Hi, I'm Bryan

I'm a scientist. I'm a father. And I'm a Mormon.

About Me

I love anything and everything science. Some - many in fact - have asked me if this conflicts with my beliefs. The answer is simple: no. I have actually found the more I learn through science, the more I understand how the Gospel is linked to everything around us.

I am a father of three beautiful children who challenge me on a daily basis. I don't know where I would be without them. They are the most incredible and amazing blessings in my life next to my wife. She is my angel.

Why I am a Mormon

I know with all my heart that the doctrines and foundations of this Church are of God. How do I know? Because I studied, I prayed and I asked God through prayer if the things I had learned and experienced were true.

I can tell you that God does answer prayers. He has continued to answer mine ever since, and I have seen His hand in so many miracles and blessings in peoples' lives.

I cannot deny what I know in my heart to be true. I know what I have seen and even more than that, I know what I have felt. No amount of ridicule or hardship could force me to deny what I know to be true.

Personal Stories

How can we develop greater harmony in our homes?

Harmony in the home can be more readily achieved through mutual respect and understanding. As family members, we are there to support one another through decisions and act as guides for each other. Too often, because we are so close to each other in the home, it becomes easy to cause the most hurt mentally and verbally. Care should be taken to emphasize respect for each other and to speak to each other in a loving way.

How I live my faith

Currently I am serving in the church as a Gospel Teacher. I have served in many teaching roles and leadership callings in the Wards I have lived in.

I also served a 2 year mission for the Church to Venezuela where I met many wonderful people.

What is the priesthood?

Bryan answered...

The priesthood is the authority to act in the name of God. It is the same power that Moses used to part the Red Sea the same power that Christ used to heal the sick and calm the waters the same power that He gave His Apostles to administer to the people on the day of Pentecost. That power exists today due to the restoration of this Priesthood to Joseph Smith under the hands of Peter, James and John, the last men to hold the keys of this authority on earth prior to the restoration to Joseph Smith.
Ethan answered...

I like to approach questions by looking at the words of things

"priest" has reference to either the concept of one who leads, one who is elder, or one who is holy I like to remember that the words 'holy' and 'whole' are linked by a common ancestry. When something is 'holy' it's essentially saying that it's complete, that it's healthy..

And "-hood" makes reference to the state of being, and not just any state of being but a state of being that's worthy or correct for it's placement. That is, that it's done properly.

So one could say the priesthood is leadership or a point of reference that's completely suited to the position in which it's been placed.

Another way to look at it is to say it's God's perfect order. That is, it's God's perfect arrangement.

In our Church we often give a definition of priesthood as being "the authority to act in God's name" and that's exactly what it means to be a part of God's perfect order. If God commands something to be done by you, and you do it, then you are acting under, and with that portion of God's authority that he's permitted you to exercise within his perfect order.

Just as with any instance where someone tries to act in the name of someone else there are bound to be those who try and do so falsely. That's why God has things ordered in such a way that one can know for certain if someone has His God's authority, or not.

Are Mormons Christians?

Chad answered...

In the truest sense of the word, most certainly yes!
The main belief of the mormon church is that of Christ and His Atonement for mankind. We believe that anybody who wants to can be saved through Christ's Sacrifice for us.
Without Christ, our church would be meaningless, void, and pointless. He is the core of this church. In fact, He is the leader and head of this church.
Some people say we don't believe in Christ, but I wholeheartedly disagree; Christ is everything to us - He rescues us from sin and fear, He is the reason for our being.
We celebrate and rejoice in His life and works and know that He lives today! Christ is risen and is ready to help us in our lives.