Hi, I'm Alison.

I'm an avid reader. I'm an accountant. I'm a mom. I'm a Mormon.

About Me

I am the mother of three - a 21-year-old girl who is in college, a 16-year-old girl who is in high school, and an 12-year-old boy who is in middle school. I am also an accountant. I love to read, go to the theater, collect recipes, and walk for exercise.

Why I am a Mormon

As a Christian, I find Mormonism to have a comprehensive view of the gospel of Jesus Christ. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints provides me with His teachings and ways to apply those teachings in my personal life.

Personal Stories

What is hope and what do you hope for?

Hope is one of the guiding principles of my life. When I was a child, I thought that having hope was a lot like making a wish on a star or before blowing out birthday candles. I now believe that hope is a power, based on faith in Jesus Christ, that can bring happiness and a sense of peace to one's life. In his epistle to the Romans, the Apostle Paul called Jesus "an high priest of good things to come." That is what I hope for - good things for myself, for my family, for the world.

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

Because the Book of Mormon is another testament of Jesus Christ, as I've read and studied the Book of Mormon, together with my study of the Bible, I have come to better know God. By knowing Him, I can trust Him and better love Him, helping me to be a better disciple of Jesus Christ.

How I live my faith

Attending church meetings every week is an important part of my life. I currently teach an adult Sunday School class twice a month. I love to study the Bible and Book of Mormon, so that I can learn more about and feel closer to Jesus Christ. Sharing those things with my family helps us all be better followers of Jesus Christ.

What is the Relief Society?

Alison. answered...

The Relief Society is the women's organization of the Church. We meet together on Sundays to learn about principles of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We also meet at other times during the year to celebrate our sisterhood and to support one another. As the name implies, the Relief Society is involved in providing community service to those in need as well.
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Kaitlyn answered...

The Relief Society is the organization in the Church where women come together to strengthen, serve, and teach each other. It's Motto is "Charity Never Faileth" which women of the Church live by to bring relief to the weary and down trodden. Women meet as a Relief Society each week to learn about the Gospel and grow closer to Jesus Christ. Women are asked to serve in many capacities within the Relief Society and give of their time and talents. There are also activities where women share skills and do service for those in their community as well as victims of disasters around the world.

Can husband and wife be together forever? Do you believe that families will live together in heaven?

Matt answered...

The Lord would not command us to love each other so much during our lives only to tear us apart in the next life. We are one flesh just as the Lord is one with his church. The scriptures say that we are not to be put asunder.
Christ gave his apostles special revelations on this subject:
Matthew, Chapter 16:
Jesus said to his apostles:
19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

What else would his apostles bind, and what else could the Savior mean, if not marriages? Christ put no limit on their binding power to bind relationships and covenants. Their power extends into heaven.
And he continued by saying:
20 Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.
– because some things are kept sacred until later times when the world is ready to receive them.
Temple sealing and eternal marriage are primarily the subject of modern revelation through prophets in our time.

In the latter days, according to prophecy, Elijah has returned to join families together. Malachi 4:5-6. We believe that prophets in each age bring new revelation from God. Amos 3:7.
This latter day revelation has finally made clear how families are kept together in heaven—something people have wondered about throughout the ages. (Ephesians 5:32, wherein it says that the subject of marriage in Biblical times was “a great mystery”). In our time, the purpose of marriage and family is clear: ordinances are being performed to unite the whole human family throughout all dispensations of time. It is a unique work for the latter days. These modern revelations free human kind from the depressing, and divorce-promoting idea that the family becomes meaningless in the life hereafter. The Lord would not put us in a world so alien to our heavenly home. In heaven, families are the eternal organizational unit in his kingdom.