Hi, I'm Darrold

I grew up in Minnesota. I served in the military. I'm a Disabled Veteran. I'm a Mormon.

About Me

I'm a disabled veteran and I work for the VA. I served in the USMC from 1996 to 2000 up until I was medically discharged. I love to help and serve veterans and to assist them in getting any help that they might need. My favorite hobby is geneology but I also love to play the clarinet. I also enjoy things like fishing, biking, camping, etc. I have a bachelors degree in Business Administration and I'm thinking about going back for a Masters in finance.

Why I am a Mormon

A couple of missionaries knocked on my Grandfather's door and he let them in. Through my Grandfather, my Mother was baptized into the church even though her family was against it and they were members of the Reorganized LDS Church. I was raised as a member but I gained my own testimony just after I turned 19.

Personal Stories

Why do Mormons do family history or genealogy work?

We want our ancestors to be able to enjoy the same blessings that we have the opportunity to enjoy through the blessings of the temple sealing. My Grandpa's and Grandma's want to be together forever too!

How I live my faith

I try to live as my Savior would and I'm striving to receive personal revelation on what the Lord wants me to do. I always try to treat others as I want to be treated and I'm striving to teach my children to do the same. I volunteer my time to assist others with family history research and helping to support our family history library.

What are Mormon Temples used for?

Darrold answered...

Temples are used for us to perform sacred ordinances for ourself and also for our deceased ancestors to enable us to become a forever family and not just "until death do you part"!
Corey answered...

A temple is a house of the Lord, a place where we may worship our Heavenly Father and feel of His presence. It is a sacred place where no unclean thing can enter. Because of the importance and sacredness of the temple, a temple recommend is required and is received based on individual worthiness within the church in order to enter its holy walls.

The temple is where I go to find answers, to find peace, and to feel the Spirit. We are encouraged to go as often as possible and to attend seeking Spiritual guidance. Inside we perform sacred ordinances for ourselves and more often for others, those who are deceased. God requires that all to make covenants in order to return to His presence and many died without the opportunity to make these covenants. In the temple we perform the ordinances for them in their name giving them the opportunity to reject or accept the ordinance and thus enter into the presence of the Father. The temple is a very sacred and holy place.

What is the Mormon lifestyle like? How do Mormons live?

Serge answered...

Family is everything to us. Our family spends lots of our free time together because we like each other. Life gets crazy with teenagers, dance practice, after school academic decathlon, usually with a toddler in tow, but no matter what, every Monday night is Family Night.

The kids know that every Monday we spend time together and nothing gets in the way of it. It's our commitment to each other. We bake cookies, have lessons about the Savior, work on personal goals, go to the park, go geocaching, play board games or just go out for ice cream.

We do lots of things together. The point is that at least once a week we spend an hour or two together, just for the sake of being together, just because we love being together as a family. It's not as perfect as it may sound, with all the poking and "she's in my spot," and all the other crazy things family members do to each other when scrambling for a spot in the living room, but we try real hard. It takes effort to make sure we don't miss, but it's worth it.

I'm not sure the kids will remember all the games we played, the places we went or what we did, but I hope they always remember that we loved each other enough to dedicate one night a week to be with each other. And that we spent every Monday night together for as many Mondays as they can remember because family is everything to us, and every member of our family is important.