Hi, I'm Celeste

I homeschool my teens. I write for websites. My Savior is my light. I'm a Mormon.

About Me

I am a happily married wife and a mother of three fabulous children, two teens and one adult child. We are a home educating family who uses the Leadership Education model aka. Thomas Jefferson Education or TJED. We are life-long learners, campers, Settlers of Cattan players, and enjoy spending time together. I enjoy writing for websites and creating personalized blogs. We practice Thrifty Living principles.

Why I am a Mormon

I feel closest to my Savior when I am living the Gospel Principles. I have learned that when I follow His plan, my life is full and enjoyable. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints helps me to know the Lord's plan for me and how I can return to live with Him.

Personal Stories

What are you doing to help strengthen your family and make it successful?

My family members are the most important people in my life. I love them deeply! I am so thankful for the blessings of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to strength us against our everyday trials and decline of the world. I know the Savior has blessed me with the Mormon Church to provide wholesome Gospel teaching, family activities, and a community in which our family can feel part of the larger family of God, in which we are all His children, as we associate with our fellow brothers and sisters.

What have you done successfully to shield your family from unwanted influences?

The best shield against unwanted influences in this world are to teach the principles of the Gospel to our children. We also must live the principles ourselves. Children learn by watching us. Our teens are doing wonderful things in being guardians against the evil in this world. By associating with good friends, attending church, and having our daily family prayer and scripture reading, we have teens who have a happy home life and feel close as a family.

Please explain the part prayer plays in your life?

Prayer is my daily communication with my Father in Heaven. I feel close to Him when I pray. I have felt His love and guidance through prayer and know that He hears and loves each of us, even when our lives are not perfect.

How I live my faith

I serve as the President of our children's Primary organization in small branch in our town. This organization is for children ages 18 months through 11 years old. I love serving these precious children whose faith and trust in their Savior, Jesus Christ, uplifts and inspires me.

We teach the children songs of praise and Gospel principles each week in our Sunday meetings. The children interact with children their own age and of all ages throughout the meetings. I enjoy these sweet children!

I also serve in the Cub Scout Pack as Committee Chairperson and as a Den Leader. My interaction with these valiant boys is fun, they are full of energy and excitement to learn about ways to serve their community.

I live my faith by serving in our church and the Boy Scouts of America. It is through this service that I give back a small percentage of what my Savior has done for me.

Do Mormons only help Mormons?

Celeste answered...

No, we help and serve in many community projects like soup kitchens, Toys for Tots, and other ways as individuals. My family and church community have participated in many things like food drives, clothing drives, and humanitarian efforts that are sent around the world for disasters like Hurricane Katrina and the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
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Robert answered...

Absolutely not! I grew up in the church and I'd say the number of people that I've helped in the church is significantly smaller than the number of people I've assisted out side the church. This is not to say I don't help my fellow church members. We believe that we are all children of our Heavenly Father. And by that reasoning we are all brothers and sisters. I take that to heart and when I see someone in need I try to help to the best of my ability and training. Organized service projects aside, I've helped several stranded motorists on the side of the road. I give food to people I've seen that appear to be hungry on the side of the road. And for a long time, when I was growing up, my dad and I would do Meals on Wheels for those in need. I've volunteered at soup kitchens more recently. And during times of widely known hurricanes, I've volunteered on clean up crews multiple times. There is a song we have in our church called "Because I Have Been Given Much." I don't want to post the entire lyrics here, but they are available on a popular search engine. That song is very poignant to me and has always been near and dear to my heart. Also being a former Boy Scout, I have tried to uphold both the Scout Law and Oath to this day. I love my Heavenly Father, and I love my fellow man and want to do all I can to help others in any way I can.

What is being a Mormon like?

Brad Hill answered...

One word: "Awesome".

Another word "Happy".

Although we face trials we are able to be happy and know that things will be alright. As a Mormon, day to day life is how I live and I try my hardest to do my best. It's difficult sometimes, but after the hard work comes the great blessings and the ability to rest from our cares and sorrows.

Nothing is easy about being a disciple of Christ, but we have all the help and resources we need from God to do what we are called to do... be ourselves, be a brother or sister, father or mother, friend, servant, leader, and many many other things! Yes there is opposition in life, but that is how we can learn.

As you come to understand what being a Mormon is all about you will then begin to understand God's infinite love for you and can see the blessings and miracles in your life!