Hi, I'm Steele Kizerian

Happily married to the best person I know. Love to laugh, play games, & work hard. Ping pong & bowling champion &...I'm a Mormon.

About Me

I grew up in Southern California with my parents, two older brothers twins and younger sister. I graduated in Business Management and am currently getting my Masters in Education. Currently, I am a corps member with Teach for America and teach Kindergarten in the inner city DC Metro area and love it.

I love to read, play board games (Trouble, Sorry, Uno). I absolutely love all sports, especially soccer and volleyball. I am known to be a great ping pong and foosball player. I speak Spanish and love meeting new people from all cultures and all faiths.

Why I am a Mormon

I am a mormon because it brings me closer to Jesus Christ. He is central to God's plan and to my core faith. It is through Him that I am saved and receive strength to endure and overcome hard times. I love Christ. I am a Mormon because it makes me happy. I am filled with warmth, peace, and joy when I am at church, read the Book of Mormon, read the Bible, serve others, and keep the commandments of God. I am Mormon because there are living prophets and apostles on the earth that have authority permission from God to be His mouthpiece just as there were in the Old and New Testament times. I am a Mormon because I can be with my family forever and death is not the end. I am a Mormon because I would not be as happy and full of joy that I am/have if I were without it. Life is hard. It is not easy. Bad things happen to really good people. For that reason, I am Mormon because it gives me strength, power, and perspective

Personal Stories

Please share your feelings/testimony of the Restoration of the Gospel.

The gospel of Jesus Christ has been restored brought back to earth through the Prophet Joseph Smith. We do not worship Joseph Smith. We reverence him as we do Moses. We love him and respect him because he listened to the voice of Christ and God and was obedient to their command. It is through Joseph Smith being a true and valid prophet that we can participate in the full blessings of Christ's glorious love and atonement. We can now be baptized by those who the authority of God to do so. There is modern revelation today. I love the Bible and cherish its teachings. In addition, I love the Book of Mormon for it teaches me about Christ as well. It does not take the place of the Bible. Simply it is another testament. And to be honest, I wish there were more testaments! I would never limit myself to only one. For if there are words of Christ out there, I want to know them. I want to hear them. I want to read them. i want to feel them. The whole point of the Restoration is not on Joseph Smith or the Book of Mormon, rather on Christ and how those two things bring us closer to Him and to our dear Father in Heaven. It is true and this has changed my life forever.

How I live my faith

I live my faith one day at a time. I work with each person in my ward congregation and try to help them develop faith in Jesus Christ and follow His example. I work with the missionary efforts in our congregation. I try to reach out to those who may have "wandered" or those who are looking for answers to true, deep questions in life. I teach the gospel of Christ and strive to share it with all I come in contact with. Each day i strive to be more like Christ through daily prayer, scripture study, and acts of faith. I am not perfect, far from it. But I live what I love and that is God and my faith.

To what do you attribute the growth of the Church?

Steele Kizerian answered...

Joy in the lives of people who read the Book of Mormon and join the Church. There is peace and a filling of the void that so many people truly yearn for. Answers to all of your questions are found in the doctrines of the restored Church. People find their answers here and like how they feel. They feel closer to God and want to follow Him.
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Angela answered...

I think the Church is growing because people see that there can be a better way to live, that they don't have to be bound by the chains of addiction, pornography, dysfunction and broken homes. We know that the most important thing in this world is the family and the future of this world is found in the lives of the children and teenagers we see on the street, in our malls and schools. The best thing we can do is teach them to be honest, upright and moral citizens who can contribute to the betterment of society. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints teaches that the family is incredibly significant--so significant that God wants us to be families forever, even when we die. This is huge for many people in the world who realize that their children can really be with them forever. There is tremendous comfort in that, and I think this is why so many people are drawn to this Church. It provides hope and peace.

What are Mormon women like? Do Mormons believe in equality of men and women?

Gloria answered...

We believe that men and women are equal in importance, but different in responsibilities and roles. We are two parts of a whole. Women can bear and raise children, men provide and protect. This may seem old-fashioned, but it works! My husband is the President of a company, and I tell him that he is the President at work, and I am the President of my own little corporation at home. I support him in his challenging job, and he supports me in mine. I do believe that "the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world"! I am caring for, teaching and nurturing children who will go out in the world and fulfill their own great destinies. I feel a huge responsibility to prepare them for what they will face in the future and to make sure that they have the ability/tools to handle whatever challenges life brings them. I have the greatest and most challenging job in the world!