Hi, I'm Jeff

I'm a husband and father of five, and live near Salt Lake City. I'm a Mormon.

About Me

I enjoy spending time with my wife and our five children: playing games, reading stories, working in our house and yard, swimming, taking family trips...just being together. There is a lot of laughter in our home. Family and faith are the main focus of my life. My job is in public relations. My hobbies include creating, playing and recording music, playing basketball and reading books.

Why I am a Mormon

I am a Mormon because I know our Heavenly Father loves each of His children and answers sincere prayers. He has answered my prayers and has confirmed to me, time and time again, that this is the true church established by Jesus Christ and restored once again in our day. God hasn't left us alone to figure out life's purpose and the direction we should go. He has provided prophets and scriptures as a guide, and His spirit, the Holy Ghost, to testify of truth. As I read the pages of the Book of Mormon and the Bible, I see the same central message and feel of its truth: that Jesus willingly paid the price for my sins and suffered for the sins of all mankind, so we can repent, be forgiven and return to live with Him and with our Father in Heaven again after this life. More than anything, I want to be together with my family forever. I feel so strongly that it is only through Jesus Christ that this is possible. I truly believe this is His church, with a living prophet and the necessary priesthood power to open the door to salvation and eternal happiness. These blessings are available to everyone, by accepting Christ as their Savior, receiving baptism in His church, and following His commandments. Having the gospel of Jesus Christ as a light in my life helps me every day to find the strength I need to do what I know is right, serve others and move forward in faith. I invite anyone reading my testimony to "Come unto Christ" and experience this same joy I feel as a member of His church.

Personal Stories

What has helped develop greater harmony in your home?

Doing everything we can as parents to help our children know we love them, and to remind them of our Heavenly Father and Savior's love for them, makes a big difference in the peace and harmony we feel in our home. Having regular family prayer, reading scriptures together, enjoying fun family activities and having pictures of Jesus and other gospel-themed artwork in our home helps us to stay focused on what is important.

How I live my faith

I live my faith by fulfilling my current church responsibilities as a secretary to the bishop of our ward and a home teacher to two families in my neighborhood. I try to make a difference for good in the world by volunteering with an organization that helps abandoned children in another country. I strive to always remember the perfect example, my Savior, Jesus Christ, and to follow in his footsteps in loving and serving others.

What do Mormons believe about family?

Jeff answered...

Mormons believe that families are central to our Heavenly Father's plan for all of His children. Families are the most basic organization on the earth, and the only one I know of that has the ability to continue on after this life. Everything in the church is for the purpose of strengthening our individual belief in Jesus Christ and helping families to grow closer together in love and faith. The Savior has made it possible for familes to be together forever!
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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.

What are Mormon women like? Do Mormons believe in equality of men and women?

Angela answered...

Yes! We firmly believe that men and women are equal in the eyes of God and are given separate, but equally important responsibilities here on Earth. Men are given the power of the Priesthood, which allows them to do things for their families and others such as give blessings or baptize individuals. Women are given the sacred responsibility of bringing children into the world and to support their husbands with their responsibilities. Both parents are encouraged to teach gospel principles to their children together and to live in harmony with the Church.
This is not to say women are not encouraged to pursue educational endeavors or career opportunities. Each family is different, we are encouraged to pray and make decisions based on what is best for our families.
Every Mormon woman is different, but we all have something in common. We are all daughters of our Father in Heaven.

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