Hi, I'm Theron

I'm a Mormon.

About Me

I am married and the father of two children, a son and a daughter and grandfather of seven grandchildren. They are my pride and joy and living together as an eternal family is vitally important to me. I enjoy growing a large vegetable garden and raising livestock. I have made a living as a farmer, laborer and manager. I find helping people to make positive changes in their lives to be very rewarding and look for opportunities to be of service. I enjoy being of service in the church.

Why I am a Mormon

I was born into the church of pioneer stock and raised in a large family. Many of my ancestors walked across the plains and one came across the pacific from New Zealand. The church was very important to them as well as to my parents and they passed that on to me by their teaching but more importantly by their example. They taught us to pray, talked a lot about the importance and benefits of prayer and the most vivid memory I have of my father was when I was attending college and we were looking at and considering purchasing a piece of farm equipment. My mother and I looked at it with him and then walked away. When I turned around I saw my father kneeling beside the machine praying about it. There is no greater teacher than a living example. My parents and other anscestors practiced their religion and passed that on to their posterity. From an early age I have put those teachings into practice and find them to be true teachings and the way to true happiness and peace. In particular that God lives and loves his children and that Jesus Christ is the Savior of the world, but more importantly, He is my personal Savior who knows me and cares about me.

Personal Stories

What blessings have come through your faith in Jesus Christ?

By trying to have the faith to follow Jesus Christ I have found myself in many situations that I would avoid otherwise because they are generally uncomfortable situations that require me to go beyond what I am comfortable with. But in the end I find that I have learned much from the experiences, in particular, how much Heavenly Father and Jesus love me and desire to bless me. They provide me with physical and spiritual strength to see it through and I find that my prayers are answered in ways that I would never have imagined or thought possible. Through exercising faith in Jesus Christ, I feel his love and know that he is truly mindful of me and my problems and wants to bless me. I know beyond doubt that he does love and bless me because of these experiences.

How I live my faith

I believe priesthood leaders are called of God and when called to serve in the church it is a call from the Lord. I have never been disappointed in accepting a call from the Lord. I have found the most challenging callings to be the most rewarding, for example, teaching 10 to 12, 6 and 7 year olds for an hour every Sunday and keeping them engaged and focused for another hour after that. I later found that leading their parents and trying to keep them on the right path was even more challenging. By far, the most challenging and most rewarding calling is that of being a father and grandfather. There is nothing I want more than to see my children and grandchildren grow with a testimony of Jesus Christ and to follow his example and to reflect that light to the rest of the world. To that end I want to show them how to live and make correct choices so that they can experience the joy an contentment that I feel, and following Jesus Christ is the way to achieve it.

What is the priesthood?

Theron answered...

The priesthood is one of the great blessings of discipleship. It holds the key to the knowledge of God. A worthy priesthood holder is entitled to recieve the knowledge neccesary to carry on the work he has been called to do. The Lord has promised it and he does keep his promises.
Ethan answered...

I like to approach questions by looking at the words of things

"priest" has reference to either the concept of one who leads, one who is elder, or one who is holy I like to remember that the words 'holy' and 'whole' are linked by a common ancestry. When something is 'holy' it's essentially saying that it's complete, that it's healthy..

And "-hood" makes reference to the state of being, and not just any state of being but a state of being that's worthy or correct for it's placement. That is, that it's done properly.

So one could say the priesthood is leadership or a point of reference that's completely suited to the position in which it's been placed.

Another way to look at it is to say it's God's perfect order. That is, it's God's perfect arrangement.

In our Church we often give a definition of priesthood as being "the authority to act in God's name" and that's exactly what it means to be a part of God's perfect order. If God commands something to be done by you, and you do it, then you are acting under, and with that portion of God's authority that he's permitted you to exercise within his perfect order.

Just as with any instance where someone tries to act in the name of someone else there are bound to be those who try and do so falsely. That's why God has things ordered in such a way that one can know for certain if someone has His God's authority, or not.

Are there restrictions based on race or color concerning who can join The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and have the priesthood?

Jeff answered...

Of course not! It really doesn't matter where you are from or what color your skin is. The only things that matter are the content of your character. If you are worth to be baptized and live the gospel according to it's principles, then you are worthy to be a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Official Declaration 2, found in the Doctrine and Covenants, states "Every faithful, worthy man in the Church may receive the holy priesthood, with power to exercise its divine authority, and enjoy with his loved ones every blessing that flows therefrom, including the blessings of the temple. Accordingly, all worthy male members of the Church may be ordained to the priesthood without regard for race or color.” As long as you are worthy, you can be any nationality.