Hi, I'm Lauren Reid

I'm a Mormon.

About Me

My husband and I were married on June 12th 2010. I grew up just outside of Washington DC. My husband and I met in our Provo singles ward Fall of 2008 We live in provo where my husband goes to school and I work as a nanny and wedding planner. I like to sew, cook, decorate and design. Both my husband and I are very active and love sports. My husband is applying to Dental School this summer. We love to travel and see the world. I have done a study abroad in Israel and was able to live in Ghana for a month registering orphans.

Why I am a Mormon

I was born into the LDS faith and have had a strong testimony since I was young. I am a mormon because I believe in the principles that this church was founded on. I have a testimony of my Savior that was strengthened when I went on my study abroad to Israel. There I was able to focus my life on His life and discover for myself my feelings about our Savior. I know that my Savior lives and I know that the revelations and actions of Joseph Smith were given from God. I continue to follow this church because I know this is the path I was meant to be on. I know that temples are important and they are here to allow us to return to our Father in Heaven. I am grateful for a family that taught me the principles of the gospel from a young age and instilled in me an appreciation for this gospel. I am a Mormon because I want to be with the ones I love for eternity and I want to share this truth with as many as I can.

How I live my faith

My husband and I try to do our church callings the best that we can. Even though my husband works night shifts into Sunday we get up every Sunday morning and go to all 3 hours. I try my hardest to be active in visiting teaching and reach out to those girls in as many ways as I can. We try to attend the temple as often as we can and perform family names. I try to be an example of my faith through the way I dress and talk and act. I think it is important to be different in today's world and to stand out in a good way. We try to make our home a place where the savior can dwell. We do weekly activities together where we learn more about our faith and we spend time together developing our family unit. I try to demonstrate through the way that I portray our family in the media that we are members of this church.

How can we come to know our Father in Heaven?

Britta answered...

I have come to know our Father in Heaven through private prayer and service. As I pray and receive answers through impressions and feelings, I am able to assist in His work. At other times, I have been comforted at the times when I needed it most by a very real presence. I feel His love as I serve others and I can feel His love for them.

What do Mormons believe concerning the doctrine of grace?

Carlos answered...

There is a passage from the Book of Mormon that can help us understand the doctrine of grace:

"And the way is prepared from the fall of man, and salvation is free... there is no flesh that can dwell in the presence of God, save it be through the merits, and mercy, and grace of the Holy Messiah... he shall make intercession for all the children of men; and they that believe in him shall be saved"

We fully belive in justification and reconciliation by grace - it is an essential doctrine of the Church, and is found repeatedly throughout the Bible and the Book of Mormon.
Anyone who believes in Christ shall be saved and inherit all that the Father has; however, we need to understand what it means to believe - we need to understand the word "believe" as Christ intended it to be understood.

The prophet Joseph Smith taught that faith is a principle of action. Yes, it's true that all we need to do to be saved is to believe, but believing isn't just a verbal declaration - true belief requires action.
Knowing that the world is full of breathable air isn't enough to live - we actually need to act on that knowledge and breathe in order to keep living. Likewise, having faith in Christ isn't just something that we say we have - we have to act on that belief. I can't honestly claim that I have faith in Christ and know that His path is the path to happiness if I'm not consistantly trying to gain that happiness.

We fully believe in salvation by grace, but it's possible to fall from grace if we lose our faith - and if we are not doing the things that Christ requires of us then we do not have true faith.
All we need to do to attain grace is to develop faith in Jesus Christ, but developing faith unto salvation in Jesus Christ is a lifetime endeavor which requires our absolute best sacrifice.