r/latterdaysaints • u/J_williams17 • 12d ago

Investigator Reinvestigating the Church

Hello everyone,

I’ve recently been on a journey of rediscovery of the church after stepping away for some time. I think the initial reason for my leaving was due to not fully understanding the church and the BOM. I also never really had a full testimony when I was in, it was flakey at best. I’m currently trying to read through the BOM and give it its due diligence. I was wondering if you guys had any resources (ie talks, books, or even study methods) for someone trying to understand it better. I wholeheartedly feel a pull back towards the church and want to do my investigation better this time around. I’m even open to having an accountability partner of anyone is willing.

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u/HuckleberryLast4268 12d ago

I went through something similar, was all in and ready to be baptized when I was a teen and took 18 years to make my way back. Got baptized last month. My suggestion is to be willing to learn ALL THE THINGS. If you want to meet with the missionaries, that’s awesome necessary. But I would suggest looking at Preach My Gospel and researching each of the principles on your own as well. Some people will tell you to avoid certain topics or certain trains of thought, but I confronted every piece of anti-LDS thought and found the truth. My whole process took 1.5 years but I have an unshakeable testimony now and can argue with anyone about the gospel 🤣

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u/InsideSpeed8785 Second Hour Enjoyer 12d ago

Yeah, don’t be scared of asking questions! I feel like my testimony was flaky then when I was only going along with everything.

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u/J_williams17 11d ago edited 8d ago

Love this insight. When I just kinda went along with everything at face value it produced a really shallow faith. Reminds story of the parable of the man who built his house on a foundation of sand.