Hi, I'm Audrey

I love music and I'm a Mormon.

About Me

I'm a college graduate with a degree in Public Relations. My husband is my best friend. We have a little boy who is the highlight of our lives. I'm enjoying the opportunity to be a mom, even though I have no idea what I'm doing most of the time. I love to sing, travel, camp, waterski, hike, shop, and watch college football. I love all things Hawaiian, from the island down to the pizza. I'm learning to love running and playing the piano. My ideal place to live would be somewhere that has a mountain in my backyard and a beach in the front.

Why I am a Mormon

I am a Mormon because of the direction it gives my life. I love knowing where I came from, why I'm here on earth, and where I'm going after I die. I am Mormon because of my belief in Jesus Christ. I know He lived, and He still lives. I know this is His church, and He is at its head. He directs this church through a living prophet, just as He did anciently. I am Mormon because I worship God and Jesus Christ. I want to return to God, my Heavenly Father, someday, and it is only through Jesus Christ that I will. I am Mormon because when I learn, study, pray, and exercise faith in this religion, I feel happiness and peace I can't find anywhere else. I am Mormon because I know that by keeping God's commandments that have been outlined in the scriptures and by making special promises with Him in the temple, I can be with my family forever.

Personal Stories

Please explain the part prayer plays in your life?

Prayer is like a telephone-it's our way of communicating with God. He wants us to communicate with Him. He wants to hear about our day, our struggles, our heartaches, our questions, our fears, our joys, etc. We can pray to ask for help, and we can pray to show gratitude for all we've been given. We can pray for faith, for patience, for understanding, for empathy, or for whatever we may need at the time.

My prayers are personal. They are my conversations with God. They are not memorized or recited. I pray to God at least every morning and night, and usually say many small prayers in my heart throughout the day. I pray to God as a way to feel closer to Him. I pray to Him to understand His will for me. Prayer helps me make choices, and it comforts me when I feel alone.

I know that God hears and answers my prayers. Sometimes the answers may not come how I may want, but they always come the way I need them. God knows me better than I know myself. It is through prayer that I learn to know Him better and strengthen my personal relationship with Him.

How I live my faith

I am able to use the talents I have developed to bless the lives of others around me. I share my experiences, faith, and testimony through music as much as possible. A couple of friends and I often sing and speak to youth groups, boys and girls ages 12-18, to help them understand who they are, why they're special, and how much God, their Heavenly Father, loves them. I am also developing and strengthening new talents all the time as I serve in the church. Right now I play the piano and lead music on Sundays in Relief Society--the women's organization in our church. I also teach a class of young people ages 12-14 about church history.

What are Mormon church services like? Are visitors allowed at church meetings? Can I attend church?

Audrey answered...

Mormons attend church services on a weekly basis-meetings are held every Sunday. We attend three hours of church each week, and during that time have three different meetings, each lasting about an hour. We have a general meeting where everyone worships together and takes the sacrament. Our second meetings have classes designed to study and learn more about the scriptures and core doctrines of the church. The last hour is for us to learn in smaller groups that focus more on individual growth-the men meet together, the women, the youth, etc.

Visitors are more than welcome to any and all of these meetings. We would love to have you!
Julianne! answered...

Mormon church services are dignified and simple. A sacrament meeting will be conducted by a regular guy wearing a regular business suit. The organ will be played by a regular member of the congregation who is not paid for his or her service. The singing will be led by a regular member of the congretaion. The prayers will be given by regular folks. The sacrament will be blessed and passed by regular folks, usually teenage boys. The talks will be given by members of the congregation, often teenagers. Special music might be presented by regular folks, or the ward choir. Members of the ward choir are just regular members of the congregation who like to sing, and are not paid for their service. Looking around the congregation, you will most likely see some singles but also families including little children and babies. Babies tend to be fussy so the room will not be totally silent. We try to maintain reverence, but it's a learning process. The kids are not perfectly reverent, and neither are the rest of us. People are dressed in regular clothes, usually conservative and modest. Men and boys usually wear dress shirts and ties. Women and girls usually wear dresses or skirts.

You are welcome to come and attend any of our worship services. You will not be asked to stand and sit, stand and sit, stand and sit. No one will pass a collection plate or ask you for money. You come in and sit and relax. And when you come, please sit by me!

What is a “testimony” that Mormons speak of?

David answered...

A testimony in the church is a spiritual witness given to an individual by the Holy Ghost that something is true. The Holy Ghost is a spirit, who is a member of the Godhead. His primary work is to testify, or be a witness, of Jesus Christ and of all truth. However, the Holy Ghost will rarely speak to us in words. Instead, He "pricks our hearts" (see Acts 2) and gives us a feeling of peace and joy, or a feeling of burning and swelling (the good kind) within our hearts. If we seek truth with real intent and pray to God that He will make it known to us, the Holy Ghost will bear witness of truth to us.