Hi, I'm Sarah

I grew up in Oklahoma. I am a wimp when it comes to insects, camping, and mushrooms. I work as a writer. I am a Mormon.

About Me

"Mommy, he is looking at me!" I've thought about making this my theme song. If I ever started a band this would be undoubtedly be a big hit. As a wife and mommy to 5 kiddos ranging in age from 13-5, I am an expert on solving the unsolvable. When I'm not breaking up arguments or finding lost library books, I love to write, work on family history, read the latest YA fiction, try new gluten-free recipes, craft, and practice my ever-fading French language skills.

Why I am a Mormon

I'm a Mormon because I searched my entire life for answers to several simple questions. Why am I here? Where did I come from? Where am I going? I found the answers to these questions as I studied with the missionaries and prayed to know the truth. I had always known my Savior, Jesus Christ, and my Father in Heaven, but as I studied, read, and prayed I saw them even more clearly in the teachings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I saw that I did have a purpose and place in this life. I learned why we have trials and how to overcome them. I learned and gained a sure witness that Jesus is my Redeemer and Savior. I learned how much my Father loves me and gained knowledge about His plan for my happiness here on this earth and my eventual return to Him. I'm a Mormon because I went out searching for truth and I found it.

Personal Stories

Could you talk about your baptism?

By the time that I found the church and committed to baptism, I was married and eight months pregnant. When I walked into the room before the service, it was filled with so many people, many of whom I did not know. I was surprised that so many people would be there to support me but they were. Already, I had a huge family of people surrounding me with love.

The water was warm, and although I am sure there were spiritual thoughts in my mind at the time, one of my greatest concerns was that my husband would be able to lift me and my huge belly back up out of the water. He did just fine. And as I came out of the water, I felt brand new, cleansed of sin, and uplifted by my decision to follow in the Savior's footsteps and be baptized. It was one of the greatest moments of my life.

How I live my faith

In my ward I teach adult women in Relief Society one Sunday a month. I love teaching the Sisters. I always end up learning so much more from them than they could ever learn from me. I was recently asked to teach an early morning Seminary class to the high school aged youth in our ward. Already this has been such a blessing to me, as I've strengthened my own personal scripture study as I prepare to teach these choice young people about our Heavenly Father's plan.

What do Mormons believe happens to us after we die? What do Mormons believe about life after death?

Sarah answered...

It's not the end for us...death. It's just a necessary progression in this eternal life that we are in the process of living. At some point after our deaths, our spirits and bodies will be united, never to be separated again.

There are those I love who have died, I know without a doubt that I will see them again. I look forward to a joyous reunion.

Who founded Mormonism and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?

Mark answered...

The most direct answer to the question is a group of six men who signed their names to a founding document on April 6, 1830. The room was filled with believers, but six signed to fulfill New York state law. Preeminent among them was Joseph Smith, Jr. who was designated the first elder and apostle by revelation. It is Joseph Smith, Jr. who is most often referred to as the founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Joseph, as a young man of eighteen years of age, was visited by an angel, the one mentioned in Revelation 14:6, who told him where an ancient record was buried which contained a history of a group of ancient, American Christians, and which also contained the fullness of the gospel of Jesus Christ. This record was translated by the gift and power of God by the young man with the aid of others as scribes and witnesses of the translation.

During translation they learned of the need of further organization, and this tiny group sought out God who sent additional angelic messengers which conferred authority from God to organize His Church again upon the earth, as it was in Biblical times. This group and those who believed their stories of miraculous events met in a farmhouse on April 6, 1830 in upstate New York to create an officially recognized organization that could hold the copyrights to the record that was translated as the Book of Mormon as well as other rights granted to religious societies.

It is called the Mormon church because of the book revealed from heaven, which is unique from all other Christian churches.