Jonathan Puri was born to parents who were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In the last episode, we heard his father's conversion story. On this week's episode, we get to hear Jonathan's story from rebellious non-believer to devout member of the LDS faith, including how his parents played a role in his faith journey.

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Today Jonathan Puri tells the conversion story of Sanjeev Puri, his father. Sanjeev was born in New Delhi, India to a Scottish mother and Indian father. The family moved to a poor area of Scotland after Sanjeev’s mother faced prejudice in India. However, Sanjeev’s father faced bullying in Scotland due to the lack of ethnic diversity in their town. After he passed away, Sanjeev tried to figure out what happened to him after death. The Hindu belief of “reincarnation” did not sit well with him. For a while, Sanjeev investigated the Church of Scotland, which his mother was apart of. There, he was told, that because his father was not baptized, he went to hell. Sanjeev did not believe this to be true either, but came to terms with the fact that maybe he would never know where his father has gone. Soon after, he met missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and began taking lessons with them. When Sanjeev learned about Eternal Families and the Plan of Salvation, he finally found the answer to where his dad had gone.

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Mario Facione, who's story can be found in the autobiography "Mafia to Mormon," lived a life of organized crime prior to converting to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In today's video, Mario's stepdaughter and son-in-law, Amy and Jeff Day, share his conversion story and the risks he took and losses he endured in transforming his life from focusing on crimes to focusing on Christ.

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Rusty grew up without much guidance from his parents, living a rebellious and rowdy lifestyle throughout high school. With no rules to follow, he embraced a life of partying and recklessness, believing he was in control of his own path. But when he was introduced to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he felt a purpose he had never known before. Turning his life around, he chose to be baptized, served a mission, and has remained a faithful disciple ever since.

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Doug was raised Catholic, but learned in school about pioneer history and the “deceiver,” Joseph Smith. During Doug’s college years, he left Catholicism and eventually married. When his wife and him moved to West Virginia, they were introduced to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints through Doug’s work. After their first visit with missionaries, they dismissed the LDS faith. When Doug found a pamphlet the elders left behind about Joseph Smith and the Restoration, he read it and immediately felt it was true.

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Nataly was born in Ukraine at a time when religion was only practiced by a few because of tradition and culture. Her family believed religion was laughable. As she grew up, she started asking questions about the world that no one could answer. One day, Nataly started taking English classes at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She was surprised that the missionaries did not try to convert her, which made her more curious to learn about the Church and what Latter-day Saints believe.

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Cortland was born into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but lost his faith at a young age when his parents divorced. During his childhood he witnessed alcoholism and excessive partying at home, and was a victim of bullying at school. To cope with feeling unloved, Cortland developed anger issues and people pleasing tendencies. After witnessing his stepfather’s return to the LDS Church, Cortland was inspired to do the same. Despite his fears, he chose repentance leading him to discover Heavenly Father's mercy and love.

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Jason was born to a Jewish mother and Lutheran father, but practiced mainly Judaism growing up. He devoutly studied the Torah and attended Hebrew school, but knew of Jesus Christ from celebrating Christian holidays at home. Jason’s friendship with Latter-day Saints led him to receive a copy of the Book of Mormon. In his story, he reveals the pivotal moment when he almost burned the Book of Mormon out of anger, only to feel God stop him.

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