Hi, I'm Reachel

I'm a fashion consultant, an adoptive mom, and I'm a Mormon.

About Me

I adore any combination of travel, vegetarian cooking, modern art, French cinema, Italian opera, poetry, gardening, my husband, and my baby daughter.

During college I specialized in marketing and eventually earned in MBA. I worked in Internet Marketing for several years, but eventually decided I wanted to focus on my home and family.

I quit my job and started doing freelance fashion consulting. I work from home writing, offering fashion advice, and raising my family. I love being a wife, mother, and woman and wouldn't trade it for anything.

Why I am a Mormon

Don't get me wrong, being a Mormon can be a lot of work. But it's rewarding. I can't imagine surviving life without my faith. My parents were both converts to the church, and I am so grateful that they made the sacrifice to raise their children in the church. Because of them, I know who I am, where to go for help, and where I'm headed. I know there is a plan and that makes all the difference

Personal Stories

What is hope and what do you hope for?

Hope is the beginnings of faith. We hope when we desire to do our Heavenly Father's will. I hope to have my adoptive daughter sealed to me and my husband. After a six year battle with infertility, we received our darling daughter from a very selfless birth mother. We held her the day she was born and knew she was a part of our family. The same week she was placed with us, I was unexpectedly hospitalized and scheduled for emergency surgery to save my life. My husband was out of town and I was all alone. I was hurting and scared. All I could think about was my week old daughter. i wanted so badly to be with her and my husband. As I went under the anesthesia I prayed that I would live to see my family and be sealed to them in the temple. I knew once this ordinance had been performed, nothing could separate us, not even death. I am now healthy and happy and pregnant with a baby boy. And we are hoping for the day when our whole family can go to the temple together.

Each time I've hoped for righteous ends, my Heavenly Father has answered my desires with experiences that have grown my faith.

How I live my faith

I'm blessed to be able to serve with the teenage girls in my ward. They are so strong and such examples to me. I meet with them every Sunday and every Wednesday night. We talk about how they can develop their talents, accomplish their goals, establish their own moral standards, and one day be married in the temple for not just time but all eternity.

Why don’t women hold the priesthood in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? How do Mormon women lead in the Church?

Reachel answered...

Men and women are inherently different but complementary. Men are ordained and recieve the priesthood to do service in the name of our Heavenly Father.

Women are given the honor of motherhood. We are born to nurture and sustain our homes and children. This is a critical piece of our Heavenly Father' plan for us.

Women are able to serve and lead in many ways in the church. The organizations that serve children under twelve, teenage girls, and adult women are all led by women. We counsel with men just as wives counsel with their husbands in the home, but we are responsible for the welfare of each of the precious spirits in our care.
Cynthia answered...

Family is very important in the church for more reasons than can be explained here. Holding the priesthood is just one of these reasons. Husbands act and bless their family with their priesthood, but wives benefit and honor the priesthood through their husbands. It is a symbiotic relationship. As I have participated in the church in various activities I have come to understand my importance as a woman in the church. There cannot be one without the other.

Does The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints endorse political parties?

Emrol answered...

Members of the Church are encouraged to be actively involved in their communities. This involvement may even include political activity. The Church is made up members who hold differing political views, positions and opinions. While the Church will support any measure or position that will allow for the free practice of our religion, and the strengthening and supporting of families in general, it does not endorse any specific person involved in political activity, platform, or party.