Hi, I'm Emily

I am an average everyday person with strong convictions. I haven't done anything the world would consider amazing. I'm a Mormon.

About Me

I am a wife and mom. I graduated college with a bachelors degree in Exercise and Sports Science. I love to be outdoors, especially around water; waterskiing, wakeboarding, etc. Other hobbies include trying different crafts, hiking, exploring, and learning new things.

Why I am a Mormon

I was born into a family that has great mormon pioneer heritage; quite a few of my ancestors traveled through the plains to the Salt Lake valley. I was taught from birth about the gospel from family, especially parents and grandparents. I chose to be baptized at age 8. In my late teens, after some difficult choices, I began to remember what it felt like when I followed God's commandments compared to when I didn't. Since that time, I have committed to doing what the Lord would have me do because that is when I am the happiest and that is when life doesn't seem overwhelming. Being a Mormon has helped me know what I should be doing and helped me control my life instead of letting my life control me.

Personal Stories

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

Knowledge of the Plan of Happiness has been a great comfort in my life. I didn't realize how important is was until I was attending the funeral of a cousin. My aunt had been divorced and remarried. Her second husband is another religion. They were blessed to have a daugther but this baby was born with a condition called Trisomy 18 an extra 18th chromosome that causes problems with the development of major organs. She wasn't supposed to be born according the the doctors. She wasn't supposed to live one day but she lived to be 8 years old although never surpassing the development of a 9 month old. It was at her funeral I realized how and why the Plan of Happiness helped me. The family of my aunt's husband, who all share his same beliefs, were extremely sad and almost inconsolable. On the other hand, my family who has an understanding of the Plan, was sad that my cousin had to die so young but we understood that it was her time to continue on in the Plan. We also knew that we would see her again some day. It made it so that although we missed her dearly we could continue on and remember the good times and look forward to our meeting again.

How has the Book of Mormon brought you closer to God?

I don't understand exactly how or why but when I read the Book of Mormon daily I have an easier time obeying the commandments. I feel like I am able to control my temper better, that I am more patient, and generally in a better mood. I have less road rage even, which is hard to believe sometimes. There is something in the words or the feelings from the words that make the little things seem little and less bothersome. It helps me keep my priorities in place. Although I don't understand the details I do know that when I read the Book of Mormon, God sends the Holy Ghost to testify of the truth and provide me with the help I need.

How I live my faith

I served an LDS mission in Ecuador where I taught the people there about the Mormon church but I also served them by helping build community resources. Currently in the LDS church, I work with children from toddlers up to age 12. I love teaching them about all of God's creations and how we know God and Jesus love each and everyone of us. I love helping them understand that being obedient to God's commandments will help us enjoy life and show God we love him.

Also, I try to live my life in a way that I would be happy and comfortable if I could see my Savior, Jesus Christ standing right next to me. Although I fail many times, I am happy in my efforts and constantly seek to do better.

Mormons believe Jesus Christ is their Savior. Why do we need a Savior?

Emily answered...

Before being born to this earth, every person lived with God as a spirit personage. Before the earth was created, God gave us the gift of agency which is the ability for a person to choose whether act for his/herself or to be acted upon, usually by the consequences of that choice. In order to maintain that same agency here on earth, God allowed man to choose. This means both choosing the right and the wrong. Wrong choices generally lead to sin and makes us unclean and unfit to return to God's presence.

Jesus Christ came as our Savior to pay the price of our sins so that we could ask God for forgiveness and repent, make recompence and turn away from sin, and we could be made clean and fit to return to His presence.

Jesus Christ has also made it so we might live again, as His lives. Men are born to this earth and because of this man must die. In death, our spirit personage is separated from our physical body. Jesus gave us the gift of resurrection, the ability for a spirit and physical body to be reunited in a perfect form.

At Easter time, we celebrate Jesus Christ as our Savior because during this time Christ paid for our sins in the Garden of Gethsemane and then was crucified on the cross. And although he was dead for 3 days, He was resurrected and we in turn will be resurrected after our passing. If we repent and ask God for forgiveness, our sins can be forgive and we will return back to God's presence.
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Trisha answered...

There are doctrinal answers to why we believe we need a Savior to redeem us from the Fall of Adam and to return us to our Father in Heaven that you'll probably come across here. But let me tell you why I need a Savior personally and what He does for me. Christ suffered personally for my pains, sorrows, and sins so that if I ask Him too, He can take them from me. I have been the victim of abuse in my life, and yet through Him I have been able to lay it all at His feet, freely forgive, feel peace, find love, and understand how important negative life experiences can be in teaching us humility. Daily He takes my pain and replaces it with pure love so that I am no longer a victim, but a victor. I need a Savior because He knows me, and through him my flaws become strengths and my pain becomes peace.

What is the role of the husband and the wife in the family?

Katie answered...

Husband and wife in a marriage are meant to be equal, partners. The husband is the head of the household and is responsible for the temporal welfare of his family. His role is to support his wife. The wife is also to support her husband and to nurture her family both spiritually and emotionally. Husband and wife are meant to work side by side in providing a safe haven from the world for their family. Their roles are different, but equally important and essential to building the family and the community.