Conversion stories - Spanish Video Transcripts
Video 1 Transcript
I remember one time I was in an FSY and there was a guy in Mexico who didn't want to participate, he was rebellious, he didn't go to class, he was never in the company, and he didn't want to be there. And on Thursday, which is the spiritual day, where we wear Sunday clothes, and we have church lessons, and at the end of the day we share our testimony of what we have learned during the week, and I remember him crying, crying like a baby, like this, he couldn't stop, he couldn't stop, and he was like, and sighing, and at the end he shared his testimony. And it was so incredible to see that conversion in him, to see a young man who didn't want to do anything, who didn't want to be there, a young man with a testimony, saying that he believed in God and that he felt His love. And I know that it was thanks to the Spirit that he was there.
Video 2 Transcript
I want to talk a little bit about my conversion. When I was in my last year of high school, I started attending the seminary, the seminary classes, and that's how I started reading the Book of Mormon. And at first I thought that the Book of Mormon was not a book that spoke about Jesus Christ, much less that it testified about Him. But little by little I met the missionaries and they invited me to pray to find out for myself if that was true. And I remember that I started praying and suddenly I could feel that the Holy Spirit was confirming to me that the book was true. And that same night I decided to be baptized, but it was the best decision I've ever made in my life.
Video 3 Transcript
Well, I have had the blessing of being a member of the church since I was little, but I went through something that made me know for myself that God exists, loves us and is aware of us. When I was about 14 years old, I felt sad for many things that were happening to me, but I was in my room and I reviewed one of the hymns of young women. Before that, I had made a prayer to feel better, I wanted to know if God could really help us. I only felt a lot of peace, comfort, I don't know how to explain it, but I felt the love of God towards me. Little by little, after that, my testimony that this is the truth has grown, but that was the experience that marked me a lot.
Video 4 Transcript
I was baptized as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the age of 8. But I had my conversion in the summer after graduating from high school. I was suffering a lot mentally and emotionally, but in an instant, when I couldn't take it anymore, I received a blessing from my patriarch. And he told me that we are not sent to like other people, but to love them. And that changed my life and melted my heart. And at that moment, I began to scrutinize the scriptures and pray fervently. And I knew that Jesus Christ would always help us and would not leave us alone.
Video 5 Transcript
Hello, I'm Nicolás and, well, I've been a member since I was born, but at a young age I became inactive with my family. And after a difficult situation where my dad had a brain paralysis and in the same week my mom was diagnosed with cancer, the Lord prepared us to be able to receive the missionaries again after a long time, to be able to receive the blessings of the Gospel and to be able to return to the Church, to be sealed in the Temple. Thanks to that, I was able to serve a mission and enjoy the blessings of being here in the United States, in this country, enjoying the blessings that the Lord had prepared for me and for my family. So that's my conversion story.
Video 6 Transcript
My name is Nimrod Juarez and I want to share what my conversion has been about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Something that has happened to me is that I was born with this knowledge of the Church because my parents met around the age of 15 and decided to get baptized and join. And well, personally for me, it is something that I also decided at one point, around the age of 15 or 16, and especially when the prophet Gordon B. Hinckley invited us to read the Book of Mormon. And then, at that moment, I decided to be able to read it, to be able to finish it, and receive a testimony of whether this was true. And over time, even with my conversion, I was able to know more and understand that this is the truth.
Video 7 Transcript
Hello, how are you? Good morning. My name is Jonak. I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I talk. I just want to share my testimony that I know that the Church is true. Before belonging to this church, I did not believe in anything. I had my testimony, a very strong testimony, which made me decide to be baptized. Now I am very happy with this decision that I have made. I know that the Gospel is true. I am very happy and I just want you to know that the Book of Mormon is true and that it brings happiness to everyone. Another thing I would like to share is, if you go to the Temple, it is the best place you can be.
Video 8 Transcript
Hello, my name is Perla, and today I want to share one of my favorite passages in the Book of Mormon, which is in Alma, chapter 5, where Alma speaks about the change of heart that we can experience as we repent and strive to start again. The promise we are given is that by repenting we can receive that light of Christ in our faces. We can be born again, and knowing that God gives us a second chance is something so beautiful to me, that I know that I make mistakes every day, and knowing that every day I can also start again encourages me to move forward and strive. I think that conversion is a constant process every day, and as we strive to be humble, God will help us become more like Jesus Christ.
Video 9 Transcript
My conversion story was something very interesting. I was inactive from the church for a long time. I didn't follow many things. And there came a moment when I met certain people in my life who helped me to find a testimony of Jesus Christ again. They helped me to believe again that the Book of Mormon is true, that Jesus is the Christ. And as that was advancing, I realized that it was important. And not only that, but they also helped me to serve in the mission. I think I am very grateful for that, because thanks to these people, they helped me to obtain my own conversion. Today, I can enjoy all these blessings. And the blessings that I gave to other people have been achieved. And to help them to become eternal families. I hope to continue striving and to be able to have an eternal family.
Video 10 Transcript
Well, since I was a child, I have always been able to see the blessings of the Gospel, the blessings of belonging to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I have always been able to feel joy when I read the Scriptures, and I have been able to feel that our Heavenly Father speaks to us through them, He speaks to us through our leaders, the prophets who have the authority of the priesthood. God speaks through them, and He shows us the path that we must follow in this life.
Video 11 Transcript
I did not have a strong testimony of Jesus Christ or the expiation until I arrived at the CCM. We were doing an activity on Sunday that gave us about three hours to study Jesus Christ. I took all that time to study the scriptures about the expiation. And that is where I learned that Jesus Christ expiated our sins and that means that He can give us grace. That is something that I desperately needed and that changed everything for me. I was able to pray and know for myself that He is my Savior. And in that moment, I believe that I converted to Jesus Christ.
