In the summer of 1958, Dad invited the LDS missionaries to teach us. We were living in our converted-a-motel apartment, the Alhambra Apartments. I believed them from the first. Their lessons made good sense to me, especially about the Gospel being lost and restored. I don’t remember much of the lessons, but I remember the feeling that “this is true”. It must have been the testifying from the Holy Ghost, because I have always remembered my testimony of its truth. I believe one of the missionaries was named Sidney Johnson. Our whole family was baptized on September 9 September 1958.As I was approaching twelve and would be going into MIA* in three months, I decided not to attend Primary**. I was told that memorizing the Articles of Faith*** was a requirement for graduating from Primary. I didn’t want to work at memorizing them, so I avoided the problem by not going to Primary and waiting until I was twelve and attended Young Mens. I later repented and memorized them in October 1993, only thirty-five years late. In my old age wisdom I have now learned that I love to memorize - it’s my hobby! I know my Articles of Faith, Declaration of Independence, and many other things.
* MIA - Mutual Improvement Association - this was the youth organization for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at this time. Now it is called Young Men and Young Women.
** Primary - is the children's organization for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
*** Articles of Faith - 13 short statements which explain the basic beliefs of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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