1. Are you Christian? Yes! We are Christian. I love Jesus Christ with all my heart and
strive daily to know Him better and align my life with His gospel. He is at the center of our religion, our home
and our lives. We believe that through
His great atoning sacrifice we can gain peace and strength in this life and
overcome sin and death to return to live with the Father in the next life.
2. Do you believe in the Bible? Yes! The
King James Version. Jared and I love the Bible.
We study it and teach it to our children. We also believe in another
testament of Jesus Christ (another book of scripture) called the Book of Mormon. This is a record of the people on
this continent from 600 BC to 400 AD. They, too, loved the Savior and strived
to follow His teachings and example. I learn a lot from them, their testimonies
and experiences, and come to know Christ better through reading their words.
3. Do you accept other people and their
religious beliefs? Of course, I have many friends not of my faith. I see so much good that so many of my
Christian friends are doing in their own lives and in the community. I learn
from them and their Christ-like examples. I respect other beliefs with all my
heart and would never talk badly about any other beliefs that were different
from my own. If I were invited to go to
a church event from another religion by one of my friends, I would make every
effort to attend that event and support my friend. My friends are amazing examples to me and my
life is better for knowing you.
4. Will you try to get me to join your church? I often talk about the church and what I am
doing there because it is my life. We are a missionary church and want to share
our beliefs because they have brought so much joy, peace, light, meaning, purpose
and direction to our lives. I love to talk about what means so much to me and I
love any questions that people ask. But if you are not interested in learning
more, I will not, and should not, push my beliefs on you. We will, of course,
still be friends if you are not interested.
5. Should I believe the negative stuff I read
and hear about in regards to the “Mormon” Church? No. Just as there was a
lot of opposition to Christ’s Church and His teachings as recorded in the
Bible, there is a lot of opposition to His church in our day. There is a lot of
negative and anti Mormon stuff out there (ex. Book of Mormon Musical). I tell people to go the genuine Church
website Mormon.org or ask me. I will be able to tell you what is true and
what is not true. Someone thought we
couldn't dance or have holidays- not true.
Do we believe in being together with our families forever after this
life? Yes!
