Hi, I'm Dyany

I'm a student, a housewife, an aspiring writer, I suffer from chronic depression. I'm a Mormon.

About Me

I have a bachelor's degree in psychology and am working on another bachelor's in writing. I cannot have children and I suffer from depression. But my life is very blessed through the church.

Why I am a Mormon

I come from a long line of Mormons, which is how I was introduced to the church. But I am a Mormon because I know it's true. I've read the Book of Mormon, I've tried its principles, I've prayed about it and I know it's true. I have a place to belong, even though I can't have kids, and I have a reason to be happy even though my brain isn't wired right and it tells me I should be sad. The gospel helps me overcome my depression and gives me a reason to keep going.

Personal Stories

Why do Mormons do family history or genealogy work?

Everyone is important to the Lord. EVERYONE. Including people who have died without the gospel. We do genealogy to find our ancestors, we do family history to find out who they really are, and we do temple work so they can have the opportunity to have the fullness of the gospel and be with their families (including us) forever. My name comes from my genealogy, England around the 1600s, and I feel a closeness to my ancestors because of the work that has been done. It's nice to know where you come from.

How I live my faith

I teach older nursery (2-3 year olds) in my ward and I love it! It's amazing to see how much the children love the Lord and how much they grow and learn in the year they are in my class.

Do you really believe there is a prophet like Moses alive today?

Rhodes answered...

I don't know of anyone that compares to Moses in individual character, but I have heard of many men with faith just as Moses's. Take a look at the words of the Prophets that have previously been chief-apostle of this church, their wonderful biographies and their 'good fruits.' These are men with such faith in God that they are willing to fully devote all their time and effort to proclaim His gospel, and to labor as his servants in this work.

God is the same yesterday, today and forever. God loved his children enough in the past to give them a prophet to guide them throughout their journey's. Would God love us less in these days when the journey's are so much more difficult? My answer I really Do believe that God loves us the same today, that there really is a prophet today who receives revelation from God to guide us throughout our struggles. And what a blessing this is!
Justin answered...

Believing in Christ is believing in his perfection. Being perfect he will always do what is in the best interests of his people. In times past man has needed the assistance of great men to help them in their journey home. That need has never changed. In fact, there has never been a greater need of a prophet to guide the people than there is right now.

What is the Mormon lifestyle like? How do Mormons live?

Serge answered...

Family is everything to us. Our family spends lots of our free time together because we like each other. Life gets crazy with teenagers, dance practice, after school academic decathlon, usually with a toddler in tow, but no matter what, every Monday night is Family Night.

The kids know that every Monday we spend time together and nothing gets in the way of it. It's our commitment to each other. We bake cookies, have lessons about the Savior, work on personal goals, go to the park, go geocaching, play board games or just go out for ice cream.

We do lots of things together. The point is that at least once a week we spend an hour or two together, just for the sake of being together, just because we love being together as a family. It's not as perfect as it may sound, with all the poking and "she's in my spot," and all the other crazy things family members do to each other when scrambling for a spot in the living room, but we try real hard. It takes effort to make sure we don't miss, but it's worth it.

I'm not sure the kids will remember all the games we played, the places we went or what we did, but I hope they always remember that we loved each other enough to dedicate one night a week to be with each other. And that we spent every Monday night together for as many Mondays as they can remember because family is everything to us, and every member of our family is important.