Hi, I'm Devon

I'm a musician, a missionary, an outdoors enthusiast, I love kickin it freestyle and I'm a Mormon.

About Me

So I was born in Colorado, moved to Utah when i was 1 month old. And lived there for 19 years. I love music, I love my family, I love the gospel, I have done one year so far of college and love it. I love to kayak, boat, canoe, camp, fish, snowboard, snowmobile, go four wheelin, just having a good time. I currently play the ukulele, acoustic guitar, little piano, bass guitar, and want to learn the violin, banjo, cello and anything else i can get my hands on.

Why I am a Mormon

Because this Gospel has blessed my life more then i can ever understand. My family is much more united and happier because we understand God's plan for us. I know that Jesus is my Savior, and God is my loving Heavenly Father. I also know that i can be with my family and future family forever, but only through God's perfect plan. There is much more to life then just living, but to live with a purpose makes all the difference. If i could tell anyone that doesn't have this gospel in their life, i would say. Learn more, this Gospel WILL make you happier, give you a better look on life and make you the person God intends you to be.

How I live my faith

I served for a couple years on the Hyrum city youth council, I have held many callings in the church and love serving others. I worked on the ward activity committee to help plan fun things to do in the ward. I am currently serving my mission in North Carolina, and it is truly the best two years of my life.

What is the priesthood?

Devon answered...

It is the Authority to act in Gods name here on earth. He gives us the priesthood to heal the sick, to help those in need, and to run His church on the earth today.
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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.

Do Mormons practice polygamy?

Doug answered...

The short answer: no.

The fun answer: I am always a bit surprised when I get asked whether Mormon's practice polygamy, especially since it is a point of pride among Mormons that we tend to be more "monogomous" than the general population - the divorce rate among Mormons is much lower than it is among non-Mormons, hence marriage to a second, third, or fourth husband or wife is much less likely.

The informative answer: In the first half of the 19th century and beginning with Joseph Smith, the founding Prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Lord commanded certain men to take more than one wife for reasons that are known in full only to God himself. These men and women sought in faith to live the commandments of God as they were taught by the Prophets of God. The practice of plural marriage continued in a highly organized and church-sanctioned fashion until the Lord commanded that the practice be discontinued in the year 1890.

I am a descendant of the fourth wife of one such man. I have read his journals and heard accounts of his day to day interactions with his family and friends. He was a good and an honest man, as were most if not all of the men to whom the command was given from the Lord to take more than one wife, both in the early days of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and in Biblical times.