Hi, I'm Kari

I'm the second of 7 children. I'm interested in family history. I'm a Mormon.

About Me

I'm working on a bachelor's degree in music and business. I love to read. I've visited most of the U.S., and hope to get every state sometime.

Why I am a Mormon

I was born into the church and my family is very active, but I absolutely know for myself that the gospel is true and my testimony gets stronger all the time. I need the gospel, and the church needs me.

Personal Stories

How does making right choices help us make more right choices?

As a simple example: one night my sister wouldn't eat her dinner, so she wasn't allowed to leave the table. After she sat there for a while, I explained to her that the reason eating her dinner was the right choice was because if she ate it she could leave and go do something else she needed or wanted to do, but if she kept refusing to eat, she wasn't allowed to do anything else in the world. The right choice is the choice that lets us keep making choices. When we make a wrong choice, our choices become limited until we must do a particular thing, and we have no choice. The goal in life is to always choose what will give us the greatest amount of "next" choices to make.

How I live my faith

I've always taught and directed church music in a bunch of places where I lived, but I've taught other things as well to various groups, from little kids to older adults. I visit some of the women in my ward once a month to teach them more about the gospel, and help them with whatever they need that I can do.
I've been interested in genealogy since I was little, and my family is very important to me. Anything I do with my parents or siblings is an opportunity to show what I believe.

What are some things that tell to you there is a God?

Kari answered...

1. I can pray and learn something I never knew before and no one I know could have told me.
2. Everything in the scriptures that God has said has been proved true in my life when I live the way God has said he wants me to live, so he is real and he never contradicts himself.
3. Scientific principles, like how the sun is so hot and the atmosphere so cold as to be perfectly suited for humans to live on earth, show me that God had a plan before he created the earth to make it possible for us to live here.
4. Other people also believe in God, and know what he's like, so it's not just me that says so, although I absolutely know it.
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Danny answered...

For me, nature is one of the strongest evidences that there is a God. It is hard for me to believe that the mountains, oceans, forests, flowers, animals, and skies were randomly formed. It is hard to deny the beauty and the peace one can feel while sitting in silence and looking into the night sky.

Beyond that, answered prayers tell me there is a God. I have prayed too many times and seen answers too many times for me to think that it has all been coincidence. These were prayers that expressed my concerns of which no one knew, yet were accompanied by answers that were so specific and detailed. God loves us to a degree we cannot comprehend, and as we look we will feel His love in very powerful and comforting ways.

Are there restrictions based on race or color concerning who can join The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and have the priesthood?

Mark answered...

There is no discrimination or exclusions of race. The Lord says in the bible, "...man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the Heart." 1Sam 16:7. The Lord does not care what race or color you are. All he cares about is you. He loves you.