Hi, I'm Beverly

I am a newlywed Nursing student. I love my family and my crazy life. I'm a Mormon.

About Me

I grew up in Idaho, but currently live with my husband and our crazy kitten Charlie in Georgia. I am thankful every day for my beautiful eternal family. My husband and I met while he was serving his mission in Georgia. He is from Utah and his family still lives there. My family lives in our town, and I don't know what I would do without them. I'm a college student that just recently decided what I wanted to do with my life. I am a Nursing major, and hope to dedicate my life to loving and helping people.

I am headed towards being the first person in my family that has graduated from college. I am a strong and motivated Latino woman. My mom's side of the family is from Honduras, and I am very involved in the latin american culture.

I am a violinist and love to express myself through singing in the shower, and most of all....car karaoke! :-)

Why I am a Mormon

I am a Mormon because no other religions have ever made sense to me. I was born into the church and baptized at the age of 9 years old. When I was 12 years old my family moved from Idaho to Georgia and we all fell away from the church. For some reason, however, we maintained the gospel in our hearts, knowing that some day we would find our way again. I grew up in the church, but I had made the decision to fall away from it. I was making wrong choices throughout middle school and high school. It's not something that I'm proud of, but it's something that I know had to happen.

There came a point in my life, in September 2007, where I felt the Holy Ghost acknowledge me and my mistakes, but yet I felt the chastising presence that came with it. I knew I had to make a change in my life....something had been missing all those years. I stopped all of my bad behaviors, and I focused on making myself feel worthy of being able to feel the holy ghost's presence in my life. I aligned my life with the path the the Lord would have me take and I began to focus my attention on strengthening my family relationships.

Unfortunately, there also came a point a few months later, where my mindset decided I was not good enough to come back to the Mormon church. I was miserable and felt as though my actions did not matter. I decided I was done with changing for the better and that it had been nice while it lasted. That's when I received a hefty reminder that changed not only mine, but my family's life completely.

You see, we lost a very special member of our family. My cousin Michael had passed away. Mikey and I had grown up together and had recently started to become very close to one another. We were e-mailing and chatting, as well as calling each other. Mikey had been a very strong member of the church, and he was encouraging me to go back to my roots. Mike would end our phone calls by saying "Go to church!" and I would say "Eat your veggies!' ..which he hated, so it always made us laugh and relieved my tension about his request. I really loved those phone calls. His boisterous laugh always made me remember that in times of need I could think of him and smile. Well, I'm not sure why but Mike felt that his journey on this earth was done and on December 3rd, 2007 he shot and killed himself. He did not leave a note behind or anything...and for a long time, I was so angry. I hated him for quitting on us, for quitting on me...but something he had said stuck out in my head at those times. He had been joking with me on the phone and I was getting agitated with him...so he laughed it off and said "Hey! You're stuck with me for eternity!". At the time of that conversation I didn't pay much attention to what he had said. But in the deepest darkest of grieving moments I remembered and knew what I had to do. I had to turn my life to God, to church...and find out what he meant. I promised myself and him that I would return to church so that I could understand what eternity meant. During his funeral, I pressed a note into his suit pocket and made it official. I have never felt that sort of peace rush over me! It was so intense that I could not speak. I went up to his casket and held his hand for an instant, making my own hand as cold as his. Well, this sort of scared me...but the fact that my hand did not return to its normal temperature until after the internment ceremony testified to me that he was with me, and that my decision was the right one. I know that one day I'll see him again, and we will joke like we used to. I know that any remaining questions about his passing will be answered then and that our love for each other will surpass any anger I may feel. He will be there with me....and he will be one of the reasons my heaven will be paradise to me. The Lord knows who I am, and He knew exactly what I needed during my times of sadness and grief. I am a Mormon because my family means everything to me, and knowing that we can be together forever is my favorite part of the gospel.

I know my Father in Heaven has a plan for me and my loved ones. I trust in Him fully and completely. I know that my purpose in life will be fulfilled if I focus on the gospel. There is nothing I love more. I know that Jesus Christ is my Savior, and he sacrificed his life so that I may have eternal life with my family. I know that if you are seeking answers, this gospel has them.

Personal Stories

Why/How do you share the gospel with your friends?

The truth is, it's hard. The gospel is extremely sacred to me so oftentimes I feel like anything that I say is simply not enough to explain the magnitude and glorious nature of the gospel.

My friends, and especially my coworkers, often see my behavior and ask questions. Things like "Why don't you drink alcohol?" and "How come you avoid working on Sundays?" come up in conversation and it gives me the opportunity to explain why I live my life with Mormon standards.

I just want you to know that sometimes, it is as hard to answer questions, as it is to ask them. However, truth will always manifest itself, no matter what.

How I live my faith

Right now, I live my faith my keeping my covenants with the Lord and making sure my family is focused on the gospel. I make sure my husband and I do everything we can to open our relationship to the Lord.

We are nothing without Him.

Can a husband and wife be together forever? Do Mormons believe that families will live together in heaven?

Beverly answered...

Absolutely! A man and woman, if joined by the proper authority, can be together forever. The beauty of this life is that you never have to leave your loved ones. You truly don't. I know this by experience. You see, my husband and I were sealed in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple and in our promises (or covenants) to ourselves and to Heavenly Father we were able to be sealed together as a family unit for "time and all eternity".

Our sealing together builds a foundation for our future children. As our children are born they will be born under our covenant, and therefore sealed to us for time and all eternity as well. Our family will be a forever family, so long as we keep the many covenants we have made with the Lord.
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Amanda answered...

YES!!! This is one of my favorite parts of the gospel. I believe that my family will live together in heaven. I will know my family as my family members. My husband is my husband for now and for all eternity. My children are my children here on earth and for all eternity. I know that if something happened to one of us that I will see them again. I love this about the church. Before joining, I always had a question about this concept and when taking the discussions from the missionaries this came up. Makes me love the church more and more.

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

Joshua answered...

I am sexually attracted to other males. For awhile, I struggled with how a loving Heavenly Father could allow for me to be attracted to other males, and then ask me to abstain from same-sex relationships. However, as I have tried to deal with my attractions in a Christ-like manner, I have found that He really does love me. I have grown so much spiritually as I have learned to deal with my same-sex attractions. I now understand that everyone has challenges in this life. I am no different.

The Church has a high standard on morality. The only sexual relationships that are permitted are between a man and his wife. This may prove difficult for both people with same-sex and opposite-sex attractions. However, I believe that by obeying this law, we can gain greater peace and happiness. God does know what is best for us, and He gave us this law to bless us.

Same-sex marriage distorts what marriage is all about. It is based on the lie that because you are attracted to the same sex, you need to be in a same-sex relationship in order to be "true to yourself". Many members of the Church can testify that this is not true. Some have found peace and joy in celibacy, and others gone on to have faithful and fulfilling marriages. For a long time, I thought I couldn't get married, but the Lord has blessed me to develop a sexual attraction to a beautiful woman and we have a wonderful marriage.