Hi, I'm Brad

I live in Ohio. I am married to my high school sweetheart and we have five wonderful children. I'm a Mormon.

About Me

I joined the Church when I was 21. I was raised in a Christian home with wonderful parents who I love dearly. I grew up the oldest of three boys living in Ohio. We spend our summers playing baseball and riding our bikes. We spent the other nine months of the year wishing it was summer so we didn't have to go to school.
I went to church with my parents for as long as I can remember. In those small Baptist churches were wonderful people. I know they loved the Savior.
As a teenager, I began to wonder why there were so many unanswered questions. Even some of the basic questions could not be answered. Too often the message was inconsistent from church to church, and often in big ways. While
I still went to church with my family, I started to check out of religion.
When I was a senior in high school, I met a young woman who went to a nearby high school. She was a Mormon. I didn't know anything about Mormons. I knew there was something different about her, but I didn't know what it was.
We dated for over three years and she was very patient with me. I carried around a Book of Mormon for all those years and finally decided to read it. Once I started, I couldn't stop. When I read the Book of Mormon when I was 21, my life was changed forever. When I decided to join the Church, she told me not to rush. She want to be sure I knew it was right. I was sure. I joined right then -- 100 percent. I have never wavered in my belief in the Church and never looked back.

Why I am a Mormon

I have read the Book of Mormon and know it is the word of God. The message in the Book of Mormon is about the Savior and our Heavenly Father's plan for us. We are children of a Heavenly Father who has a plan for each one of us. We understand that we are here for a reason and that that life has a purpose and true meaning. So much that is good relates to our families..

Personal Stories

Why do Mormons do family history or genealogy work?

I feel very close to my ancestors when I learn about them. Knowing we can be with our family in the next life help me feel a special bond to them.

How I live my faith

I try hard to apply the teaching of the Savior in my life. The Church teaches many amazing things. So much is centered on living our life as the Savior did - being kind and gentile, and having a purpose in the things we do.

What do Mormons believe about the Bible? Do they regard it as Holy Scripture and the word of God?

Brad answered...

When I fist read the Book of Mormon, I knew it was the word of God. I know that today with all my heart. I love the Bible and the teachings of the Savior. The Book of Mormon in no way replaces the Bible. The Bible contains the words of the Savior and the teaching of His Apostles in New Testament times. The Book of Mormon is a record of another group of God's children. I don't know why so much of the world believes there was only one group of people in the world the God cared enough to speak to them. God loves all of His children. And He loves us today!
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Richard Gaffney answered...

As a convert I was concerned that the bible was replaced by the Book of Mormon. How far from the truth that concern was, as the Bible is the LDS primary teaching tool and the Book of Mormon is simply another testament of Jesus Christ and serves to verify the truths found in the Bible. Cerrtainly the Bible is Holy Scripture and the Word of God, as is the Book of Mormon. I have come to love the Book of Mormon and cross-reference the Bible and Book of Mormon finding the same truths in both volumes of scripture.

Who founded Mormonism and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?

Jordan answered...

Jesus Christ. The name of our curch is the Curch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. When Christ was on the earth He started a church and it was organized by apostles, prophets, pastors, and teachers. Of course the organization that he set up later fell because people didn't want to hear from them. So later on, in the 1800s, Christ and Heavenly Father found it to be the right time to bring that same organization back to the earth. And they then called another prophet, the same way Christ did when he was on the earth. And that Prophet's name was Joseph Smith.