Hi, I'm Jonathan Tye

I'm a marriage/family therapist from Arizona, schooled in Alabama. I'm a Mormon.

About Me

For starters I'm happily married and am loving my new role as father. Other than my family, my passion is in helping others, as a therapist, to cope with their struggles and experience more joy in their relationships. My happiness comes through my relationships with my wife, my family, my friends, my clients, and the people I meet every day. I take pleasure in exercise and in the outdoors and love running, hiking, snowboarding, wakeboarding, swimming, and camping. I love music, movies, and good books. My hobbies include film-making, acting, writing, stage comedy, and vocal performance. My idea of happiness is to experience places, events, and good food in the company of the people I care most about.

Why I am a Mormon

I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints because I was born into it. However, having been exposed to so many competing and contrasting worldviews, I STAY with this church because I have received a witness from the Lord, through the Holy Ghost, that it is the church Jesus organized while he was on the Earth, restored through a modern prophet. I stay because it brings me answers and contentment. I stay because it brings me closer to Christ and helps me be my best self. I stay because the teachings of the Savior and his prophets and apostles connect with my mind and my heart. Being a Mormon, to me, means looking for the good in people, placing a high value on learning and knowledge, and working hard. It means emphasizing responsibilities as well as rights and helping others to help themselves, insofar as they can.

Personal Stories

Which of the Savior’s teachings have influenced you in your life?

They all have! However, I've found His command to "love thy enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you and persecute you" (Matthew 5:44) to have been of greatest worth to me. Time and time again, following this counsel has helped turn my enemies into friends and to replace self-destructive feelings of anger and hate with forgiveness and compassion. This teaching has brought me peace and improved my relationships.

How I live my faith

A modern prophet taught that "a man filled with the love of God is not content with blessing his family alone, but ranges through the whole world, anxious to bless the whole human race." I try to live my faith my showing kindness and compassion to all who I meet, realizing that every soul and every person is of great worth to our Heavenly Father, as well as to His Son. I know that Jesus Christ placed so much value on each of us that He atoned for our sins. His example inspires me to look for opportunities to lighten the burdens of others, and to be grateful for those who lighten mine. As for serving in the Church, I am happy to do whatever I am called (asked) to do, but I enjoy teaching Sunday School the most.

Why is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints called Mormons or Mormonism?

Jonathan Tye answered...

It is an unofficial nickname that was originally given to us by opponents of the church because of our belief in the Book of Mormon. However, as have other groups, we've taken a negative label and adopted it, thereby eliminating its power to harm.
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What do Mormons believe concerning the doctrine of grace?

Tamara Forsyth answered...

We are all saved by grace no matter how we have lived our life, as long as we believe in Christ and believe that he is our Savior. Most Christian religions believe that this is all there is to being saved. Mormons believe this for the part of being saved in which the body of flesh is reunited with the spirit. For this part of being saved, yes, Mormons believe that all people, no matter how they have lived their lives, will be saved and have their body reunited with their spirit at the resurrection through the grace of God. However, Mormons also believe there is another part to Christ's atonement and being saved, and that refers to his taking on of our sins. To be saved from our sins, and take upon us the name of Christ such that his atonement will wash away our sins and we will have everlasting life in God's presence, we must repent of our sins. After we have done all that we can do, then the grace of God will wash away our sins because of Christ's atoning sacrifice on our behalf.