After the family had been in the Mormon Church almost 30 years their youngest son who was on his two year mission in Florida tried to convert a Baptist pastor. The pastor patiently listened to him, then with compassion shared the gospel with him and challenged him to read the New Testament. The young Mormon missionary was very angry, but he began to read the New Testament in order to prove that the pastor was wrong.
As he read the Bible he began to know the truth about God and realized he had been deceived by the Mormon religion and that Joseph Smith was a false prophet. By that time his Mother had been a professor for several years at the prestigious Mormon school called Brigham Young University.
His Father and Mother both had advanced and served in high positions in the church. Their other two sons had served or were serving their two year missions and their daughter was also very devoted to the church.
The youngest son tried to get his siblings and his parents to read the New Testament but it was very difficult for them, especially for his parents, to make any change. It tore the family apart and it took a lot of time and pain before the parents began reading the New Testament. Gradually by reading the Bible and communicating with Christians secretly, they all, one by one, became strong enough in their relationship with God to resign from the Mormon Church.
