Recently I had a conversation with a friend who I have known for about a year now. We have interacted on at least a weekly basis during this time. Somehow the topic of religion came up and she seemed shocked when I referred to myself as a Christian. For some reason this really bothered me this time. Throughout my life I have always had people tell me that "Mormons aren't Christians", but for some reason this time it really hurt. Did she not know me and my family well enough to know that we believe in and try to follow the example of our Savior, Jesus Christ? So, the truth is, it made me kind of angry (probably not the most Christ-like response, I will admit). I know that there will be some people that won't believe that members of our faith worship and honor Jesus Christ, no matter what I say, but for the record, I believe in Jesus Christ. I have come to know Him as I pray in His name and study His life in the old world in the Bible and His visits to the Americas in the Book of Mormon. I know that He died for me and I hope that my life will always reflect these beliefs...
Recently I had a conversation with a friend who I have known for about a year now. We have interacted on at least a weekly basis during this time. Somehow the topic of religion came up and she seemed shocked when I referred to myself as a Christian. For some reason this really bothered me this time. Throughout my life I have always had people tell me that "Mormons aren't Christians", but for some reason this time it really hurt. Did she not know me and my family well enough to know that we believe in and try to follow the example of our Savior, Jesus Christ? So, the truth is, it made me kind of angry (probably not the most Christ-like response, I will admit). I know that there will be some people that won't believe that members of our faith worship and honor Jesus Christ, no matter what I say, but for the record, I believe in Jesus Christ. I have come to know Him as I pray in His name and study His life in the old world in the Bible and His visits to the Americas in the Book of Mormon. I know that He died for me and I hope that my life will always reflect these beliefs...
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I love hearing your strong and firm testimony. I too know that hurt when people still don't believe we're Christian, even when our hope is that our very lives will reflect that in the kind of people we try to be. Hang in there. You ARE a great Christian example.
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