What is your earliest memory of a religious experience?
Here are a few of my earlier memories but I can’t remember which one is older.
My parents had a statue in their bedroom. It was a statue of the risen Jesus but the statue was supported by a wooden empty cross. I remember looking at it at night under the flicker of candle light. I was a little scared but at the same time I was at peace.
A religious sister stayed at our house for a few days. She gave me a rosary. I remember having a feeling of love for this lady who gave her whole life to Jesus. I remember going to the basement and praying with that rosary in my hand.
I remember going to a next door neighbor’s house who was babysitting me. I remeber hiding in the closet and flipping threw the pages of a children’s picture book Bible. I was fascinate with it. Something about those pictures of ancient events, which God was involved, intrigued me. (funny thing is, it was probably a book of Mormon picture book)
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I had a dream about Mary and Jesus. They were about the size of statues and they were floating in the front yard. Then I started floating towards them at warped speed.
I don't remember the significance of the dream, but I do remember that it scared me a lot. I really did not enjoy it.
Things of the supernatural always tend to frighten me a little.
I remember learning how to look things up in the bible. I also sang in the church choir because my Aunt was the director. This was in the Mormon church. I never felt the presence of anything spiritual in this church. My first time in a Catholic church felt different. I could tell that something sacred, even erry was there. It sort of scared me too. It had a mystical quality about the inside of the church.
Eve
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