Saturday, June 5, 2010

My Conversion

Well, I was received into the church on Easter of 2006. I never thought I would see the day. Being raised VERY Mormon, I grew up being taught and believing that the Catholic church was the "great and abominable" church. Rude. I know. But true. In 2002 I started rethinking my Mormon faith. I was growing distant from my church and my faith. I believed in God, but the story of Joseph Smith and temple workings were just too much for me to buy into anymore.

I met and married my husband. For a year he kept saying I want to go to Mass, I want to join the Catholic church. Bear in mind, that he was raised more Mormon than I was. But he had been exposed to a very nice Catholic priest a few years prior. It stuck with him.

One day in 2005 he picked me up from work and said we're going to the 5:15pm mass at the Cathedral. I thought...NO! But I went. I wish I could say I felt God there. I wish I could say it was the most amazing experience ever. I wish it would've been the point in my life where I "knew" this is where I was meant to be. I know my husband did. I felt akward and awful. I felt like a traitor and that I was in the devils house. I know DRAMATIC, but that's all I felt. I realize now it was fear and the devil himself.

My husband decided to enroll in RCIA in the fall of 2005. I was hesitant to say the least. I was not interested in being Mormon, mind you, but I sure wasn't interested in being Catholic either. Bubba was SOO excited to get the ball rolling on entering the church. I was just mad I was going to miss Grey's Anatomy. I had decided that since he was going, I was going to go to. I had to go see "what this is all about?" I remember saying, "if you're going to be Catholic I might as well know what my husband is going to be believing in."

Well, we went and it was amazing. I learned soo much. My husband said I was more into it than he was. He was amazed at how I was compltely in awe. We met some really great people in our class. I loved the Catholic faith. I loved that it was completely different than what I thought. It was amazing. I don't remember an AHA moment of "the" moment of when I decided this was it, but I knew within a month that this was want I wanted. I wanted to be Catholic. Holy crow!

I cannot remember all the details of the baptism. I will have to get my husband to refresh me. But I AM CATHOLIC and still amazed at how it unfolded.

10 comments:

  1. Wow, this is amazing! How unusual that two Mormons would convert like that! Usually, it happens if a Mormon marries a Catholic... God bless that priest who witnessed God's love to your hubby! What did your families think??? What a great story of God's work in your lives!

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  2. That's an AWESOME one! Woo hoo! We're so happy to "have" you :)

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  3. Beautiful story!! I love it! Thanks for sharing.

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  4. What a great conversion story!!!

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  5. wow, super exciting! i love reading about other people's conversion stories and seeing what things we have in common. i would love to know how your family responded. i have a few mormon friends so when i was exploring faith in general before I converted to Catholicism i looked into it (and also to "guard" myself, if you will) but its pretty crazy. Mormonism actually has a lot of similarities to Islam random enough! Anyways, my Lutheran parents were upset enough but i can't imagine if they were Mormon!
    also i'm curious what in particular led your HUSBAND to the Catholic faith...

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  6. That is AMAZING!!!!! You didn't need an "aha" moment you experienced it by totally following blindly the holy spirit! That my dear, is God bending down to kiss you sweet face! Choosing you, picking you out of a million of people, wanting you more intimately as His very own!!!! I.love.this!

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  7. I love this story! Thank you so much for sharing it. I too enjoy hearing about what led others to the Catholic faith. Welcome Home! (Well, I am sure you have heard that a few times!) God Bless!

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  8. What an amazing story! thank you for sharing this with us. And Welcome Home! :)

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  9. What an amazing story!!! I feel like this is just a teaser- I want to know more! Amazing how the Lord called you to attend the RCIA classes and that you unknowingly obeyed out love and respect for your husband- and despite Grey's Anatomy! :) Incredible! Thanks for sharing!

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  10. I saw your comment on Leila's blog about being raised Mormon, and I rushed over to her faith story list to see if you had written one! What a great story!

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