Hi I'm Rebecca

About Me

I was married to my best friend in the Salt Lake Temple in 2005. We have two beautiful children and are a National Guard family for the United States Army. We love serving the Lord, serving our country, and serving our fellowmen! "...when ye are in the service of your fellow beings ye are only in the service of your God." - Mosiah 2:17 We speak English and European Portuguese and we love to learn about new places and things and meet people from all around the world. Some day we hope to travel to different countries with our children.

Why I am a Mormon

My parents were both Mormon when I was born, and they attended Church regularly, so I was born and raised Mormon. However, my parents never forced us to go to Church or participate in Church activities. I felt so peaceful when I attended Church activities, and as I read the Book of Mormon, studied the gospel, and listened to the voice of the Prophets, I couldn't help but believe! The Spirit testifies the truth of the gospel to anyone who is willing to hear and feel it! I know that I am a daughter of my Heavenly Father - I know He lives, and I know He loves me and has a plan for me. The gospel of Jesus Christ makes that clear. I know there are prophets who speak to us today. Their very existence reminds me that Heavenly Father is mindful of me and cares about me. I know that we existed before this life, and that we will exist after this life. Our Spirits are immortal and eternal. Because of the atonement of our Savior, Jesus Christ, and because He was resurrected, we can live with God and Jesus again and be as They are. There is a comfort and peace that I feel as I study the gospel and pray to my Father in Heaven. I know who I am and that I have a purpose in this life - and in the life to come.

Personal Stories

Please explain the part prayer plays in your life?

Prayer is the way we communicate with Heavenly Father. I know that it is important to keep in close contact with Him, so that we can understand His will for us. When I pray, I can feel Him listening. I know that He is mindful of me. Usually, when I pray, as I try to pray in humility and with a sincere heart, I find my desires changing and becoming more in line with gospel principles. The more I pray, the closer I feel to Heavenly Father, and the more inspiration I can receive throughout my day. As a wife and mother, I can use all the help I can get! I know that when I begin my day with prayer, and when I take the time to say small prayers throughout the day, Heavenly Father will guide my actions and my emotions that day. It is a great blessing to be able to rely on the Father and know that He is there listening. Especially as my husband serves in the military, since he is often away from home, and occasionally we have no contact with him. I know that my husband is praying to the Father, and as I pray to the Father I don't feel so alone without my husband, because I know that Heavenly Father is binding us together through our prayers to Him - no matter the distance!

How I live my faith

I love music and I love the gospel of Jesus Christ, so nothing is better to me than putting the gospel of Jesus Christ to music! I have had the blessing of serving as a choir director in several different congregations, and I love it! Nothing can be more profound that being at the front of 20-30 voices singing praises to the Lord, and teaching through music. I have also been able to serve as a children's Sunday School teacher for children between the ages of 10 and 12. I was able to serve with my husband, and we taught both English and Spanish speaking children. It was really neat to watch my husband switch between English and Spanish, making sure all the students understood the valuable lessons that we were learning from the scriptures. One of my favorite roles, though, is that of visiting teacher. As a visiting teacher, I am assigned to look after and care for two or three sisters (and their families). I love becoming friends with these sisters and visiting, calling, and serving them in the ways they need.

Frequently Asked Questions

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What is the Relief Society?
Rebecca answered...

The Relief Society is one of the largest women's organizations in the world. It is an organization for all women, ages 18 and up. Relief Society sisters meet together in class on Sundays to study the gospel together. We also meet together at other times during the week to have fun and get to know each other, and learn useful skills. Members of the Relief Society are also assigned as "Visiting Teachers" - in "companionships" of two sisters, we are assigned two or three other sisters to visit regularly and keep in contact with. Show more Show less
Dave answered...

Established in 1842 for women 18 years old and older, the Relief Society is the oldest and largest women's organization in the world. The motto: “Charity never faileth.” President Julie B. Beck has taught us: “Relief Society should be organized, aligned, and mobilized to strengthen families and help our homes to be sacred sanctuaries from the world. I learned this years ago when I was newly married. My parents, who had been my neighbors, announced that they would be moving to another part of the world... This was before e-mail, fax machines, cell phones, and Web cameras, and mail delivery was notoriously slow. One day before she left, I sat weeping with her and asked, ‘Who will be my mother?’ Mother thought carefully, and with the Spirit and power of revelation which comes to women of this kind, she said to me, ‘If I never come back, if you never see me again, if I’m never able to teach you another thing, you tie yourself to Relief Society. Relief Society will be your Mother.’ Mother knew that if I were sick, the sisters would take care of me, and when I had my babies, they would help me. But my mother’s greatest hope was that the sisters in Relief Society would be powerful, spiritual leaders for me. I began from that time to learn abundantly from women of stature and faith.” (Daughters in My Kingdom, Pages 96-98.) I have learned that the women of the Relief Society build faith and personal righteousness and help those in need. They have strengthened my family and my home. Show more Show less

Why don’t women hold the priesthood in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? How do Mormon women lead in the Church?
Grant Whitehurst answered...

The place of women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is as equally important as the place of priesthood holders. Men, by nature, are not nurturers. Women are. I have seen how badly men act in the absence of women over a four month period. It gets very ugly. Women serve a vital role in the world, that men simply cannot serve. They give birth to children and nurture those dear ones to perpetuate the the human race. As beings who existed in the spirit world before we were born, we longed for a body of flesh just as our Heavenly Father has. His plan has allowed that to be possible, but it would not be possible without the sisters of the Church. I watched my wife labor for 18 hours with our first and only child, a daughter. Because of modern medicine, she was able to do so without dying. The fact is, all mothers enter into the valley of the shadow of death while birthing a child. While some think of them as the weaker sex, this is empirical evidence that they are the stronger sex. Show more Show less

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