Hi, I'm Kristel

I 'm a nurse, teacher, maid, accountant, chef, counselor, and i have juggled three kids in diapers. I'm a mom and I'm a Mormon.

About Me

I am a mother of 5. I love to find fun and creative ways for our children to learn and grow. I help my husband run our small company. I am so grateful this keeps me in the home so I can be with my young children this is a blessing I don't take lightly.

Why I am a Mormon

When I was 12 it was suggested I find out if the Book of Mormon is true by reading and then praying to recieve an answer. I remember reading and feeling like the things I read were good for my behalf and helped me come closer to Jesus Christ. I then felt a great desire to know if the Book of Mormon was true. I knelt in a humble and sincere prayer asking my Father in Heaven to make it known to me if the Book of Mormon is true. I was unsure how I would recieve an answer from my Father in Heaven would it be a writing on the wall or a lightning outside or an angel declaring it to me. No, I knew a from others testimonies that answers from our Father in Heaven come more as a feeling in your heart and mind. When I was praying I felt knowledge fill my mind that I could not longer doubt that the Book of Mormon was true I knew it was true. With this insight I desired to continue to find more truth through prayer and study.

Personal Stories

Please share your feelings/testimony of Joseph Smith.

When I think of Joseph Smith I think of a humble boy who sought for insight from heaven. He recieved insight and witnessed the Father and the Son. He said he could not deny it because he knew God knew it. Joseph Smith brought about power for each of us. Power to recieve our own personal revelations. Power to have the same priesthood that Moses had. Temples as the children of Israel had and there be bound together as families forever. I am so grateful to the witness, testimony and work Joseph Smith did through the power of the Almighty.

How has the Book of Mormon brought you closer to God?

The Book of Mormon has brought me closer to God when I have pondered, studied and prayed about the things I read. I love the verses in Mormon which discuss Charity, how it is the pure love of Christ, how we can pray to have charity in our lives. I have prayed for charity and feel I always will. This helps me have joy in my family relationships and also helps me see what service I can do and offer to my community.

How I live my faith

I like to read the scriptures because they help me find answers to my questions and concerns along with prayer. I also think it is important keep the Lord's commandments. One that blesses me is keeping the sabbath day holy by attending church meetings and partaking of the sacrament, when I do these things it shows Heavenly Father and Jesus that I love them and want to remember what they have done for me and show them I will try my best to do good.
I have had opportunities to serve at church by being a leader to young women ages 12-18. I served them by creating activities called mutual activities and teaching them the gospel with other leaders on Sunday. The mutual activities are for the benefit of the girls, they plan these activities with us. They are fun and give the girls a chance to gain talents, skills, leadership training, friendships, they also serve the community during these activities. They make and achieve goals to help them be their best selves. I was so glad for their good examples, they show me that there can be pure and virtuous females in this world.

Do Mormons practice polygamy?

Kristel answered...

Mormons do not practice polygamy, it is against the law. We believe we should obey the laws of the land. The pioneers were commanded through Joseph Smith to do so at the time. The Lord eventullay took the commandment away such as he made the Ten Commandments only ten, because it was a higher law that was misunderstood by the follies of men.
I can see what the benefits of polygamy at the time would have been such as many hands to make light work and the benefit to populate the community.
The most joyful thing is that the Lord directs his people through a worthy prophet. We may not understand all of His Doings but we can feel and see blessings come to those who follow the prophet of the Lord.
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Marc (Bo) answered...

Absolutely not!! This is one of the many myths about Mormon's that hollywood and the media continue to propogate. It is true that the early memebrs of the church did practice polygamy, but the church oficcialy denounced the practice 150 years ago!! If any church member today practices polygamy they are excommunicated. There are people who leave the LDS church and start their own religion base loosely on LDS beliefs. Some of them practice polygamy. They are NOT memebrs of the LDS (Mormon) chruch, nor do they have any affiliation with the LDS church.

What are some things that tell you there is a God?

Danny answered...

For me, nature is one of the strongest evidences that there is a God. It is hard for me to believe that the mountains, oceans, forests, flowers, animals, and skies were randomly formed. It is hard to deny the beauty and the peace one can feel while sitting in silence and looking into the night sky.

Beyond that, answered prayers tell me there is a God. I have prayed too many times and seen answers too many times for me to think that it has all been coincidence. These were prayers that expressed my concerns of which no one knew, yet were accompanied by answers that were so specific and detailed. God loves us to a degree we cannot comprehend, and as we look we will feel His love in very powerful and comforting ways.