Hi, I'm Steven Price

I founded charitydenim.org. I'm a mormon

About Me

I'm a father of 4 1/8 children, a husband to a wonderful wife, and I design jeans for a living. I love to play squash, and am an expert at playing wiii.

Why I am a Mormon

I lived in San Francisco, CA from 1994 - 1996. During this time of my life I was battling an addition to alcohol, cocaine, ectacy, and methamphetamines. I was in a very low and dark place. I ended up running into some Mormon Missionaries and out of no where began to listen to their message. Little by little my life was transformed. I will be forever grateful for Elder Maravilla and Elder Hill.

How I live my faith

I work hard, pray, and try to live my life with love and compasion.

Does The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints endorse political parties?

Josh answered...

No. The church advocates principles and doctrine but does not endorse a certain political party or candidate. If you look in the United States Congress, you'll see members of the Mormon church sitting on both sides of the aisle from the current Senate Majority Leader to a 2008 presidential candidate.

However, the church is involved in the public arena when political initiatives intersect with principles of Christ's gospel. When this happens, the church will release a statement advocating certain principles and encouraging members to uphold these principles. This type of action often leads to confusion. Church support for an initiative for religious reasons should not be taken to imply support for a particular political party. These are two distinctly separate activities.
Emrol answered...

Members of the Church are encouraged to be actively involved in their communities. This involvement may even include political activity. The Church is made up members who hold differing political views, positions and opinions. While the Church will support any measure or position that will allow for the free practice of our religion, and the strengthening and supporting of families in general, it does not endorse any specific person involved in political activity, platform, or party.

Why did your church previously practice plural marriage (polygamy)?

David C answered...

Mormons practiced polygamy because the Lord commanded some of them to do so, for purposes known to the Lord. At the time, there were no national laws prohibiting polygamy. When the Supreme Court ruled that later anti-polygamy laws were constitutional, the Lord directed Pres. Woodruff to issue the Manifesto, and the practice ended in the Church.