The Importance of What Becoming Truly Converted Means to a...

The Confessions of Saint Augustine tells of the events and life choices that Saint Augustine made through his life which eventually led him to converting to Christianity. This was not an easy or quick process for Saint Augustine, just as many members of the LDS church spend a great deal of time truly converting to the gospel. Saint Augustine’s conversion and also LDS members’ process of becoming truly converted, shares many similarities. Both involve trials, growing from those trials, an ongoing process, and a significant change. In order to understand the importance of what becoming truly converted means to a Mormon, there must be distinguishing factors between this and just being a convert to the Mormon Church. One who is a â€Å"convert† is†¦show more content†¦Later when Augustine left for Rome, his mother followed with the hope and goal to convert Augustine to Christianity (â€Å"Saint Augustine†). She also remarked later on in Augustine’s life, â€Å"One thing there was, for which I desired to linger a little while in this life, that I might see you a Catholic Christian before I died. God has granted this to me in more than abundance, for I see you his servant† (Ryan 165). Even though he had been raised in a Christian setting and sat in on Saint Ambrose’s sermons, Augustine still wasn’t fully convinced enough to change his life and convert. All people face struggles and LDS members’ aren’t exempt from them. Many times these trials can be struggling with their faith. Neil Andersen, an apostle of the LDS church says, â€Å"We treasure our faith, work to strengthen our faith, pray for increased faith, and do all within our p ower to protect and defend our faith† (â€Å"Trial of Your Faith†). Faith is very important to members of the LDS church and so those who find themselves struggling with faith will have to consider how converted to the gospel they want to be. If they want to become truly converted then there are steps they will have to take in order to make the gospel and their faith the core of their lives. Eventually Augustine is able to overcome his trial of his inability to accept Christianity. One of the main things he was still struggling with was maintaining good moral standards. Augustine struggled with celibacy and knewShow MoreRelatedRastafari : Not Just An Excuse For Get High2811 Words   |  12 Pageswho smoke marijuana and listen to reggae music and nothing more. The issue is that most of the world views Rastas this way, but know nothing about their religion, Rastafari, and the many beliefs that belong to it and drive their cultural practices. What many people do not know is that the beliefs and customs of Rastafari are based on the Old Testament of the Bible and even more heavily based on political ideas, specifically those of political activist Marcus Garvey. There is so much more to Rastafari