Hi, I'm Sam

I am the master of my fate. I am the captain of my soul.

About Me

Son of God. Son of Scotland.

I'm 20 years old, and am currently finishing my degree in Politics and History. I love having intellectual chat, and a good philosophical argument. I have many interests in culture, sport, history, ethics, philosophy, music, poetry, literature, politics and of course religion.
I have plans to join the British Army after University and also want to travel the world. My ultimate heroes are Aragorn, Jean Valjean and Jesus Christ. I want to follow their examples of goodness, as should all men.

Why I am a Mormon

I was the first in my family to be baptised into the Church at the age of 11. Perhaps like a lot of you, by this age I was already a "bad boy" and trying to do good and right was and still is a hard struggle for me. I wouldn't describe myself as a spiritual giant put it that way! But, I have a sure and certain knowledge of what is "good" and what is "bad" and this helps me. The Church's doctrine i know comes from God and is fully based on wisdom. With all my heart I believe in Jesus Christ and my father in heaven so therefore, to do good is what needs to happen in order for me to progress. The Church and the people here have become my family and it is the one thing in my life which consistently brings me joy and happiness. Relationships, memories, love and knowledge are the only things we can take with us once we go... The Church offers these things in abundance. It has blessed my life, and has brought me to realize that not all treasures are silver and gold.

How I live my faith

I serve as a counsellor in the young mens progamme, which I love. There is no greater calling than working with the youth and trying to help them through the same experiences and difficulties that you had.
When I hear my young men talk of how they look up to me of all people, it really touches me, and so I have learnt to really love them and be a better, stronger man for them.

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

Sam answered...

Jesus Christ is the saviour of all mankind, and without him and his atoning sacrifice we could never return to live with our father in heaven. "For the Natural Man is an enemy of God".. as men we all have weaknesses and faults. Jesus Christ is the only perfect being to dwell on earth, he did this to show us the way, and to be an example of how we should live our lives. No unclean thing can enter the kingdom of God, and so the natural man is destined to fall short of our father in heaven.

However, through the atonement of Jesus Christ we can be saved. He bled and died for each of our sins, so that through repentance we can overcome these sins and our faults, change our hearts and learn from our mistakes and strive on to become better people. That was the price for the souls of mankind - the blood of a God.
Meaghan answered...

Have you ever met a perfect person? I doubt it. Why? Because everyone makes mistakes. When you make a mistake or are confused on what you should do, you want someone to help you, right? We all need someone to help us. We all need a Savior. We always hear that Jesus Christ saved us, but what does that truly mean? It not only means that he suffered and died for you personally, it means that he lived and lives for us too. He wants to help us. Jesus Christ is the only one who underestands everything that we go through. He not only wants to make up for the mistakes we make, but he wants to carry our burdens too. All we need to do is let him carry our burdens. Everyone faces personal challenges and Jesus is there to help. Everyone makes a mistake qa some point in life too. The beauty of having a Savior, is the fact that we can be forgiven. Sometimes our hands get dirty, but they can always be washed clean.

Do Mormons practice polygamy?

Marc (Bo) answered...

Absolutely not!! This is one of the many myths about Mormon's that hollywood and the media continue to propogate. It is true that the early memebrs of the church did practice polygamy, but the church oficcialy denounced the practice 150 years ago!! If any church member today practices polygamy they are excommunicated. There are people who leave the LDS church and start their own religion base loosely on LDS beliefs. Some of them practice polygamy. They are NOT memebrs of the LDS (Mormon) chruch, nor do they have any affiliation with the LDS church.