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After looking at your post again with Christian in quotes, that makes sense.

You must have had some help from the missionaries.

They are very good at "converting" some Christians.

Hopefully you will come back into the fold, but I'm not sure if you ever were a Christian from your post.

I did notice that you were a member of several churches.

I was a member of several churches. Always seeking for the truth. The Trinity for example, never made sense to me. Why was the Lord always talking to Himself, why was He asking the the bitter cup to pass, etc. Then there were all the competing doctrines on baptism, faith vs. works, the priesthood, the Resurrection, pre-mortal life, life after death, etc.....

And then there was the in-fighting among Christians. As bad as we LDS have it here w/ you folks, you're often as bad w/ each other when we're not around. The vitriol expressed towards fellow “Christians” was appalling. Similar to the scenario w/ the Muslims & Jews. The Muslims often state there would be peace if the Jews were annihilated. The fact is, the Muslims have had wars among themselves far more than they ever have w/ the Jews. “Christianity” has a similar history. Always will when you have competing ideas, theories, & theology w/o divine intervention.

Maybe that's why the Lord always had a prophet, His mouthpiece, to guide the early saints, & why He set up the same as He was here on earth through a prophet & apostles. But even w/ that, the Lord still instructed His people to come to Him for confirmation of truth. I heeded that call & as stated, will be forever in His debt. I was never converted by the arguments or 2 young missionaries. I was converted when I was by myself, after a great deal of study, & pondering, before the Lord asking His will.

Where things never made sense, especially w/ all the competing doctrines, things became very clear & ultimately, confirmation from the Lord was had. I no longer was reliant on the “arm of the flesh”. With nobody around, I received answers of my Father. I suspect you will castigate that or poo-poo it. That's your issue, not mine. Try it sometime w/ sincerity.

Thanks for the opportunity to share. Busy day. My best to you & yours.

Hopefully you will come back into the fold, but I’m not sure if you ever were a Christian from your post.

I did notice that you were a member of several churches

“going to church does not make a person a Christian any more than going to a garage makes one a car”

I have a hard time believing that ANYONE who truly accepted Christ’s sacrifice for their sins and believed in the Gospel of Grace could turn their back on Christ and embrace the heresy of the LDS.

I had a “head” knowledge of Christ, but not “heart” one, which is how I was deceived by Mormonism. I thought I was a Christian, but I really wasn’t. Only after I left the LDS did I come to a “heart” knowledge of Jesus Christ and accepted HIM ALONE as my Savior.