Jun 05 2024 27 mins 7
RYAN MERCER, FRIENDS!! If you've ever been in the comment section on any of our videos, you have seen Ryan's name because he is our MOST FAITHFUL follower. Everyone at Saints Unscripted loves Ryan (you love him too, fellow YouTuber). And we had no idea how incredible and difficult and happy Ryan's conversion story was until we had this conversation with him recently. He talks about witchcraft, Islam, getting baptized, going inactive, finding Saints Unscripted, and recommitting his life to Jesus Christ. 0:00 - Introduction 1:06 - Ryan’s faith background 2:28 - Passing of Ryan’s stepfather 3:08 - Witchcraft as religious practice 3:35 - Spiritual Satanism 5:05 - Attending Islam 6:14 - First exposure to Mormonism 7:20 - Requesting a Book of Mormon 8:40 - Baptism 9:10 - Going inactive 10:50 - First General Conference experience 11:45 - Medical scare 12:50 - Finding Saints Unscripted and reactivating 13:55 - Importance of a patriarchal blessing 15:08 - Meeting his wife on mutual 17:20 - Becoming fully active 18:45 - It just makes sense 21:00 - What the church teaches feels like a complete puzzle 23:34 - Feeling like he had to hide his faith 24:13 - Ryan’s advice
