Hi, I'm Cody

I served a mission for the LDS church. I am a student. I love making videos. I'm a Mormon.

About Me

I'm Cody. I grew up in the LDS Church in Arizona with my parents and 5 siblings. My parents are members of the LDS Church as well. I love to make videos and show them to others. I started getting into that hobby several years ago and enjoying doing that. I did track for a little bit: more specifically long-distance running. I also did a relay race in Utah and a half marathon and it helped me stay physically fit as well as continue to work towards goals. I enjoy listening to music, watching movies, and I even worked at a movie theater for a little while. I also enjoy hanging out with friends and trying to make others laugh.

Why I am a Mormon

Like mentioned earlier, I grew up in this Church since a child. This Church has brought a lot of blessings to my family and helps us stay close together. We still have problems and argue but having the Gospel in my home has helped us to look at the "eternal perspectives" of life. We have the Priesthood of God in my home and that helps us to stay true to our faith. I also know that the Gospel can help us stay out of trouble by allowing us to be around good influences. This helps us stay on the strait path back to our Heavenly Father. I get so much direction and peace by living the way I do.

How I live my faith

I love this Church and the Gospel of Jesus Christ. In the Church, we have opportunities to serve our members as well as to others not of our faith. At the moment, I am a ward missionary. That means that I work with some of the Church's full-time missionaries as well as others in our ward (congregation) to spread the Gospel. It is a great and fun way to serve. I go to a singles ward which is a congregation for young single adults. There is a very spiritual atmosphere there. Also, one Sunday a month, I teach some of the single men in our ward. It is usually a basic lesson on gospel principles (like faith, prayer, etc) but there is always something we can learn from those basic topics. I enjoy helping others and doing my part to help the Gospel move forward.

How can I know Mormonism is true?

Cody answered...

We want everyone to know if the things that we talk about are true. We know that each person can know from themselves that they are true and of God. We can know that through prayer. God asks us to pray to Him and He is all-knowing. He has promised us that if we do ask him, in Christ's name, if it is true, then He will let us know through the Holy Ghost (also known as the Holy Spirit or the Comforter). I know that promise is true because I have prayed to know if the Book or Mormon is a true book and if Joseph Smith is a prophet and God answered my prayer and confirmed it to my heart.
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Ian answered...

Live it. If you can commit to yourself and God to give all you have to discovering for yourself if the church is true through living the principles taught and asking God, in the name of Christ, to reveal the truth to you, I can give you my personal witness you will feel in your heart the comforting reassurance that you have found the truth. Moroni 10:3-5

Who was Joseph Smith?

Mike answered...

Over my lifetime, I have heard countless theories concerning Joseph Smith - his intellect, his integrity, his sanity, everything about him. Some of the stories about him being a prophet sounded convincing... but then, some of the stories of him as a criminal sounded convincing, too. Then I read about Joseph Smith's visitation by the angel Moroni. Moroni told him that his name would be "had for good and evil among all nations, kindreds, and tongues, or that it should be both good and evil spoken among all people." Well, that was certainly a true prophecy. So, it seemed, whether Joseph Smith was a prophet or not, tons of accusations and slander would be said against him anyway! That realization made me understand that only God could confirm whether or not Joseph was truly called of him. I got a strong confirmation of that truth. When others tell me that they "know the truth about the Joseph Smith," I always question their sources - it's usually a book or magazine article, possibly even by an esteemed, intellectual person. But I cannot and will not question my source of the real answer.