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Jehovah’s Witness Convert
http://www.abouttherosary.com ^ | September 20, 2014 | Robbe Lyn Sebesta

Posted on 09/20/2014 8:16:26 AM PDT by NKP_Vet

Lou Everett was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses for more than 14 years. During that time, he served as a full-time minister as well as other major roles within the congregation. Lou’s journey to the Catholic Church was truly a rough road traveled.

From Jehovah’s Witnesses to Catholicism: My Journey

In 2005, I find myself inside a Catholic church for midnight mass. My future wife, born and raised in the Catholic Church, by my side; silently showing me something that I never thought I’d see or feel. At the age of 31, a realization set in that I never would have expected to occur – thus begins another part of my journey to the Church, my home.

Peering back into my childhood, I realize that my journey actually began as a child. My father was in the military so our family traveled around quite a bit. I was born in San Francisco, California while my father was stationed there in the Army in 1974. Both of my parents are ‘cradle’ Catholics and had very different experiences with the Catholic Church. Throughout the various moves from place to place, my parents were contacted by Jehovah’s Witnesses. Their message seemed to touch my parents enough to eventually become baptized in 1984 as Jehovah’s Witnesses.

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Welcome Home Lou.
1 posted on 09/20/2014 8:16:26 AM PDT by NKP_Vet
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To: NKP_Vet

I had to write my testimony as part of my Discipleship Dynamics training about 30 years ago.

I had to keep it down to 1 page.


2 posted on 09/20/2014 8:21:25 AM PDT by cuban leaf (The US will not survive the obama presidency. The world may not either.)
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To: NKP_Vet; CynicalBear; Gamecock; metmom; daniel1212

“....another fine example of Catholics never posting threads denigrating the beliefs of others....” PING


3 posted on 09/20/2014 8:26:07 AM PDT by Alex Murphy ("the defacto Leader of the FR Calvinist Protestant Brigades")
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To: NKP_Vet
One night, in 2009, while out with friends, I got so intoxicated with alcohol that I passed out while walking, fell and hit my head, causing me to have a Grade 3 concussion.

Nothing like a hard reset for changing one's attitude and point of view.

Luckily for him it just took that one shot instead of making fate come back and repeat the message.

4 posted on 09/20/2014 8:32:04 AM PDT by GBA (Symbol by symbol slain: America's death, cut by cut.)
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To: NKP_Vet

Never is Christ highlighted in these stories you are posting. It is always a church.

I sincerely hope this man left a cult to entrust himself to Christ alone for salvation - regardless of which church he attends to worship at.

No doubt, we all wish salvation through Christ to this man who has suffered so much.


5 posted on 09/20/2014 8:34:46 AM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion ( "I didn't leave the Central Oligarchy Party. It left me." - Ronaldus Maximus)
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To: Alex Murphy
Rather a tendentious objection, Alex. Any conversion story is going to be, by definition, a conversion "from" something "to" something else. If you want to defend Jehovah's Witness faith and morals, go right ahead, since I'm sure there's much to praise. Lou Everett, here, found some to praise, you'll notice (or perhaps you won't.)

However you can't tell a conversion story without a "before" and an "after."

And as for "denigrating beliefs," there's a difference between critique and "denigration." If there isn't, then there is very little point to the FR Religion Forum.

6 posted on 09/20/2014 8:35:54 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (When you see a fork in the road, take it. - Yogi Berra)
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

“Never is Christ hightlighted in these stories you are posting. It is always a Church.” Who is the “His” the young man is talking about?

“As I began to go to and observe the Mass, an indescribable feeling began to take hold of me. That empty feeling; that hollow hole began to be filled. Realization set in that, every single time I was at Mass, I was in the presence of something so much higher than me yet could feel the yearning for His want for me to be closer. There was no other place I would rather be”!


7 posted on 09/20/2014 8:41:18 AM PDT by NKP_Vet
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To: NKP_Vet
I liked this paragraph from his story.

As I began to read this book, it was as if there was something inside of me beginning to sew up that empty space. The words turned into pictures, and pictures turned into feelings, and feelings turned into faith. Learning of this capital ‘T’ Tradition of the Church and the apostolic succession just completely overwhelmed me. I was drawn to learn more! I expressed to Sherri the desire to attend church with her because of what I was reading. I know just how happy she was for this! As I began to go to and observe the Mass, an indescribable feeling began to take hold of me. That empty feeling; that hollow hole began to be filled. Realization set in that, every single time I was at Mass, I was in the presence of something so much higher than me yet could feel the yearning for His want for me to be closer. There was no other place I would rather be!

