Hi, I'm Dorothy

I'm a receptionist/ travel coordinator from Los Angeles, CA. I love movies, art history and my husband and I'm a Mormon.

About Me

I am recently graduated from college and working in Human Resources. My husband and I enjoy being outside together and just spending time together in general.

Why I am a Mormon

I am a Mormon because I know that it's God's church. Also because it makes me so happy to know where I came from before I lived on this Earth and where I will go after. The peace that the gospel brings into my life is nothing like anything else I've found. I love the church and the gospel.

Personal Stories

How has the Holy Ghost helped you?

I can't even begin to describe how much the Holy Ghost has helped me in decisions that I have had to make in my life. Whenever i needed help or didn't know what to do, I knew that i could rely on the Holy Ghost to help me make the right decisions.

Why/How do you share the gospel with your friends?

I share the gospel with my friends because it makes me so happy and I want them to share in my happiness too. I know how it feels to not know these things and I want everyone to be able to know how it feels to know.

Could you talk about your baptism?

I was baptized when I was 8 years old by my father. It was a great experience and I knew then and know now that it was the right decision and one of the best decisions I've ever made.

Please share your feelings/testimony of Joseph Smith.

When I was 15 years old, I decided that I had to find out for myself if the church was really true. I had been raised in it and always felt like it was, but I wanted to know for sure. My brother had a CD of the story of Joseph Smith's 1st vision acted out on it, so i decided to listen to that. I listened a few times, then finally knelt down to pray and ask God Himself if it was true. When i did, the sweetest feeling came into my heart and I knew that what I had heard was true. It may seem unbelievable to some, but that doesn't change the fact that it is true. It really happened.

How I live my faith

I try to be the best me I can be and try to do what God wants me to do. I try to serve others around me.

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?

Dorothy answered...

Heavenly Father has an order to things and He gives each of us certain jobs/ responsibilities. Men hold the priesthood because that is their responsibility. Women have other responsibilities such as bearing and nurturing children and leading other programs in the church, such as the society for women (The Relief Society: one of the oldest women's organizations in the world), the Primary ( Sunday classes for children) and the Young Women's organization ( for girls ranging in age from 12 to 18).
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Madelyn answered...

I feel that men and women both have different but equally important roles in getting us back to God. In God's eternal plan we were spirits in His presence before this life. To progress we needed to get bodies on this earth, then perform specific ordinances (eg baptism, marriage) to return to God after this life. Women were given the godly power to bring spirits into this world and give them bodies, then nurture and raise these children with God's inspiration and guidance. The men were assigned the responsibility (through the God's Priesthood power) to serve others and administer the ordinances that will bring God's children back to His presence after this life. Both roles are necessary and equally important to God's plan for us.
I don't think women need the Priesthood to be powerful influences and to do God's work in their homes and in the church. I see men grow spiritually, and their characters become more godly when they act in God's name through using the Priesthood.
I have never felt the need to hold the Priesthood myself. I can still receive all the blessings offered by the Priesthood, my prayers can be just as powerful, and I still have access to the inspiration of God in my life.

Do Mormons worship Joseph Smith?

Jerad answered...

No. We worship only God the Father and his son Jesus Christ. Joseph Smith was a prophet of God chosen to restore the gospel of Jesus Christ in its fullness back on the Earth. We deeply respect the man and all that he did for man kind as through him the Church of Jesus Christ and the authority which is called the Priesthood was restored to the Earth. The anciant people of Israel deeply revered and respected Moses and all that he did for them, but did not worship him. Joseph was a true Prophet of God and we see him as such, and we only worship the Father and the Son. Joseph was a servant of God and taught about how we should only worship God and Jesus Christ. The purpose of a Prophet is to point us to Christ and help us to know his will, and in these times as terrible as they are, we need the guidance of Prophets to help keep us on the path that God has put before us.