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Crossing the Divide: Baptist Pastor's Journey with the Church

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Crossing the Divide: Baptist Pastor's Journey with the Church

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Author: Bryan Ready

Thousands of people are baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints every week. In many ways, Bryan Ready's story is no different than any
other convert except that Bryan was an ordained Southern Baptist Pastor with a
formal theological education. He firmly believed that Joseph Smith was a false
prophet.

In 1979, Bryan and his mother were driving home from a fireside featuring
members of the Osmond Family. He had listened to their testimonies of the
gospel of Jesus Christ and was impressed. He turned to his mother and said,
"Mom, I want to be a Mormon." Her answer was a firm and adamant "No!"

Over the next thirty-five years, Bryan became a committed follower of Jesus
Christ-and a staunch anti-Mormon. But then things changed. His heart began to
soften as he opened his mind to the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. His faith
would face the ultimate test of conviction-to quit his ministry and seek baptism.