Hi, I'm Tommy

I was raised in the church.

About Me

I am an ex football player. I played on three levels highschool, college, and semi -pro. I am now a web master and creator. I enjoy fishing and hiking with my two dogs which are both rescues. My favorite card game is canasta!!

Why I am a Mormon

I was born into the church. My mother was also born into the church and later my father converted. I have known throughout my life this is the true church for many reasons. The most simple to explain is everything makes sense to me. No matter how far i fell away from the church I never denied my faith, I just stopped following the teachings. A big testimony and spiritual booster for me as a teen was youth conference, and as an adult many times its general conference. I feel protected when i say my daily prayers and read my scriptures and a lack of strength when i dont each morning. Ive also had personal revelation and have been blessed greatly. I enjoy the service i get to give in the church the most.

Personal Stories

How has attending Church services helped you?

I was once stray from the gospel. Involved in many wrongful and unlawful acts, that left my family in despair and me incarcirated. I left that life behind and started attending church regularly. My heart was put to ease, my head cleared, my spirit uplifted. It was what I was missing. I started to put on the lords armor slowly. Attending church, taking a calling, and doing my home teaching. I get to renew my covenants with the Lord each Sunday as I partake of the sacrament. What a blessing to be a member of the Lords church.

How I live my faith

I have recently been called to be a ward missionary. I never when on a typical 2 year away from home missionary calling for personal reasons, but now i get to serve one on a local community based effort. I knew I was gonna get this calling. I also get to teach class every 2nd Sunday in church. I enjoy preparing lessons and learning as well as teaching. Service projects are very fun and recently it involved painting a pumpkin on a large rock.

What is faith?

Tommy answered...

Believing in something you cant always see or hear.
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 is done with the tithing that Mormons pay?

April answered...

Tithing is paid in faith. I know these funds will not be misused. I pay tithing because it is a commandment, and because I love God and want to give Him back a small porion of what He has given me, to futher build up His church. These funds go to build and maintain church buildings and temples and other like expenses. Our clergy is not paid. There is no collection plate. We simply pay our tithing, our fast offerings, we share what we have gladly. This is God's way. For this is God's church.