Hi, I'm Mindi

I've lived in 15 different places. I'm a mom of twins. I'm a Mormon.

About Me

I am a mother of four sweet little kids, including a set of twins! I love the fine arts, especially ballet. I ran my own little dance studio before the twins came along...now THEY keep me on my toes all day instead. I love cooking gourmet meals with my husband, making dvds of family memories, and throwing fun birthday parties for my kids. I lived in Europe as a teenager and can't wait to take my family there for a visit one day. I can get pretty into college football, and I really enjoy reading good books with my kids before bed.

Why I am a Mormon

I believe that there is a God, that we are His children, and that He loves us. I have felt that love. He has a plan for us...there is a purpose in us being here on earth. That just makes sense to me. Because He loves us, I believe that He sent His son, Jesus Christ, to provide a way for us to return to Him. Prophets have spoken about Jesus Christ from the beginning of the world. When Christ was on the earth He established an organization to teach and bless those that followed him that included apostles and teachers and ordinances. It makes sense to me that His church today would have that same organization and authority from Jesus Christ. I believe that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a restoration of the church that Jesus Christ established, and that He guides it today through revelation to prophets and apostles just as in ancient times. It is very logical I think. Besides it making perfect sense to me, I have seen good things come in my life as a result of my belief. I have lived by the teachings of the church and have felt unmistakeable peace and joy and seen tangible good come directly from it. It is like how you know about anything I guess...you try it out and see that it works, that it feels right, that it opens up more and more goodness and truth to you as you go along.

How I live my faith

I love how the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints gives its members so many great opportunities to serve. I think that service is one of the main ways that we can follow Jesus Christ and become more like Him. I have had the chance to teach children and teenagers at church, and to help plan activities and seek out those in need among the other women at church. I have a couple of other women that I have the opportunity to specifically look out for. Everyone in the church has someone like that that is looking out for them individually. I have made some great friends this way, but I also love that it gives me the opportunity to get to know and serve people as individuals...as Christ did. I know that He knows these women and their needs individually and can inspire me to help them in the ways that they most need it. It is one of the best feelings ever to know that you have been an instrument in God's hands to help someone else that He loves.
Probably the biggest way that I live my faith, though, is in my home. I love teaching my children. I really like to come up with fun creative ways to teach them about the things in life that matter most. We have a night each week that we gather as a family and learn about different aspects of God's plan for us. We read from the scriptures every night together and pray together before we go to bed. We practice loving and serving each other in our home. We all work together to become better and learn more. My precious children are God's children also and when I ask and listen He ALWAYS helps me to know what I need to do and say to better care for and teach them.

What do Mormons believe about family?

Mindi answered...

We believe that we are all children of God...that our Spirits are literally the offspring of God and that He is our Father in Heaven. He sent us to earth within families. Families are central to God's plan for all of His children. In families we are nurtured and taught and prepared for our divine destinies as children of God. We believe that our family roles are our most important roles and responsibilities and that the within the family can come great joy and fulfillment. God wants us to be successful in our families and will help us to be.
I think that the greatest teaching about the family within our church, is that families can be together forever. God has made it possible for us to be married not just "until death do us part," but forever. We believe that our children can be linked to us forever as well. In the Bible it talks about Jesus giving Peter the power to have things sealed on earth and sealed in heaven. We believe that this power has been restored and is available in temples to seal our families on earth AND in heaven.
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Bradley. answered...

The family is a key component to support us in God's plan for gaining immortality and eternal life. All of God's children (all the inhabitants that lived, are living, and will live on Earth) are inseperably connected to each other, both (physically) by our Earthly families and (spiritually) by our Heavenly Father.

Families help us to understand our divine heritage. In this, life takes on purpose and meaning. Our immortal spirits were created by our Heavenly Father before Earthly existance, and we are directly connected to Him in this way. As a spiritual family, our collective purpose on Earth is to follow the commandments of God that lead us to live in heaven with Him again.

Our spirits need to progress, learn, and grow. In order to achieve that, Earthly existance was created as our test. Our Heavenly Father knew that being exposed to opposing forces on Earth was the only way for us to gain knowledge and wisdom.

However, we will not always choose righteousness, and so our Savior, Jesus Christ, is that great mediator to pay the debt of our mistakes. He is the only way by which we can be saved from our sins and transgressions. He is the ultimate example by which direction we need to live our lives. With the support of our earthly kin, we can learn from each other, serve each other, and strengthen our mortal weaknesses by being disciples of Christ. Our families are a gift from God, and we can be together forever.

Can husband and wife be together forever? Do you believe that families will live together in heaven?

Mark answered...

This is more than just instinct. We are indeed eternal beings whose origin is before the creation of the earth. And one of the things we come to earth to do is to find a companion, not only for this mortal existence, but for eternity as well. God has provided the place, the Temple of the Lord, and the authority, the power to seal things on earth and in heaven. So that eternal relationships can be established here and enjoyed after this life is done. Do I believe it? I feel certain that these principles are true. The Holy Ghost confirms that to my spirit.