KJ's Testimony

The wrong choices that I have made in my life were not the result of a lack or loss of faith. I have always known that I wanted the blessings and happiness available to those who keep God's commandments. I just did not know which path would encompass following God and removing the compulsions to do things contrary to that which I knew to be right.

Evergreen advocates the path for which I was searching. It has helped me see myself in a different light. I am not the first person to have felt a tremendous lack of self-worth because my behavior often did not reflect the testimony that often burned inside me. Evergreen has played a vital role in helping me learn what my deficits were and how to meet those needs appropriately. I have had the privilege of developing some of my most treasured relationships.

I know that God lives and that I am his son. I testify that Jesus Christ atoned for the sins of the world. Most importantly, I know that because he atoned for my sins, and through faith in him, there is nothing I can not overcome, even same-sex attraction. I am so grateful for my Heavenly Father's love. Though the pain and struggling has been intense and often overwhelming, the joys have been likewise, only a hundred times more. I would remind all who are searching for such happiness of the thirty-seventh verse in the first chapter of Luke, "For with God nothing shall be impossible."
 

K.J., Salt Lake City, Utah