Hi, I'm Adam

I grew up in Broomfield, Colorado. I am a university student and I'm a Mormon.

About Me

Hi, I am Adam, I am university student studying the humanities. I am preparing to become a teacher. I love to study and learn new things especially about different cultures. I lived in England for a while and loved getting to know the people there.

I like to spend time with my friends and especially love playing sports with them. I particularly like soccer and ultimate frisbee.

Why I am a Mormon

Though I grew up a Mormon, I am a Mormon now because I know that living what I have been taught has made me happy.

When I lived in England, I started wondering if what I had grown up with was true. I never questioned what I had been taught before that time. These doubts caused me to reflect a lot and seek help from God through prayer.

He answered my prayer in a talk that I listened to one day. As the speaker closed his talk, he said something that pierced my soul. He said, "When you have doubts, look to the fruits (or results) of your feelings." In that moment, I knew what I had been taught was right.

I have been so blessed by living the principles I have been taught. I am not wealthy, famous or extremely talented, but I am happy. I am happy because I have what cannot be bought or sold: peace, love, and hope.

Personal Stories

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

While I was living in England, my last surviving grandmother passed away and I was unable to attend her funeral. All my other grandparents died before I was ten so she was the only one I got to know well. I was very sad to hear she had passed away considering I had not seen her for two years.

However, I did not mourn for I knew that she was not permanently gone. I know, through the Plan of Happiness, that I will see her again. My grandmother was a special person who I loved dearly. In my visits with her before I left for England, she told me how much she missed her husband (who had died 20 years previously) and how she couldn't wait to be with him again.

Her knowledge brought a knowledge that life continues after this life and because of that, my faith has grown. I know my grandmother still lives on and I will be with her again.

How I live my faith

Though I grew up as a Mormon, I have always had close friends who do not believe what I believe.

One friend in high school did not have a belief in God and we would often discuss the topic of religion or why the Mormons would do something or not do something. We always had positive conversations and both of us would feel like we knew more about the other view.

I always try to let my friends know where I stand and why I choose to live the way I do.

What do Mormons believe happens to us after we die? What do Mormons believe about life after death?

Adam answered...

Mormons declare that death is not the end of an individual. Death is the separation of the body and the spirit. The spirit continues to live but not in a body. This is a waiting period and not the final state of the soul. Through Jesus Christ, all mankind will be resurrected, meaning that the spirit will be reunited with a perfected body. All mankind will then be immortal, never to physically die again. Those who are faithful in this life will have the opportunity to live with God, Jesus Christ and their families forever afterward.

Why do Mormons baptize their new members?

Gary T. answered...

We follow the example of Jesus Christ, who was baptized by immersion by John the Baptist. Being baptized is a symbol of faith, as it represents the burying of old sins, old ways and old habits, and taking on the name of Jesus Christ. We are "buried" in the water, which represents the environment of the past, and therefore we must be lifted up in order to survive. That lifting up represents our being lifted up by Christ, out of the past, and into the great promises and blessings of being one with Christ. When we come out of the water, we are symbolically a new person in Christ.