Hi, I'm Jon

I grew up on Native American Reservations. I teach High School Math. I am a Mormon.

About Me

I love to help others and provide service. I felt the best way to do that would be as a teacher. My time is mostly spent contemplating how I can best help my students. I have a strong interest in missionary work and seek for opportunities to share my testimony at church, to my neighbors, and others.

Why I am a Mormon

There are many reasons I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I felt a strong positive energy, what must be the Spirit, immediately after being baptized. I have received blessings of healing fulfilled as a youth. I feel the Spirit whenever I enter one of its chapels or dedicated buildings and spend much time there often in the empty rooms, feeling the Spirit, thanking Him for his many blessings and expressing the righteous desires of my heart through prayer. I know that Joseph Smith is a prophet of God and the Book of Mormon is true, the Spirit whispers this to me and tells me it is true.

How I live my faith

My faith is the driving force in all that I do and say. I live my faith by striving to follow God's counsel. I listen to His counsel through living prophets, scriptures, and other means. For example, I love to go to the temple to listen and obey.

I am so thankful to be able to teach the 8-11 year old youth at my Church and faithfully strive to provide positive learning experiences for them.

Do Mormons practice polygamy?

Jon answered...

No, Mormons do not practice polygamy and discontinued the practice over a century ago. Yet, whenever I discuss my faith, often the first question asked is, "how many wives do you have?" It is important to know that the religious groups that currently practice polygamy, as often seen on the news, have no affiliation with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Even though some of these groups may claim otherwise.
Aaron! answered...

Nope. That ended over a hundred years ago.

What are some of the ways that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints helps those around the world?

Liz answered...

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints provides humanitarian service in many different ways. For instance, members living in Salt Lake City give of their time to assemble hygiene kits and relief kits to help those who have been the recent victims of natural disasters. These kits, along with food, first aid, and other necessities are rushed to the scenes of disaster all over the world. The Church works with communities that do not have sources of clean water to help them establish disease-free water sources, as well as teaching them principles of hygiene and maintenance that will keep their water clean. The Church has organized a training program to teach neonatal resuscitation to medical professionals all over the world, thus helping to prevent many unnecessary newborn deaths. The Church provides training, equipment, and supplies to eye care professionals and clinics in many poorer countries to help them prevent unnecessary blindness. The Church has an immunization program that helps to get much needed vaccines to children worldwide who might otherwise die of preventable diseases. There is another program run by The Church that helps to teach those in third world countries how to grow and preserve the food they need to be able to feed their families. Because we in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believe that all people are brothers and sisters, we seek to help those in need regardless of their location, ethnicity, and/or religious beliefs.