I was raised in the truth by my mother from age 5 and on. My father has always had one foot in the truth and one in the world. As I reached my teenage years I slowly became disinterested with the truth. When I was 17 I left for awhile. I never felt part of the world even when I was in it. I then met a girl when I was 19, whom I became romantically entangled with. Around this same time I started studying with a brother. A short time later the girl got pregnant with my child and suddenly a switch clicked in my brain. I realized that this lifestyle I was leading was not a good one. Now I had to worry about an unborn child. I did not want him to turn out the same way, so I became more serious in my studies. When I got to a certain point in that study, a light shone in my mind revealing to me that I indeed was taking in the truth. 7 months later I was married and a week after I turned 20, I had a baby boy to take care of. In the spring of 2000 I was baptized. In 2001 we had a second child, a girl, and after that things with my marriage went downhill. But, since I've trusted in Jehovah, even though I hurt at times, I'm able to get through it. And I would like to say my children are what inspired me to lead a more wholesome life. Now the path laid before me is a clear and straight one to follow. Unlike in the world where the path is crooked and treacherous.