Hi, I'm Don

I teach computer science at a university. I'm a Mormon.

About Me

I have a wife and six children. We have 14 grandchildren (so far).

Why I am a Mormon

It feels right.

Personal Stories

Can you talk about the missions of the Church and your participation in them?

I was a missionary to Korea in the early 1970s. The work was hard. The winters were cold. But the people were wonderful. Recently I stopped in Korea en route to another destination. I spent a day in Seoul. It brought back wonderful memories. It still does.

What are you doing to help strengthen your family and make it successful?

About ten years ago my parents went on a mission to South Africa. We took that opportunity to start a family email list where we could share information about our lives each week. Every Sunday we try to write something and send it out. Most people in the family participate once every few months. It helps us keep in touch and improves my own feelings of belonging to a family that loves each other.

How I live my faith

I assist the bishop by maintaining church membership records (unpaid volunteer). I pay 10% of my income (or more) as donations to the church. I attend weekly church meetings. I work one evening each week in the Temple near my home. I read scriptures daily to grow closer to God and to improve my knowledge of the gospel.

Do Mormons practice polygamy?

Don answered...

Not any more. Several of my ancestors practiced polygamy in the 1800s. I have a picture of my great-grandfather and his two wives. But polygamy ended many years ago.
Cody answered...

We certainly do not. As a Mormon I've constantly been taught about the importance of family and how to strengthen those bonds. My mother and father exemplify the ideal of loving parents and I am so grateful for that loving bond my 5 siblings and I share with our mom and dad. Our faith does not teach, condone, accept, or defend polygamy in any way.

What is the attitude of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints regarding homosexuality and same sex marriage?

David answered...

Part of our purpose here on earth is to form eternal families. A husband and his wife possess the God-given abilities to procreate. Together they are two halves of a whole. Each possess gifts and abilities necessary to the creating and rearing of children. God has ordained it such, and any lifestyle that inhibits the progression towards forming eternal families is not in accord with God's plan and purpose for life. "Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord" (1 Corinthians 11:11)