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Susie Larson Live

Micah Wilder on going from Mormonism to Christianity

Susie Larson Live

Faith Radio

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.7689 Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2021

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Former Mormon missionary, Micah Wilder tells his story of going from a zealous missionary of Mormonism, working to convert a Baptist pastor and church, and finding and following Jesus Christ. He shares from his book Passport to Heaven: The True Story of a Zealous Mormon Missionary Who Discovers the Jesus He Never Knew.

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0:00.0

Hi, I'm Susie Larson. Thanks for listening to this podcast from Susie Larson Live.

0:03.9

Welcome to Sissy larsen

0:24.7

live always honor to get to spend this time with you in fact i look forward to bringing you

0:29.3

conversations every single day that inspire you in your faith walk that deepen your understanding

0:34.7

of god's word and that heightens your awareness of his very real and precious presence in your life.

0:41.0

Well, when missionary Michael Wilder set his sights on bringing a Baptist congregation into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,

0:47.9

he had no idea that he was the one about to be changed.

0:51.5

Yet when he finally came to know the God of the Bible, Micah had no choice

0:55.0

but to surrender himself, no matter the consequences. What a story you're going to hear today.

1:00.8

Micah Wilder joins me today to talk about his book, Passport to Heaven, the true story of a

1:05.4

zealous Mormon missionary who discovers that Jesus, he never knew. This book reads like a novel. You forget to breathe at times.

1:13.0

It's just intense and it's powerful. We've got six copies to give away today. You can text the word

1:18.2

book to 877-933-2484. Another reason I think this is such a powerful read and an important read

1:24.6

is because, as Michael will share in a little bit here, most of the

1:28.9

Christians that he encountered as a Mormon were really unloving, pretty terrible encounters.

1:34.8

And we've got to know how to respond to people who are trying to evangelize us in a way that's

1:39.9

in conflict with scriptures. Are we responding like Christ? Are we so insecure and fearful that we

1:46.1

shut them down with hatred and frustration? I hope that at the end of this hour, you'll not only

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be inspired by this story, but better equipped to know how to respond to those who come knocking

1:57.4

at your door. Quick announcement before we hear Micah's story. You may have

2:02.6

heard my interview with Robert Morgan. He's a bestselling author and pastor, one of the gentlest leaders

2:07.7

I've ever met. He wrote a book titled 100 Bible verses that made America, defining moments that

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