Gather In Podcast. Stories of Conversion to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Tim Cabal is an actor, an artist and a 911 dispatcher, and a fascinating character to talk to. He recently played the Lord of the Vineyard in Jacob Chapter 5 of the Book of Mormon videos. I'm sure you'll enjoy listening to him.

Sam Korinek is a young Russian Orthodox man. I am an old LDS man. We came together, Sam in Phoenix, Arizona, and I in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, to talk about our beliefs and learn from each other. We both really enjoyed our time together and hope to make a regular time to talk and learn more about our respective beliefs. We hope you enjoy the conversation!

Sam Shaw grew up as a Latter-day Saint but went through the normal teenage years where almost everything else seemed more exciting than going to Church. Heather grew up as a Baptist, and life was not exactly smooth sailing for her either, but the Lord knew better and brought them together and to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Listen to their inspiring story! Check out Heather&#39...

All good things must come to an end. My wife and I finish our mission here in North Queensland soon and that is part of the reason for my pause in producing the next episode. So, it sounds good (I think) to say that Season 3 is starting soon!

Yoriko Fukuji is not your typical Japanese lady, converting to Christianity and becoming a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 17 years of age, studying abroad at Ricks College in Idaho and the Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. I think you'll love our friend like we do!

Both the intro and outro music pieces are from todays's guest, Kyle Jacobs, of https://www.instagram.com/brother_jacobs_jams/ He is a returned missionary from the Nevada Las Vegas Mission and an accomplished author and musician. You can find his music on Spotify and YouTube by searching for Brother Jacobs Jams and his books on Amazon searching for Kyle C. Jacobs. His Connecting to Courage book...

Murray Ceff interviews Sarah Aland about her service in Chile as a missionary with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. You can follow Sarah on her Instagram page @letsbegrowing

When Kim Smaellie was young, she wanted to have 12 kids, be a stay-at-home mom, cook, sew, and can. She got married at age 19 and eventually had 7 children (who are her jewels), but God had other plans for her - she had talents that needed to be developed. In 2004, at age 35, and with 6 kids at home, she went back to school to finish her Bachelor’s Degree. In 2015 she finally finished her degree,...

Aquilar Luki and his wife Sisifo, grew up on the islands of the South Pacific in the 1950's and 60's, before meeting and getting married in New Zealand and later moving to Australia. They are a much loved couple, living and serving in the Church and their family, which is actually a pretty significant part of the Church here in Cairns. I know you will love them!

Murray Ceff usually has other people tell their conversion stories. In this episode he interviews the two "young" missionaries who found him and taught him the Restored Gospel and baptized him on November 11, 1981. Since his baptism, the lives of dozens of people on both sides of the veil, have been affected, because these two young Elders found him and taught him about the Lord and his...

Amber Pearce's life has not been your typical LDS life. Amber's parents were living on a hippie commune in New Mexico when they started raising their family, and realized after a little while that this was not the ideal place to be raising children. Amber's mother was puzzled as to why he husband was so relaxed when the "FBI" arrived. Everyone else was running and hiding, but...

Miracle Chukwu tells her story about becoming a convert to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Miracle grew up Nigeria, but didn't discover the Church until she went to study abroad in Malaysia. Accidentally almost falling in to the lap in to a pair of sister missionaries after running to catch a train, and discovering their lovingkindesses, she didn't want to go to "thei...

After making friends with Church members playing basketball, and then a family of Church members moving in next door, Shane responded to a print advertisement for a free Book of Mormon. Baptized and confirmed a member of The Church at 18, Shane went on to serve as a MIssionary in Japan, and then came home and married "the boy next door!" You will love hearing Shane tell her story!

Interview with Scott Salvesen about growing up in a Latter-day Saint family in South Africa and migrating as a teenager to the United States. He talks about integration in to a Latter-day Saint society in Utah and the challenges involved with that, and then getting ready to serve as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Scott is a co-host of the popular Family Bro Eveni...

Murray Ceff interviews John Ehlen from Family Bro Evening about his conversion to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. John was raised by a Latter-day Saint family, and served a two year mission for the Church in Texas. His conversion, like many who are raised as members of The Church, was a gradual, but sure and steady course. Together with his old buddy, Scott Salversen, John hosts t...

Murray Ceff interviews Stewart Grimes about his conversion to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1982. At the age of 30, after being a member of the Church for 2 years, Brother Grimes was able to serve as a missionary in the Birmingham Alabama Mission. He later came home to marry the girl of his dreams, Marie-Claire. With typical English humour, Stewart tells his story and bears hi...

Interview with Elder Carter Wintz in the Australia Brisbane Mission. Elder Wintz has only been a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for 18 months, and here he is, thousands of miles from home, preaching the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Andre Polonski's Instagram page has over 19k followers. There's  something about this humble follower of Christ that you can't help but  love.  He joined the Church as a teenager with his mother and later  served a 2 year mission in Scotland. He lives a life of service in  Ukraine, seemingly unfazed by the situation around him. His is an  inspirational story that is well worth hearing....

Sharmain's first encounter with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day  Saints happened when she traveled home from university in Auckland,  New Zealand, to try to stop her mother being baptized in to the Church.  Little did she realize that this would lead her to joining the Church  and finding her future husband and ending up being married to the Cairns  District Presi...

Catherine Christoforatos (Cee Cee to most people) wandered in the  wilderness for 40 years before finding her spiritual home in The Church  of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Her's is great story of love,  friendship and being open to the whisperings of the Spirit. You can find Cee Cee at https://genwell.com.au/ or at https://www.facebook.com/genwellglobal

Brother Kelechi (Kcee) E. Udonsi-Kalu,is a young entrepenuer who lives in the city of Umuahia,  Abia, Nigeria. He converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as a young man and served a 2  year mission in the Nigeria Lagos Mission. He currently serves as Stake  Clerk. After his mother was killed in a car accident when he was only 11  years old, he was introduce...

Murray Ceff interviews Jame McIvor on Sunday 12 Feb 2023 about his conversion to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Jame pretty much reached rock bottom, with a life of substance abuse and other bad choices with that. He "borrowed" a Book of Mormon from a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Chapel that he found open at 3.00 a.m. one morning when he was at the lowest point of...

(Slightly edited and audio only version) Mahonri Eteru has grown up in a devout fully active Latter-day Saint family. His mother is currently the Relief Society President in her branch, and his father serves in the District Presidency and has been Branch President as well. Virtually all of his extended family are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He has served as a missio...

Mahonri Eteru has grown up in a devout fully active Latter-day Saint family. His mother is currently the Relief Society President in her branch, and his father serves in the District Presidency and has been Branch President as well. Virtually all of his extended family are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He has served as a missionary for the Church in Japan and has stud...

With a story spanning two continents and three countries, Shirley's  story  is bound to inspire and educate you about the process of  conversion. Love from the Lord, love from Church members and some  service from the missionaries all added up to a new life for Shirley  Skewes. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is often incorrectly called "The Mormon Church"....