Hi, I'm Christopher

I'm a Member of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints.

About Me

I am one of seven kids. I have three older sisters and three younger sisters. I am a Canadian, so yes i watch hockey. I love music and I love to sing at any chance I get. My favorite animal is cows and I love the country. And I am currently serving Christ as a missionary for The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints.

Why I am a Mormon

I am a Mormon because I love my Heavenly Father, and I know the scriptures are the true words of Christ. I was born into a Mormon family but we did not go to church from the time I was 7 until I was 14. At that time is when my family decided to go back to church. That is when I had to find out for myself if I wanted to or not. I had the Missionaries come to my house to teach me the lessons and about Christ. I began to read the Book Of Mormon and they asked me to pray about what I read. That is when it was confirmed to me that the Book Of Mormon are the true words of Christ. I know those feelings and the confirmation came from the Spirit and I had a great feeling of joy about being baptized. Since that time seven years ago, I have been greatly blessed by the Lord everyday. I love my family very much and want to be with them for more than this life, that is why I am a Mormon.

How I live my faith

The most important way that I live my faith is being as close to my Heavenly Father and His Son Jesus Christ, with prayer. I love to go to church and be taught by my Brothers and Sisters on Sundays. And I even get the chance to teach others about Christ and His love for us. As I live my faith, my faith is strengthen in Christ and so does the joy that I receive from Him.

What is the priesthood?

Christopher answered...

The priesthood is the power and authority of Jesus Christ on the earth. The power He used in his life on this earth to heal the sick and teach the people.
Ethan answered...

I like to approach questions by looking at the words of things

"priest" has reference to either the concept of one who leads, one who is elder, or one who is holy I like to remember that the words 'holy' and 'whole' are linked by a common ancestry. When something is 'holy' it's essentially saying that it's complete, that it's healthy..

And "-hood" makes reference to the state of being, and not just any state of being but a state of being that's worthy or correct for it's placement. That is, that it's done properly.

So one could say the priesthood is leadership or a point of reference that's completely suited to the position in which it's been placed.

Another way to look at it is to say it's God's perfect order. That is, it's God's perfect arrangement.

In our Church we often give a definition of priesthood as being "the authority to act in God's name" and that's exactly what it means to be a part of God's perfect order. If God commands something to be done by you, and you do it, then you are acting under, and with that portion of God's authority that he's permitted you to exercise within his perfect order.

Just as with any instance where someone tries to act in the name of someone else there are bound to be those who try and do so falsely. That's why God has things ordered in such a way that one can know for certain if someone has His God's authority, or not.

What do Mormons believe about family?

Bradley. answered...

The family is a key component to support us in God's plan for gaining immortality and eternal life. All of God's children (all the inhabitants that lived, are living, and will live on Earth) are inseperably connected to each other, both (physically) by our Earthly families and (spiritually) by our Heavenly Father.

Families help us to understand our divine heritage. In this, life takes on purpose and meaning. Our immortal spirits were created by our Heavenly Father before Earthly existance, and we are directly connected to Him in this way. As a spiritual family, our collective purpose on Earth is to follow the commandments of God that lead us to live in heaven with Him again.

Our spirits need to progress, learn, and grow. In order to achieve that, Earthly existance was created as our test. Our Heavenly Father knew that being exposed to opposing forces on Earth was the only way for us to gain knowledge and wisdom.

However, we will not always choose righteousness, and so our Savior, Jesus Christ, is that great mediator to pay the debt of our mistakes. He is the only way by which we can be saved from our sins and transgressions. He is the ultimate example by which direction we need to live our lives. With the support of our earthly kin, we can learn from each other, serve each other, and strengthen our mortal weaknesses by being disciples of Christ. Our families are a gift from God, and we can be together forever.