I had to get divorced to get baptized | Meka’s Conversion

We are ELATED to hear Meka Reed’s conversion story! Meka is the author of the inspiring book, My Dot Matters. She is one of the most kind, patient, and strong women we have ever met. This is a story you don’t want to miss!

0:00-0:44- Introducing Meka
1:00 – Meka’s story starts in 2018. She met the missionaries but keep giving them excuses as to why she couldn’t meet with them. During this time, Meka ended up in the pysch ward for 2.5 months due to a suicide attempt and dealing with suicidal ideation. The missionaries were still persistent.
2:28 – The sister missionaries showed up to Meka’s house. Her son answered the door and yelled for his mom who decided that it was time to give the missionaries a chance. Meka found herself sharing every detail of her life with the missionaries.
3:30 – The missionaries said they were led by God to Meka’s house. Meka was skeptical. She asked them to prove that God sent them. The missionaries showed her a map and indicated that she was one of the five that they were supposed to visit that day.
5:00 – Meka still had reservations due to racial issues within the church and so forth. But after the lessons and the love shown by the missionaries, Meka started to seriously consider joining the church.
6:33 – Meka answers Lauren’s question about why she chose to open up to the missionaries. She explains that she felt compelled due to the safe space to talk about her life and vulnerabilities.
8:03 – Meka talks about her mental health issues, including bipolar disease. In a period of mania, she began writing her story. She ended up with a 200 page story!
9:40 – God takes difficult things and makes them good!
10:58 – Meka talks about how she decided to be married. She was living with her boyfriend but had to either be married or move away from her boyfriend in order to be baptized.
12:40 – Meka and her now husband had to get divorced from their previous spouses in order to get married to one another.
13:30 – The missionaries did everything necessary to help Meka in her divorce!
15:30 – The courts allowed Meka to have a hearing to file her divorce. The judge explained that she didn’t have the proper paperwork. Meka’s mom spoke up and directed the judge to the proper documents.
17:02 – Meka was married and baptized on the same day!! She then describes her beautiful baptism day.
19:58 – Meka shares her thoughts and feelings about her baptism.

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