Hi, I'm Kyle

I grew up in Utah. I love my family and work with the elderly. I'm a Mormon.

About Me

I have a lovely wife and three great children. We love to go out to eat and go boating. I enjoy playing the guitar, snow skiing, water skiing and being with my family. I enjoy reading books.

Why I am a Mormon

I chose to be a Mormon because when I do what is preached in the church, I grow nearer to God and I feel peace and joy. I have also noticed that when I don't do what is taught, I don't feel good and I feel farther away from God. Even though I was raised in this church, there came a time for me, as there does for everyone, where I had to find out for myself if what my parents believed was true for me. Over time, through prayer and pondering, I noticed I felt the spirit of the Lord testifying that this church was true. I would feel the spirit of the Lord when I would read the Book of Mormon. I would feel the spirit when I would attend my church meetings. I would feel the spirit when I would pray. I am a Mormon because the Spirit of the Lord has testified to me that I should be.

Personal Stories

Why do Mormons go on missions?

Mormons go on missions for a number of reasons:
1) When I find something wonderful that could help others, I like to share it. That is one reason I served a mission. I found the gospel and wanted to share it, so I moved to Spain for two years to share with them.
2) We have been asked to. Our church leaders have asked worthy young men to serve a mission. We believe our leaders are called of God, so what they ask is what God asks of us, so we do it.

How I live my faith

I volunteer as a leader in the youth group at my church. I primarily serve with the 16 - 19 year old boys as a scout adviser. Each week we have an activity. Some weeks it is a simple activity like having a career night where we meet with someone who has an interesting career. Other times we'll go on over-night camps - maybe go snow skiing and stay at a cabin.

I also volunteer as a Home Teacher where I visit a few families every month to share a spiritual message and also attend to any temporal needs.

What are Mormon church services like? Are visitors allowed at church meetings? Can I attend church?

Kyle answered...

Sunday services for Mormons consist of three meetings: 1) Sacrament Services. Everyone attends this meeting. We sing, we pray, listen to speakers and most importantly partake of the Holy Sacrament. 2) Sunday School. During this meeting the adults go to a separate meeting from the children. The children also break up into many smaller classes for Primary. 3) Priesthood, Relief Society, Young Men & Young Women. During this last meeting the men go to Priesthood meeting to learn how to be better husbands and fathers. The women go to Relief Society to learn how to be better mothers & wives. The youth (ages 12 - 19) go to Young Men and Young Women. The children stay in Primary.

Visitors are always allowed and very welcome. Every chapel has a permanent sign on the building that says, "Visitors Welcome." When you do visit, walk up to the first person you see and introduce yourself. In Mormon churches many times there are 2 or 3 congregations meeting at the same time, so it can be difficult to recognize if you are a visitor or a member of a different congregation. So when you introduce yourself, let the person you are talking to know that you are not a Mormon and that you would like to attend services.

Meeting times are different depending where in the world you are. Services are always on Sundays. If you arrive at the church at 10:00 in the morning you are most certain to find a service in progress.
Brad answered...

Our fundamental religious service is what we call our Sacrament meeting. Anyone is welcome to join us in Sacrament meeting as well as our other Sunday meetings at any of our buildings. Sacrament is a time when we ponder and reflect on Jesus Christ's atonement for our sins, for He is the path by which we can repent of our wrongdoings and begin anew on a correct path with additional guidance from our Heavenly Father. Furthermore, on Sunday we have general Sunday School meetings where we talk more in-depth about the various doctrine of the gospel as well as meetings where we meet in groups of similarly-aged individuals to learn and discuss gospel topics more focused to each particular age group. We welcome anybody and everybody and would love to see you in our congregation spiritually connecting with your loving Heavenly Father and drawing nearer to him and his son, Jesus Christ.

What is the difference between attending church and the temple?

Kimberly. answered...

We go to church weekly to worship and take the sacrament, which is like communion. Everyone, no matter their faith, is welcome to come to church services and learn more about the Gospel.

The temple is a special place where members make further promises to Heavenly Father that they will keep his commandments. It is also where we are married, or sealed together, and where we can be baptized and sealed for our family members who have died before having those opportunities in life.

To go to the temple you need a card called a temple reccomend from your church leaders that confirms that you are currently doing your best to follow Christ and His Gospel as a member of the Church.