Hi, I'm Wendy

I love to read. I've read Pride and Prejudice at least 20 times! I'm a Mormon.

About Me

I'm a 53 year old wife and mother of five who is an empty nester after 34 years of having children at home. I taught a religion class to high school students each morning before school (5:45am!) for 13 years. I work part time from my home. I live near the beach, and one of my favorite things to do is ride my bike to the beach, and search the shore for shark's teeth. I have a knack for organizing things and plan to start a small business doing just that.

Why I am a Mormon

In 1971, during the summer that I was 13, my family went on a boating vacation to Flaming Gorge, Utah. While we were camping there, my father had to be rushed 70 miles to the hospital. He was recovering in the hospital, and one of the doctors caring for my father suggested that since we had to take it easy on our return trip to Southern California, we should stop at the Visitors Center at Temple Square in Salt Lake City. We took his advice. We toured the grounds there and requested that missionaries come to our home and teach us more. My mother, brother and myself were baptized that November. My father was baptized the following year. Thanks to that kind doctor, whose name I do not know, my parents, my brother and his children and grandchildren, and I and my husband and children all are blessed by the gospel of Jesus Christ.

How I live my faith

I currently teach an adult Sunday School class, a Temple Preparation class, and assist in training teachers of the youth. As with all things related to serving in the church, the biggest recipient of blessings is the server. I have grown to love the Savior so much as a result of years of serious study of the scriptures. I know the scriptures are true, not fables or fairy tales. I know that the scriptures are woven together in a tapestry so beautiful, Heavenly Father must have had his hand at the loom.

What is faith?

Wendy answered...

Faith is so much more than simply believing. I believe I can lose weight if I eat less and exercise more. But unless I put that belief into action, it isn't going to get me any closer to my goals. Faith is putting one's beliefs into action. Faith is shown when my behavior reflects my belief. When I put forth my very best effort, even though I don't know how to accomplish the task given to me, and feel I lack the knowledge or talent to succeed. Faith in Jesus Christ is the motivating factor in my life. I know that when I choose to act according to his commandments, he gives me the ability to do more than I can on my own. Faith enriches my life and gives roots to my actions.
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Zen answered...

Of all the definitions of faith I have read or heard, I add the simplest and most complete to me, which is the Love of Christ. I cannot think of a better way to describe faith. Love of Christ is the substance of hope in something evident we can not see with earthly eyes. It is the faith in Christ or the love of Christ that enabled Able to make a more perfect sacrifice (Hebrews 11:4). That love is why we believe in Christ, it is why we have grace, it is why we have works, it is why we have belief, it is why we have hope, it is why we have charity, it is the very essence of faith, and faith is the very essence of the Love of Christ

Perfect knowledge is worthless without faith. For instance, most of us have perfect knowledge that applying a pointed pencil to paper will cause a mark. That knowledge will not make a mark if we do not exercise the elements of faith called works (picking up the pencil, applying it to the paper, and making a mark), belief (that doing so will make a mark), and hope (that it actually will make a mark). It is my desire that you would exercise works to find out about Christ and study Him, that you would believe on His words and His life and His sacrifice, and that you would hope that He would have an effect in your life. If you exercise this faith, you will truly come unto Him.

What are some things that tell to you there is a God?

Scott answered...

Everything in nature tells me that there is a God. The universe is so ordered, so perfectly in harmony. If you really study our wonderful little planet, you'll learn that it is so amazingly unique to be able to sustain life, that there is just no way the earth and its inhabitants were merely created by chance.
The most important reason I know there is a God, though, is because I have felt his presence in my life. Through prayer, I have built a relationship with him, and as such, I love him and know that he loves me.