Hi, I'm Melody

I love life.

About Me

I am a happily married mother of six. I enjoy reading, sewing, baking, participating the SoCal Ragnar!!!, biking, working with my animals dogs and goats and spending time at the park with my kids. I live in a small town and enjoy volunteering my time to my kids' teachers.

Why I am a Mormon

I am a Mormon because I've always known it's true. Although I was baptized at the age of eight, I wasn't converted until I was 19. The gospel is a way of life, not so much an "organized religion" for me. Not only do I know that Joseph Smith restored the gospel, but the gospel teaches me how to be a better, more sympathetic, understanding and contributing human being. I LOVE IT! Learning how to truly be Christlike is truly a lifelong process.

Personal Stories

How does making right choices help us make more right choices?

President Monson has said that it is easier to live the gospel 100 percent of the time rather than 97 percent of the time. I know that to be true. If you live it always, people know it. Your true friends know it and won't tempt you do live otherwise. They build you up, love you and respect you, no matter what faith they are. When we have the conviction to live it always, there's no temptation that cannot be overcome with the help of the Lord.

How has The Book of Mormon helped you understand the purpose of life?

Nothing dramatic has ever happened to me regarding the Book of Mormon and how it has changed my life. What I can say is that by studying it regularly, I read often about the love my Heavenly Father has for me, the plan that Christ fulfilled and the opportunity I have to live with them again, should I choose to live worthy of that blessing. I know who I am and where I want to go. I simply need to make the choices that will get me there.

How can your talents and gifts bless others?

While growing up, I had no "visible" talents: no piano, painting, singing (you know what I mean). However, people would tell me that I was a good listener. As I've matured, I've tried to take that "good listening" compliment and truly "listen," not just hear. As a child, I would hear, as an adult I try to listen without interrupting so that I can listen to not only them, but to the Spirit so if they ask for advice or help, I can give the best advice possible.

How I live my faith

I try to live my faith by speaking kindly to my family, serving the sisters in my ward, whom I adore!, volunteering in my kids' classrooms and trying to include others. I love to look into people's eyes, smile, laugh and think postive. Life might throw some curve balls, but they help us grow closer to the Savior.

What is the priesthood?

Melody answered...

The priesthood is the authority a worthy male member of the church holds that gives him the power to officiate as the Lord would. My favorite scripture regarding the priesthood is found in D&C 12236-44. It says the the rights of the priesthood are inseparably connected with the powers of heaven and can only be controlled in righteousness and used with gentleness, meekness and kindness.
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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.

What is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' attitude regarding homosexuality and same sex marriage?

Rachel! answered...

In the Church we believe that marrige is between a man and a woman and that if a person acts on homosexual urges it is a sin. Inspite of us believing that homosexuality is a sin we think that we should love all of Gods childeren and we should not judge a person or condemn them. You can love the sinner and hate the sin. No one deserves to be degraded or bullied even if you dont agree with what they are doing. We are all childeren of God.