like the main impression you got was that it made you feel good. There's nothing wrong with that, but I don't understand how feeling good is enough to make you believe a church is true. Can you explain that a bit more?

I researched Mormonism and met with the missionaries often, but I found the truth in Catholicism alone.

Please don't let a bad experience lead you away from truth...the behavior of your father was representative of Catholic beliefs nor the Church Christ established. We love you whether practicing or not ... pray for the truth.