Hi, I'm Court

I am 21 years old. I am going to school to study music. And I am a Mormon.

About Me

I am going to Brigham Young University to get my teaching license and eventually teach band at a public high school. I am the youngest of three kids, and love spending time with my siblings and parents.

Why I am a Mormon

I was born into the church. But there came a time that I had to find out for myself if all this church stuff was true, and if it was worth following. So I studied, prayed, set off on my own for a time, and found a personal, independent testimony of Jesus Christ and the restoration of His gospel.

Personal Stories

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

When we do something good, we just feel good. Those positive emotions make us want to feel those good things more often, so we keep doing good things. It's just a snowball effect.

How I live my faith

I attend church every sunday and try to strike up 'spiritual' conversations with friends or relatives. I try and live my life right and do my best to represent Jesus Christ.

What is the Law of Chastity?

Court answered...

The Law of Chastity is a commandment that requires morality. Basically, church members agree to be sexually pure all the time, meaning that we don't participate in sexual relationships of any kind with anyone before marriage. And once we are married, we stay loyal to our spouse in thought, speech, and action.
Joseph answered...

The power to create children is very sacred. Our Father in Heaven has commanded that the sacred power and privilege of sexual relations be exercised only between a man and woman who are legally married. This is the law of chastity. It means that we must not have sexual relations before we are married, and after we are married we should have sexual relations only with our husband or wife.

Keeping the law of chastity brings safety, happiness, peace, and self-respect. It also deepens married love and protects families. Breaking this law is serious. But those who have broken it can gain forgiveness and peace through repentance and obedience.

God wants the best for you and for all of His children. Following God’s plan of reserving intimacy for marriage will help you and your family be happy.

Are all Mormons required to serve a mission?

Nick answered...

"Required" is an interesting word when it comes to faith and religion. In the Mormon Church no one is "required" to serve a mission. Church membership is not revoked for not serving a mission. In this sense, they are not required, yet serving a mission is encouraged at many stages in life and in many different capacities throughout the world.

Missionary service is a tremendous blessing, a challenge, and one of the main focuses of the faith. The life of Jesus Christ was the life of a missionary in many respects. Performing service for one another, preaching the glad message of the gospel, and increasing the faith and dedication of God's children are exemplified in Christ's life and mirrored by those in missionary service.

To dedicate a portion of one's life in service propels those who serve and those who are served into a better life. During my two year mission to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and during my two year service mission with LDS Family Services, I was greatly blessed and strengthened. (I hope those whom I served found some value in my service as well.) That strength has taught me to better navigate this life, has kept my family relations intact, and has been the method of helping others overcome their trials as well.

Spiritually speaking, I don't find value in reflecting on what my life would be like without serving a mission. Instead, I rejoice in knowing that without that time in missionary service my life would be significantly less happy and productive. In my life, serving a mission has taken on many of the characteristics of a "required" act since I can't picture myself progressing very far without having served as a missionary. While not required to be a member of the Mormon church, missionary service has been a critical and welcome part of my life and growth spirituality. I will be forever grateful that I had the opportunity to serve missions, and look forward to serving in many more.