Occupation: Housewife

Former Occupation: Logistics Coordinator

     Before receiving Christ as my Saviour I worked full time and left my children with a baby sitter.   We did not believe in sheltering our children from violence and sin.  We allowed our children to watch just about any movie or TV show they wanted to unless it glorified cults or Satan.  When I was 17 I joined the Reorganized Church of the Latter Day Saints because my sister wanted to and also because this is the denomination that my parents had attended when we were very little.  By the time I was 23 I realized that I was very unhappy with this church because they did not preach from the Bible.  They preached a great deal about life experiences.  They did not give many scripture verses during their sermons.  I was also upset because they were letting women into the priesthood.

     I knew I needed God in my life but I was unsure what church I could go to.  I read my Bible occasionally but I had been taught that we could not know for certain that when we died we were going to heaven.  I thought that if I lived a good life that would get me into heaven.  I have been sick a great deal since I was a teenager and in 1985 I was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease.  I almost died that year and I really knew that I had to get closer to God.  Unfortunately the plan of salvation  had never been clearly explained to me.  In 1992 we were having a great many problems with our 2 sons.  They were very disobedient at home and at school.  They refused to respect any authority.  I felt a great need for God and visited Liberty Baptist Church one Sunday morning.  I felt very welcome there and really enjoyed the service because the Pastor used a great deal of scripture during his sermon.  The very next evening a couple from the church called on me to talk to me about the Lord.  They explained the plan of salvation so clearly that I readily accepted Christ as my Saviour.  They led me through a short prayer in which I admitted I am a sinner and I asked Jesus to come into my heart and forgive me of my sins and to save my soul.

     Since receiving Christ I have put my trust in God not in material things.  I know that He is in control.  My husband and 3 children have all come to know the Lord as their Saviour.  My Mom also accepted Christ prior to her death in 1996.  I have been through a lot of pain and sickness since then but God always gives me peace and comfort.  In 1995 I was diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa and I lost more than half of my peripheral vision.   I had to give up driving and I quit working.  I do not feel regretful at all.   God has been gracious and has helped me accept this loss of vision. I am grateful because I am now at home full time with my children where I belong.  I have learned to trust fully in God and I have assurance that He is in control.