Hi, I'm Janet

I'm a wife, a mom, a tomboy, I have depression, and I'm Mormon.

About Me

I was first married in the temple in 1996 and was blessed with three daughters. We were divorced in 2001 and I remarried a wonderful man who is not a member of the LDS church in 2006. We have one beautiful daughter, bringing the total of girls in our life to four~!
At age 25 I was diagnosed with a chemical imbalance which has mostly meant depression for me, from age 13 to 34. This year after a preisthood blessing from my Father, I was able to overcome the majority of my depression. It gave me the motivation, the inspiration and the power to choose happiness. It is so exciting to finally love life !
I have struggled in my testimony and activity in the church as a result of the depression and I have had to learn to accept accountability for mistakes I had previously blamed on others. Learning to do this has brought me a great sense of empowerment and freedom through Christ.
I love spending time with my husband and children in nature, whether hiking or mountain biking. I like shooting hoops, composing music and poetry,and I really enjoy construction.
I love being a mom. I am passionate about seeing my children create, explore, and flourish.
I am dedicated to helping my children learn that God loves them and will listen to and answer them.

Why I am a Mormon

I have attended many faith congregations in my search for truth.While I felt a portion of the spirit of God in many of these places, I never felt it so fully and powerfully as I did in the Mormon congregations.
I love the inclusion in the Mormon church, the music that moves me, the people that love me even with all my idiosyncracies.

Personal Stories

Please explain the part prayer plays in your life?

Prayer has kept me alive and prayer has made my life the joyful journey it is.
When I was younger and struggling with low self-worth and depression, I saw no reason to stay alive.
I engaged in extreme risk-taking behaviour.
For years my family prayed for me, I credit this with keeping me alive and I am grateful for their faith in those prayers that preserved me.
Now prayer is my anchor to help me stay anchored to the Jesus' teachings that have brought me joy.
Even though I know I will be in misery without His teachings, I am so human, and I seem to go back to my old habits unless I pray daily asking Him for strength to be a new and more wonderful person.
Unfortunately even prayer has not yet made me perfect, but I have faith that through prayer and God's power, beyond death, someday I will be.

How I live my faith

I try to see the good in everyone.
I let time stand still when someone needs me to listen.
I love others regardless of their beleifs or their perception or treatment of me.
I express my love for my Saviour through art, poetry, and service.
I volunteer in the community and in the church whenever possible.

Why is family so important to Mormons?

Janet answered...

Because we know that life continues beyond death and we want to share the love we share with our loved ones now-forever.
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Matt answered...

We believe that family relationships are the sources of life's greatest joys. We also believe that families can be together forever.

What do Mormons believe is the purpose of life?

Kylaas answered...

A lot of people asked me this question on my mission, and, on the flip side, I asked it to a lot of people as well. Many people were surprised when I read them one verse from the Book of Mormon, that being "Adam fell that men might be and men are, that they might have joy." -2 Nephi Chapter 2 Verse 25.
It's simple the purpose of life is to have joy. Now, joy is not fleeting, it doesn't depart when things get rough, it doesn't have negative consequences nor connotations, and you will never be ashamed to be found having a joyful experience. I think of it this way real joy is that which you would be excited to see the Lord join you in your happiness. If it isn't worthy to be in the Lord's presence, it's probably not real joy. Real joy comes from lasting relationships like father and son, mother and daughter, husband and wife, friends that you would stay with forever from experiences which you always look back upon with a happy memory from making promises to God and keeping them from doing that which is right in the sight of the Lord. That is what real joy is, and when you feel that type of joy, you will feel the love that the Lord has for you in that very moment.