Hi, I'm Nate

I'm a Mormon.

About Me

I am a currently a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I am serving in Billings, Montana. After the mission I will be going to college to be an attorney. I have moved all over the country my whole life.

I am a workaholic and have done mostly sales work. I plan on trying to work for the Disney Company. I am a big Disney Geek.

I love my family. I am the youngest of four. 2 of my older siblings are married with children.

Why I am a Mormon

I was born and raised in the church. Contrary to popular belief this does not mean that I was just brainwashed my whole life and this is all I have seen or known. Whether you are born in the church or you join later in life everyone has to go through the same process to find out if it is true.

I did the exact same thing I ask all of the people I teach to do. I studied the Book of Mormon, attended church and pondered what was happening. To find out if it is true I went to a private place and got down on my knees and asked my Heavenly Father if the Book of Mormon was true, if Joseph Smith was a Prophet and if the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is the only true and living church on the earth. I had the most overwhelming feeling of warmth come over me. The only thing I can think to describe it as is like I was given a big hug of comfort and love by my Heavenly Father. I knew it was true. I did. I didn't have to rely on anyone else for my testimony. I had my own. It was true and there was no way I could deny it. I still know it. I know that Joseph Smith is a Prophet of God, that as a young boy he walked into a grove of trees and saw God the Father and His Son Jesus Christ and that he translated the Book of Mormon by the power of God. I know that Thomas S. Monson is the Lord's mouthpiece on the Earth today. A modern day Moses. I know that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God. I know that He loves us and knows us individualy. He has joy in our successes and sorrow in our failures. I know that whenever I am struggling with something, there is someone who understands perfectly and has cried that exact same tear as me.

Personal Stories

Why do Mormons go on missions?

We go on missions so that we can spread the blessings that we have been given. If we have this, and we truly know that it is the truth we want to spread it. It brings such joy to your heart when you are able to see another person grow in the gospel.

How I live my faith

I live my faith by serving. As I stated I am currently a missionary serving for two years. Our purpose as a missionary is to invite others to come unto Christ by helping them restored gospel through Faith in Jesus Christ and his Atonement, Repentance, Baptism, Receiving the Gift of the Holy Ghost and Enduring to the End.

I do this will all my heart and soul. I love the gospel. I love helping others feel it. What's the use of having the truth if you're not willing to share it?

What do Mormons believe about the Bible? Do they regard it as Holy Scripture and the word of God?

Nate answered...

The Bible is the word of God. It is Holy Scripture. Just as the Old Testament does not lose value and truthfullness in our eyes with the knowledge of the New Testament the Bible does not become void with the presence and beliefe of the Book of Mormon.
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Jonathan Richardson answered...

We believe that the Bible is the word of God, given through his Apostles and Prophets in the days of old. Through generations the bible has been translated time and time again, and now it stands with some of the simple truths of Christs teachings being either removed or complicated. That is why there are so many different views on what the scriptures teach, and so many churchs created for those views. We believe that God has restored those simple truths and clarified the complicated view through the Book of Mormon which is a record of the ancient inhabitants of the Americas.

What is being a Mormon like?

Brad Hill answered...

One word: "Awesome".

Another word "Happy".

Although we face trials we are able to be happy and know that things will be alright. As a Mormon, day to day life is how I live and I try my hardest to do my best. It's difficult sometimes, but after the hard work comes the great blessings and the ability to rest from our cares and sorrows.

Nothing is easy about being a disciple of Christ, but we have all the help and resources we need from God to do what we are called to do... be ourselves, be a brother or sister, father or mother, friend, servant, leader, and many many other things! Yes there is opposition in life, but that is how we can learn.

As you come to understand what being a Mormon is all about you will then begin to understand God's infinite love for you and can see the blessings and miracles in your life!