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Hi, I'm Adam

I'm a Mormon.

About Me

I'm a father of 8 kids and happily married to the love of my life. I work in the I.T. field because I love computers. I also coach baseball and have been since I was 18 years old. I played baseball all of my life through Jr. College. I was invited to play on a Professional Single A team but decided to get on with my life, and so I walked away without knowing if I would have made the team.

I love to read, watch movies, BBQ, cook, play board and card games, blog, play fantasy football, play softball, fix computers and serve in my church and community.

Why I am a Mormon

I grew up Catholic and have a deep respect for the great Christian foundation I built as a member of that church but I eventually became disenchanted with it and stopped affiliating myself when I was about 16 or 17.

One late night at about 3 AM I was up watching TV and a commercial came on that asked me what I was doing with my life and whether I knew that God had a plan for me. I was 20 years old at the time and was feeling down about the direction my life had taken. The commercial offered to send me a free video explaining Heavenly Father's plan for me. So I called right then and requested it. A little bit later two Mormon missionaries knocked on my door with the video and an invitation to listen to a message they had for me. At that moment, I was not ready to listen to them but just a few months later I was and when I did, I quickly accepted and rejoiced over their message. I was baptized into the church on March 8, 1992.

While I have left out about 90% of the events that happened to me during my conversion, I would have to write a book to describe everything else that happened. I will say this though... I had much opposition as I began to search the gospel and when I decided to get baptized. It was a miracle that I stayed strong. I had a friend from high school who is a member of the church and he told me after I got baptized that I was one of the last persons he thought would ever join the church.

Now I am a returned missionary and sealed in the temple to a righteous daughter of God.

I can't imagine my life without God and His church. I love my Savior and I feel that I know him better now than I ever have before. I know that I am not perfect, but I know that someday I will be with him and my Heavenly Father again.

Personal Stories

What is hope and what do you hope for?

Growing up, I wanted to be a professional baseball player. That is all that mattered to me. When I found the gospel and joined the church, much changed about what I hoped for in my life.

I had the opportunity to play at the professional level in baseball but I walked away from it because my goals and hopes had changed. I no longer cared about playing pro baseball and instead felt that I should move to Utah and start my life. That decision later led me to serving a mission for my church. I served in Guayaquil, Ecuador.

Now, I am not saying that this is the decision for everyone. I don't mean that playing pro baseball is a wrong thing. It just wasn't right for me.

Now my hope is that I can raise my family in the gospel. I want to be able to provide for them and allow them to have sufficient for their needs. My hope is that I can serve wherever I am needed. I want to give back as much as I can for what I have been given since I joined the church.

My greatest hope is to one day return to live with my Father in Heaven and my Savior.

How I live my faith

I enjoy going to church every week with my wife and 8 kids. It gives me so much joy to teach my children about the gospel and especially about the Savior. We have pictures of him in every room of our house and my children know who he is and what he did for us.

In church, I currently serve as the Ward Clerk. I help make sure all the records both membership and financial are dealt with correctly. I am enjoying this calling immensely mostly because I get to play on the computer for it.

I also serve in the Los Angeles Temple as a veil worker.

I love to teach, especially when it comes to the youth. They are so fun to be around and I love to see them progress and grow in life.

I enjoy watching them learn about the gospel. I amazed at how much the youth love and respect spiritual things. They teach me so much by their example and their willingness to learn and serve. I think I learn more from them as their teacher then they do.

I have served in my community as a baseball coach for about 20 years now and I also served on a board of directors for a local Little League. I try to stay as involved as I can with community concerns and political activities. My goal is to try to bring people together and work with our strengths instead of disagreeing all the time.

What is done with the tithing that Mormons pay?

Adam answered...

The money is used to pay for new church buildings, maintenance and upkeep of current buildings, the building of temples and helping those in need.
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Lot answered...

The money received from members in the form of tithing goes directly to the headquarters of the church where a council decides what will be done with the money. Here are some ways in which the tithing funds are used:
1. Build, maintain, and operate temples, meetinghouses, and other buildings.
2. Provide operating funds for stakes, wards, and other units of the Church. (These units use the funds to carry out the ecclesiastical programs of the Church, which include teaching the gospel and conducting social activities.)
3. Help the missionary program.
4. Educate young people in Church schools, seminaries, and institutes.
5. Print and distribute lesson materials.
6. Help in family history and temple work.

*It is important to note that tithing funds are not used to pay leaders of the church. All leaders of the church are volunteers and receive no form of pay.

Why do some call Mormonism a cult?

Suzanne answered...

I don't know. Quite honestly when labels are used I think this comes from someone's desire to quickly explain away something that they don't understand. If they really took a hard look at the church it would be easy to tell that Mormons do not blindly follow any human being. I think maybe someone who might use that label could look at the level of commitment and obedience found among the members of this church and casually explain this away as blind obedience. They certainly do not see the personal struggles and the effort that maintaining a personal relationship with God requires. Like most Mormons I think, I do what I do out of devotion and love. It may start out as duty and habit, but as I have come to know God and His mercy and love (the big picture) I can't help but want to keep the commandments. I don't follow a person, I follow God and His Son and they help me every step of the way.

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