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Hi, I'm Aaron

I work in Education and Technology. I love creativity. I'm a mormon.

About Me

I love learning. As long as I can remember, I've had an extreme curiosity and passion for exploring new things. This has lead me in curious directions and obsessions, but the reward has been an enriched understanding of the beautiful universe we live in.

I love people and have always taken a profound interest in others. I've always wanted to help those around me to obtain happiness and achieve their potential.

I've experienced a lot of trial and tragedy from loss of family members to nearly losing my own life. These experiences are a major contribution to who I've become and have placed my mind upon things of an eternal nature, rather than the vapid concerns we all-too-often obsess over. I'm grateful for that.

Why I am a Mormon

Both of my parents are converts to this church. Each, in their own way, felt unsatisfied with the teachings they'd received, feeling a lack, feeling as if there must be more. Both found their way to this gospel and then, years later, met and married.

I was their first child and was taught to seek the truth and to find a testimony of this gospel. I believe that because they had lived without the gospel, they took their job seriously and always taught me never to take what I had for granted, and emphasized the importance for coming to know and understand for myself. "Because I said so" never seemed to be in their vocabulary, and I appreciate that.

As a teenager my father unexpectadly passed away and I had responsibility heaped on my shoulders. I supposed this was the catalyst for a short period of shirking my gospel life. But, through the workings of the spirit, I realized that I needed to find my own testimony and dedicate myself to the gospel and i did.

Since that day, I have treasured up the knowledge I've gotten and the truths of the gospel sing sweet peace to my soul.

Personal Stories

How has the Book of Mormon helped you understand the purpose of life?

There was a time in my life when I felt deeply discouraged. I felt the heavy weight of depression in my life, and began to slowly lose hope. I am glad that somehow I decided to turn to the scriptures in my desperation. I read the counsel of Mormon, the ancient prophet for him this book is named. He taught of faith and hope and charity. One line will always be seared into my memory. Mormon counseled that, "despair cometh because of iniquity".

At that moment I realized that it was my lack of faith and my own shortcomings that were to blame for what I was feeling. I resolved to do better and to keep the commandments. From that day forward I have strived to seek counsel from the Book of Mormon every day of my life and it has provided countless similar experiences.

The Book of Mormon contains answers to all of our problems.

How I live my faith

The goal in my life is to find out and apply ways that I can become more like my Savior, Jesus Christ. Realizing my weakness as a human being, the most important thing I can do is to live a life that qualifies me to have the Spirit of God as my companion. Feeling that influence, I can access greater light and knowledge than I ever could on my own. The spirit leads me.

Joseph Smith once taught that when the Lord commands, we should do it! I've made that my rule by quickly following the promptings I receive by the spirit, I'm lead to acquire the attributes that will make more more christlike.

I'm a Sunday School teacher, and so much of my daily thought is spent in pondering and understanding the scriptures and my lesson. I want to apply it directly the the individuals of my class, and help them to dig out the principals that they can take and put into action in their life. The gospel should not be a merely intellectual pursuit, but rather it should empower us to change, to grow, and to become happier people.

Other than my current calling, I've served in many leadership and teaching positions, and loved each of them. From counseling with leaders of congregations to teaching small children, the chances to serve have blessed me greatly.

What is being a Mormon like?

Aaron answered...

For me, being a member of this church is an entire lifestyle. The term given to the followers of Christ in both the Bible and the Book of Mormon is, "disciple". I like that title because of it's obvious relation to the word discipline: it takes work to be a follower of Christ.

Many assume that the church is an elite club for people who believe they're better than others; that couldn't be further from the truth. This church is comparable to a hospital, offering the healing needed to overcome our spiritual sicknesses. We're all working toward a goal, but none of us is there yet. I've found the members of this church to be accepting of differences while still supporting and encouraging me in positive change.
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Michael answered...

The shortest answer that I could give is that it's AWESOME.
But really, it's great! The standards of the Church help me live and love a more clean life, and help me enjoy what I do every day.
Sometimes it's hard, but I try to think about WHY I do it all. It's like working out- I don't always enjoy it, but I keep thinking about the finish line and why I'm working out.
Like Captain Moroni wrote on the ensign banner he called the "Title of Liberty" to rally the country to understand why they were doing what they were:
"In memory of our God, our religion, and freedom, and our peace, our wives, and our children."
Being a Mormon makes me love life more. And I sure live a lot of it!

What is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' attitude regarding homosexuality and same sex marriage?

Dennis answered...

I grew up in California and was in the middle of the same-sex marriage debate. The Church believes that marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God and that children have the right to be brought into the world with a mother and father who love and honor each other and their marital vows. I agree with this doctrine, so I, along with others of my faith, supported Prop. 8 in 2009. Any time I spoke with someone, I explained that we all, regardless of our side on this issue, are motivated by love. Love of mankind, of God, of society, etc. So much of the debate turned to hatred, but it's important to remember that love is always our initial motivation. I know people, good friends, who live a homosexual lifestyle. They've shown love to me, and I love them, but I believe their lifestyles are contrary to the will of God. That doesn't mean that I can prevent them from doing what I think is wrong, but their liberty does not translate into license. Liberty in America has never been about license to do whatever we choose. When we, as a people, believe something is wrong, it is our democratic right to enact laws against such things. Likewise, if we believe something is divinely inspired, like the institution of marriage between a man and a woman, it is not only our right but our duty to stand up for it. If we don't, I'm afraid that America will lose the protective hand of God that has embraced us for so many years.

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