Hi, I'm Alex

I am a Mormon. I love my family.

About Me

I write software for a living and have a small family with two kids. I enjoy spending time with my family and learning new things. I also like cooking (and the fruits of cooking, e.g., the food!).

Why I am a Mormon

I was originally a Mormon because I was raised that way. I was born into the Church. Growing up in the Church does not mean you don't have to be converted, EVERYONE needs to be converted. My testimony has grown over time by seeing the blessings that come from following the commandments and from asking in faith to know if the Gospel is true.

Personal Stories

Why do Mormons go on missions?

Originally when I was mission age, I didn't want to go on a mission. My first year at college changed all that. I had the experience to teach one of my roommates about the Gospel and to tell him about some of the things that I had learned growing up. Having the opportunity to share what I had been taught really changed how I viewed a mission. I turned in my papers and received a call to serve. While in the MTC I had some medical issues that made it so I couldn't complete my mission, but I know that it was the correct decision to accept the call and go forth and do what the Lord needed me to do.

How I live my faith

I live my faith by not being afraid to be "peculiar." The Lord says that His people will be a peculiar people, we don't fit in with what the world might approve of, we follow the teachings of Jesus Christ and that is why we are peculiar.

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

Alex answered...

Many people wonder if we feel like we're missing out by not doing things like drinking alcohol, or watching inappropriate movies and what not. I don't feel that way at all. I've seen people caught up in those things and I feel much more free than they were. In those occasions where I am at a work party or something where there is alcohol served, many times the people who know I am Mormon will tell others that I don't drink in an almost boasting way. They think it's really cool that people are willing to give up certain things in order to be closer to God. My lifestyle is very family centric. I spend a lot of time with my family, working around the house, playing games, working in the yard. Many of the things that people who are not Mormons do.
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.

What do Mormons believe about the Bible? Do they regard it as Holy Scripture and the word of God?

Jonathan Richardson answered...

We believe that the Bible is the word of God, given through his Apostles and Prophets in the days of old. Through generations the bible has been translated time and time again, and now it stands with some of the simple truths of Christs teachings being either removed or complicated. That is why there are so many different views on what the scriptures teach, and so many churchs created for those views. We believe that God has restored those simple truths and clarified the complicated view through the Book of Mormon which is a record of the ancient inhabitants of the Americas.