Becoming Catholic: I went from an ‘emphasis on obedience’ to a ‘state of grace,’ says former Latter-day Saint

Thousands of Americans and hundreds of Utahns switch to the world’s largest Christian faith every year.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Samuel Smith found a "state of grace" by converting the Catholicism and worshipping at St. Olaf Catholic Church in Bountiful.

| Aug. 22, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

Becoming Catholic: I went from an ‘emphasis on obedience’ to a ‘state of grace,’ says former Latter-day Saint

Thousands of Americans and hundreds of Utahns switch to the world’s largest Christian faith every year.

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