Hi, I'm June

I'm a Mormon. I have lived all my life in Utah. I have grown up in the Mormon church. I love it.

About Me

I am a mother of eight children and a grandmother of 22. My husband and I are widowers that married 9 years ago so we have a blended family. All our children are married. My husband is an account manager for Discover Financial. I work teaching school but am planning on retiring at the end of the school year. I have my Master Degree in Instructional Design. My husband has an MBA. We both value education.

Why I am a Mormon

I was born into a Mormon family but there came a time when I was in college that I had to find out on my own if the church was true. After reading the Book of Mormon again and praying about it the spirit witnessed to me that it was true. I have had many incidences since then that confirm that God lives and is concerned about me and is pleased with my decision to belong to his church.

Personal Stories

How has your knowledge of the Plan of Happiness changed/benefited your life?

When I was about 44 my first husband died of Cancer. I was left alone with six children to raise. But because of the plan of happiness or the Plan of Salvation I knew that my husband was not gone forever and that he continues to help us as he can. My children went through the stages of grieving but I believe that because they understood the Plan of Salvation which includes the idea that there is life after death they had an easier time accepting his death and moving on in their life. It also gave us a reason to continue living the Gospel. Because we did not think of death as a curse but a natural part of life we had a desire to live the Gospel so that we could be with our Father and Husband again some day.

How I live my faith

I help others to do Family History work in my ward. My husband and I just completed a part time mission helping others to overcome addictions with the Church Addiction Recovery Program. I read my scritpures, which includes not only the Bible but the Book of Mormon, Daily and participate in Daily prayer both individually and as a couple. We attend our Ward meetings on Sunday and try to participate in learning new things each week for the Sunday School lessons. I try to talk about what I am doing with my friends so they can see how important living the gospel is to me.

Why is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints called Mormons or Mormonism?

June answered...

Mormon is a nickname for the church. It comes from the fact that our additional scripture is named the Book of Mormon after the person who compiled it from records kept by the people on the American continent from about 600 BC to 400 AD. Mormon was a prophet that lived during the last years covered by the Book of Mormon, another Testament of Jesus Christ.

Why don’t Mormons drink coffee, tea, or alcohol? What is the Mormon Church’s law of health and proper diet?

Braden Scothern answered...

We do not drink coffee, tea, alcohol, use tobacco, or illegal drugs because of a commandment known as the Word of Wisdom.

The Word of Wisdom was a commandment revealed to the prophet Joseph Smith in 1833. It tells us the importance of keeping care of our bodies because they are temples. (1 Corinthians 3:16-17)

We know that while from the outside it may seem restrictive it really gives us freedom it blesses us physically and spiritually. The things that we are counseled to stay away from in this law from our loving Heavenly Father help us keep our agency. When you are addicted to something you have given up some of your agency, it controls you. Satan tries to use addictive things to bind us down so we cannot focus on our relationships with the Lord.

In addition to us keeping our agency we are promised these things in the Word of Wisdom: "all saints who remember to keep and do these sayings, walking in obedience to the commandments... shall find wisdom and great treasures of knowledge, even hidden treasures... And I, the Lord, give unto them a promise, that the destroying angel shall pass by them, as the children of Israel, and not slay them. Amen." (D&C 89:18-21

So those who keep the commandment are able to be in tune with the Holy Ghost more. That is a great blessing because it is the Spirit that helps us stay on the path to eternal life and teaches us all spiritual truths.