Charlene Hutchison was married to a less active (but now very active) member of the church. Missionaries in New Mexico went to visit her and started teaching them. The Hutchison’s moved to Tennessee, and her progress skyrocketed.
When the Hutchison’s lived in New Mexico, the Sister missionaries there would often try to get in contact with her and her husband because he was a less active member of our church, Charlene was taught some of the lessons and really liked what was being shared, but she had a strong connection to another church she had been attending.
Once they moved to Tennessee, they decided that they needed to make a decision about where they were going. They prayed and asked the Lord if this church was the one that they should go to. After they prayed about it, Charlene described the feeling she got as “when your stomach comes up as you’re on a Rollercoaster and you just have that moment of joy.”
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Soon after, the Hutchison’s attended their first ever sacrament meeting here in Tennessee and Charlene got up and shared her testimony. She said “I know I’m not a member yet, but I plan to be!”
This understandably left a big impression upon the congregation there. Many said it was one of the best testimonies they’ve ever heard.
Charlene had many questions. Most questions were due to her not fully understanding the doctrine and things we believe. Once she was taught everything, she felt more confident. Something that had a big impact on here were the wonderful Come Follow Me studies that her and her husband did together. She said that reading the Book of Mormon every single day with her husband was the highlight of her day, and that the Book of Mormon really uplifted her spiritually.
Charlene was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on February 4th 2024. She has since been extremely active and involved with the local unit. Charlene is truly an example of those who “are looking for the truth, but know not where to find it.”
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