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POSTED BY:	Elizafriendly
DATE:	19.07.2008
SUBJECT:	I know the church is true
LOCATION:	Olinda, Brazil

I was 21 years old when the missionaries knocked my door. I was member of the other church,originated from Japan, called Messianic Church. The missionaries were invited to come in to our living room and we (my mom, my sister and me) heard their message. I remember when they started to talk about the first vision of Joseph Smith, showing us the picture when the Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ appeared to him with the restoration message.
I dont know why, my heart was warm and beating fast. For a moment I thought the room was brighter and the peace I felt was so great. I had not doubt they were talking about true things.
They asked us to pray and ask God about Joseph Smith and the book of Mormon and I did. I felt peace in my heart and a strong feeling that I dont know how to explain. It was good.
The Elderes came to our home other times and my mom and sister gave up. I kept learning about the church and each day it was better and marvelous to me. I've visited the church in a special day, the first Sunday in a June morning, a fasting day.I cried a lot hearing so simple people talking about sincere feelings and saying they knew the church were true. I knew it was true but I was afraid to deny the other church and I didnt joint to the church.Elder Seabra cried with me because he said: "I know Eliza you felt the spirit testifying this is the church of Jesus Christ". Yes, I knew, but I have no corage to do the right thing and feel my heart.
Six months later when I came back home from the university, I found two other missionaries in my home. I dont know why but I was happy to find them. When I called him for Elderes, they asked me if I have known the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Days Saints and I said yes. It was the second marvelous chance I got from the Heavenly Father. The Elderes talked with me about several points os the Mormon doctrine and asked me about Joseph Smith and the first vision and I said: I know it is true. So, they asked me why I was not baptised and I gave my reasons. But they felt I had a testemony and they asked me to pray again and after some hard and special nights, crying in my badroom, searching for answers and trying to understand the God will to my life, I decided to joint to the church. Since this time (1990, January) until now, it was the better decision I took in my life. Today I have a family, my husband served as a missionary in São Paulo, Brazil. We have two sons and despite the happy or sad times, I know Joseph Smith was a prophet of the restoration, Jesus is the Chist, the son of God, my Savior, my Redeemer and all the ordinances to be able to come back to the Eternal Father is now on the Earth. I am happy to be a member of the church and all the precious things I have is because I know this is true. Sorry for my english mistakes, but my native english is portuguese. Maybe I cant share my feelings as I'd like to do because my weakness with the language, but with all my heart, I have a testemony about it.

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