Hi, I'm Jacob Cottam

I'm a Mormon in Idaho who happens to also be a pharmacy student.

About Me

I will graduate from pharmacy school in May. Being in pharmacy school can be very stressful at times, but having the knowledge of a loving, personal Heavenly Father helps get me through those stressful times. When I remember that he is always there for me and that I can pray to when needed, it helps me get through life.
Also, I am grateful for the opportunity that I had to spend 2 years serving others while on a mission in the Baton Rouge area.
One of the other things that I enjoy doing is playing the piano. I enjoy arranging hymns and other pieces of music on my free time.

Why I am a Mormon

I have been a Mormon all of my life. I truly didn't gain strong knowledge and understanding of the church doctrines until myteenage years.
I am grateful for the peace and comfort that the gospel brings to me in my life. One of the things I am most grateful for is that we have a living prophet today, President Thomas S. Monson. He was called of God, and God guides him on a daily basis as he leads the Mormon church. I am also grateful for the 12 apostles on the Earth today. They were also called of God, and help to guide this church just as the apostles did back in Jesus Christ's time.

Personal Stories

Can you talk about the missions of the Church and your participation in them?

There are many missions of the Church spread across the world. I served in the Louisiana Baton Rouge Mission from November 2002-2004. It was truly the best 2 years of my life. While there, I met with and shared my beliefs with many people. I was blessed to see the lives of many of those individuals change forever as they accepted the gospel principles and were baptized into the Mormon church.

How I live my faith

In church, I am an Elders Quorum President, which means that I am responsible for the men in the local church unit. I also participate in home teaching. Home teaching is where the men in the church are assigned some of the members to visit on a monthly basis. That is one of the ways that we watch out for and comfort the fellow members of the church.
In the community, I volunteer whenever I can. I donate blood to the American Red Cross often. By serving others, I feel that I am also serving God.

In whom should we have faith?

Jacob Cottam answered...

The person who we should ultimately have faith in is Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.
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How can I know Mormonism is true?

J. Sean answered...

Here is a simple step by step instruction on how to know Mormonism is true.

1. Meet with missionaries.
2. Pray to Heavenly Father with real intent and ask something like this, " I want to know if this is Your church, so is this Your church?".
3. READ THE BOOK OF MORMON! Ask God if it is true.
4. Look for an anwser from God. He speaks with us through our thoughts and feelings by the Holy Ghost. Ask the missionaries for more details.
5. Come to church to see for yourself.
6. Keep the commandments that the missionaries teach you.
7. Repeat until answer is received.