Hi, I'm Rachel Crane

I am a devoted wife and mother who enjoys all things living and historical reenacting with my family. I am a Mormon.

About Me

I am the mother of 3 children and the wife to a veterinarian. I grew up in a little rural town and now live in a bit bigger of a town, but with a small town feel. I work at home taking care of my family, yard, and home, although I am a high school biology teacher. I love to sew, quilt, do yard work, learn about history and living things around us, and I am a civil war reenactor. My sweet little family is the most important part of my life.

Why I am a Mormon

I grew up in a very dominant LDS town and was taught as a young girl that Jesus Christ is our Redeemer and that we should live the Golden Rule. I am thankful for the knowledge I learned as a young girl, but I did not come to my own true religious conclusions until my college years. Being out on your own makes one really figure themselves out and know what is their very own; not borrowed from parents, grandparents, or neighbors. That is what happened to me; I found out for myself that I really did love and need Jesus Christ, that I really did love and belief the Book of Mormon, that I really did know that we have a living prophet today who guides those that listen, and that I really did want to live the kind of life that would allow me to return to Him and be with my family for all eternity.

Personal Stories

What has helped develop greater harmony in your home?

One litte activity we just started when school started up again this fall is morning family prayer. I have known that we should be having it, it was just a matter of doing it. My children and I have a quick prayer together right before I take them to school. They have their backpacks on and are ready to go, but we take just a minute or two and ask for help during the day at school, at home, and for their dad at work. It starts the day out well for them after the rush of trying to get them ready for school and it sets the tone for me and the littlest one that stay home. We have seen greater harmony, longer tempers, and more patience with eachother since we started practicing morning family prayer.

How I live my faith

I live my faith by serving my children and husband in doing day to day things to help them learn and grow. I try to teach them to love one another and to live each day with Jesus in their hearts. I live my faith by being a good neighbor and by serving in my childrens' school. I live my faith by visiting and taking care of the older ladies in my neighborhood. I live my faith by visiting with the families in our neighborhood and getting to know them and what their needs may be. We have a great neighborhood with many fun get togethers where friendships are made and strengthened. I live my faith by trying to live as He would have me live.

What is faith?

Rachel Crane answered...

Faith is knowing or believing without having to know all the details, explanations, or evidence. We can have faith in God the Eternal Father and also in Jesus Christ even though we have not personally seen them. We can have faith that the Book of Mormon was truly written by ancient prohets even though we have not seen those prophets of God etching their alphabet into plates made of gold. We can have faith that if we attend church we will be blessed without knowing what those blessings might be or how they will come to us.
We can have faith by simply doing. Doing what we know we should do and having faith that it will all turn out well for us. We don't have to know everything, all the details, before we do something. We can have faith and take that first blind step to something better, and that something better can be faith in our Savior Jesus Christ and also faith in the plan God has for each of us.
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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.

How do I become a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Church)?

Taylor answered...

You definitely can learn about the Gospel of Christ (Faith, Repentence, Baptism, Receiving the Gift of the Holy Ghost, and Enduring to the End) from the missionaries and then follow the steps to apply these in your life. When you truly live the Gospel of Jesus Christ, you will do this thorugh the proper preisthood authority of God. A natural consequence is becoming a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints!