well, the real thing that happened was in april of 84 there had been a world conference for the church. at this particular world conference, they introduced a new direction for the church and it split the church wide open. now, for me, i was getting out of the military and i was starting a huge life, but the church, which was a huge part of my life, was in utter turmoil. looking for answers, luff takes a fateful trip with his family to an ohio town, known as a kind of mecca for mormons. kirtland, ohio, this small farming town hosts hundreds of mormon tourists annually. they come to visit the kirtland temple, one of the first religious structures for mormons. it s primarily a historical landmark. we have visitors from all over the country. it was built for joseph smith in the 1800s. in the spring of 1987,
morphing into a cult. so where does this fellow, lungren, come in? my faith was very much everything and i m looking to a lot of answers to questions. i decide that i want to go to kirtland temple and just visit the place. i d never been there. pray, meditate, and see if i can, you know, if god will touch me in any way or let me know anything that he wants in my life, a direction in my life. okay. and so i ve never heard of jeff lungren before that day. that was where we first met. we spent about six hours after that tour talking with him and his wife and some of the things going on in the church and so forth. we met some of the other people that were there. what there seemed to be is a collection of people who all seemed to have the answers to their questions.
new direction for the church and it split the church wide open. now, for me, i was getting out of the military and i was starting a huge life, but the church, which was a huge part of my life, was in utter turmoil. looking for answers, luff takes a fateful trip with his family to an ohio town, known as a kind of mecca for mormons. kirtland, ohio, this small farming town hosts hundreds of mormon tourists annually. they come to visit the kirtland temple, one of the first religious structures for mormons. it s primarily a historical landmark. we have visitors from all over the country. it was built for joseph smith in the 1800s. in the spring of 1987, 27-year-old ron luff visits the