8 posted on 09/20/2014 8:43:20 AM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Alex Murphy

Honestly, I see no comments “denigrating” another belief. I see no part where he denigrated the JW faith/belief.

I see a guy writing of his spiritual challenges and difficulties and how he left a faith and found another that better met his spiritual needs.

He did not attack, mock, demean or otherwise denigrate JW.

All he expressed, as I read it, is his spiritual needs were not met by the JW faith. That in my mind is not denigration.


9 posted on 09/20/2014 8:43:21 AM PDT by Hulka
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To: NKP_Vet

He realized he was forming a relationship with Jesus Christ, however, the casual reader may not be able to deduce that.


10 posted on 09/20/2014 8:46:20 AM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

That is why, regardless of church community, that we all have spiritual relationship with the Lord.


11 posted on 09/20/2014 8:47:25 AM PDT by Biggirl (“Go, do not be afraid, and serve”-Pope Francis)
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To: NKP_Vet

God Bless, Congrats, and Welcome Home!


12 posted on 09/20/2014 8:49:39 AM PDT by Biggirl (“Go, do not be afraid, and serve”-Pope Francis)
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To: NKP_Vet; aMorePerfectUnion

Like he said. Nothing about Christ. Only that mysterious “something higher”. Satan appearing as an angel of light is” something higher.


13 posted on 09/20/2014 8:53:43 AM PDT by CynicalBear (For I decideIf I need to locate a verse, do I ask thed to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ)
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To: Alex Murphy

Non-Christian cults, especially those shaped to appear as “Christian”, is not something to worry about being insulted.


14 posted on 09/20/2014 8:56:01 AM PDT by ansel12
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To: NKP_Vet

“As I began to go to and observe the Mass, an indescribable feeling began to take hold of me. That empty feeling; that hollow hole began to be filled. Realization set in that, every single time I was at Mass, I was in the presence of something so much higher than me yet could feel the yearning for His want for me to be closer. There was no other place I would rather be”!

Some people describe being in nature the same way, but of course, feelings are not saving faith. I wish him true saving faith. I hope with all his feelings, he came to entrust himself to The One Who Saves.


15 posted on 09/20/2014 8:57:43 AM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion ( "I didn't leave the Central Oligarchy Party. It left me." - Ronaldus Maximus)
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To: Biggirl

“That is why, regardless of church community, that we all have spiritual relationship with the Lord.”

I agree with you. this is what I wish for the former watchtower slave in the article.


16 posted on 09/20/2014 8:58:40 AM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion ( "I didn't leave the Central Oligarchy Party. It left me." - Ronaldus Maximus)
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To: Alex Murphy

a Catholic or Catholics posting conversion stories has NOTHING about denigrating another’s beliefs.

Protestants are free to post “conversions of fallen away Catholics and why they ‘chose’ to ‘become’ protestants.

the one person that comes to mind that never fails to bash Catholicism is...

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Alex Murphy

Alex if the shoe fits....

Ad Majoram Dei Gloriam


17 posted on 09/20/2014 9:01:38 AM PDT by LurkingSince'98 (Ad Majoram Dei Gloriam = FOR THE GREATER GLORY OF GODs)
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To: CynicalBear

“I was in the presence of something so much higher than me yet could feel the yearning for His want for me to be closer. There was no other place I would rather be”!

Oh I see, he was really talking about Satan, gotcha!


18 posted on 09/20/2014 9:06:19 AM PDT by NKP_Vet
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To: Alex Murphy

““....another fine example of Catholics never posting threads denigrating the beliefs of others....”

So the beliefs of Jehovah’s Witnesses are a-okay with you, right Alex?


19 posted on 09/20/2014 9:11:54 AM PDT by vladimir998
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To: NKP_Vet

From one false religion to another...the blind leading the blind. Very sad.

I hope he studies the Bible and learns the gospel someday, so that he can become a disciple of Christ.


20 posted on 09/20/2014 9:12:16 AM PDT by LearsFool ("Thou shouldst not have been old, till thou hadst been wise.")
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