Hi, I'm Katey

I'm a fitness instructor, wannabe athlete, a mom and a work in progress. I'm a Mormon.

About Me

My husband and I live with our little girl in California. He is the love of my life and beyond. We are both nerds and dabble in various hobbies. We love to be active and we love to try new things. Above all, we like to try new foods and spices. That's one of the many reasons why I teach fitness classes. We love food!

Since we've been married, we have met several challenges together. These challenges have taught us to unite ourselves in our marriage and in faith.

Why I am a Mormon

I've always known that this is the True Church. But, like everyone, I struggle. Life is not meant to be without hardship. Whether I was met by illness, loss, disappointment or consequences of bad choices, I felt encouraged to draw near to my Heavenly Father through the scriptures or the words of the Prophet. These words help me. They guide me. And through them, God makes me better.

Personal Stories

How can your talents and gifts bless others?

Believe it or not, I'm a very shy person. That being said, I'm also very musically talented. I've always had a hard time sharing my talents. After many years, I realized that my talents are gifts from God and I should share them. I can't say that this is the end of the story because I'm constantly working on it. But when I remember that God has given me abilities, it makes it easier for me to share them.

How I live my faith

I look for ways to serve people around me. Those people include my family. Serving others helps me be unselfish. It brings me closer to my God.

I've also become less shy in telling people that I am a Mormon. My friends remember my standards and I hope that I can serve as a good example.

What are Mormon Temples used for?

Katey answered...

We refer to the Temple as the "House of the Lord". They are holy places where we go to worship God and learn. Only worthy members of the Church are permitted inside the temple after much preparation. With that understanding, each person who attends the temple is given certain responsibilities. If one is not ready for those obligations, they may disregard sacred things.
The temple is different from our regular chapels because the worship services are different. Some of the work includes binding families together forever. It is a great blessing to go to the temple. It helps me refocus my life on what is important.
Corey answered...

A temple is a house of the Lord, a place where we may worship our Heavenly Father and feel of His presence. It is a sacred place where no unclean thing can enter. Because of the importance and sacredness of the temple, a temple recommend is required and is received based on individual worthiness within the church in order to enter its holy walls.

The temple is where I go to find answers, to find peace, and to feel the Spirit. We are encouraged to go as often as possible and to attend seeking Spiritual guidance. Inside we perform sacred ordinances for ourselves and more often for others, those who are deceased. God requires that all to make covenants in order to return to His presence and many died without the opportunity to make these covenants. In the temple we perform the ordinances for them in their name giving them the opportunity to reject or accept the ordinance and thus enter into the presence of the Father. The temple is a very sacred and holy place.

What is the Mormon lifestyle like? How do Mormons live?

Serge answered...

Family is everything to us. Our family spends lots of our free time together because we like each other. Life gets crazy with teenagers, dance practice, after school academic decathlon, usually with a toddler in tow, but no matter what, every Monday night is Family Night.

The kids know that every Monday we spend time together and nothing gets in the way of it. It's our commitment to each other. We bake cookies, have lessons about the Savior, work on personal goals, go to the park, go geocaching, play board games or just go out for ice cream.

We do lots of things together. The point is that at least once a week we spend an hour or two together, just for the sake of being together, just because we love being together as a family. It's not as perfect as it may sound, with all the poking and "she's in my spot," and all the other crazy things family members do to each other when scrambling for a spot in the living room, but we try real hard. It takes effort to make sure we don't miss, but it's worth it.

I'm not sure the kids will remember all the games we played, the places we went or what we did, but I hope they always remember that we loved each other enough to dedicate one night a week to be with each other. And that we spent every Monday night together for as many Mondays as they can remember because family is everything to us, and every member of our family is important.