Charles Thangaraj

India Bangalore Mission

2002-2003

In the year of 2001 I met two men walking on the railway bridge With white shirt and tie and the name tag. It says the church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints and then I asked them what it is all about.than they answered me they are the missionaries of the church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints they introduced themselves sharing there name's and then they have taken an appointment. They came to my home and they asked me three questions.

1.Do you know where we're from?

2.and what is the purpose of life?

3.after this life where will you go?

These three questions made me to ponder in my life .and they answers me to those three questions it was amazing then they shared about book of Mormon than they suggested me to read the title page of book of Mormon and they gave me the commitment to read and ponder and pray about the book of Mormon. Than I read the book of Mormon and I ponder and prayed about it I felt very happy about it then they started teaching me all the discussions.i was very happy that I could learn new things which I Do not know .then after all my discussions they challenged me to get baptized in the true church.i denied it for many months many Elders use to come to my home I use to bunk they appointment. That is because I was very strong in Roman Catholic Church and all my family members were strong in Roman Catholic Church it was very difficult for me to leave those traditions .one day I was admitted in hospital I had appendices in my stomach and doctor told me to get operated next day I was very nervous and I called elders to come and pray for me than again two elders came to the hospital and they gave me a priesthood blessing next day doctor has scanned me and told you don't have anything you are alright it's a miracle for you I was shocked it was a great miracle happened in my life next day I called elders and told them I'm all right now because of the blessing you gave me. Then I decided to get baptized in this true church and keep the word of wisdom. And then I got baptized on 30th September 2001 then I was very active in the church and after one year I went on my mission. After one year of my mission I started writing letters to my mom saying to get baptized in this true church. Well it was very difficult for them to get baptized but after sharing my feelings to them .one day I was sharing the gospel to a pastor and I gave a book of Mormon to him and I asked him a commitment of reading a title page and ponder and pray it next day when we went to follow up with that brother he was very angry on me and he started beating me and spitting on my face .because in the book of Mormon it tells in title page this is the only true book upon the face of the hole earth how can you guys say this to me than what about the Bible he started beating me very badly and he knocked me to the wall and than he started chasing me every day on the street than I shared my testimony to my family slowly they have prepared to get baptized and than they got baptized before I could come home from my mission .what a blessing to my family than I came home and I got married and I have two sons and later my mom and my anty got sealed in temple and my son got baptized after 8yrs I have performed baptism for him what a blessing as a father I got .I'm grateful for those two missionaries who came with white shirt and tie as a Angel of the lord to my home I say this in the name of Jesus Christ Amen