Hi, I'm Jackson Julian

I'm a wrestler, a wakeboarder, a baptizer, and I'm a Mormon.

About Me

My name is Jackson. My hometown is Parker, Colorado. I am the youngest of 4 kids. I have two brothers and a sister. My family means everything to me. My absolute favorite thing to do, my passion, is wrestling. I have wrestled for about 14 years all around the country. Also I love to wakeboard, and pretty much anything involved with the water.

Why I am a Mormon

I am a member of the church for a couple of different reasons. I grew up in the church ever since I was a little boy. I don't think I ever really comprehended what it meant to be a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints until I was in my teen years in High School. Even then I don't think I had the STRONGEST testimony. But at this point in my life, as I look back, I can see all the blessings that the Gospel has brought to me and my family. My family is stronger than ever and the love for one another is deeper than anyone could ever imagine. I know that through the Gospel, My family will be together forever. I know that we will be able to live with God, our Heavenly Father, again someday. It is only because of the Gospel that I am able to say that I know these things. And because I know these things I have found great comfort and happiness in my life.

Personal Stories

Please explain the part prayer plays in your life?

Prayer is something that I am so grateful for in my life. When I am praying I know that I am truly talking with my Father in Heaven one on one. It is such a comforting feeling that he loves me so much that he is willing to listen to me and answer my prayers. There have been countless times that I have felt so low and so I raised my voice in prayer to God with all my might and he gave me the stregth that I needed to push forward. My burdens weren't lifted, but I was stregthened to be able to carry the burden and push through the trying times. I have come to know my Heavenly Father on such a more personal level just from kneeling down every morning and night and giving Him thanks for all that I have, and asking for help to overcome my weaknesses. I know that He hears me and is willing to help me.

How I live my faith

As of right now I am a missionary serving in the California Fresno Mission. So everyday I go out and meet new people and teach them of the Gospel. I testify to people of the things that I know Heavenly Father has in store for us. I testify to them that they are children of God and that because He loves us he wants us to return to live with him. I help these people draw closer to God by inviting them to be baptized by someone that holds Authority to do so. And the biggest thing is that I try my absolute hardest to just be a good person, because that is what Jesus taught us to do.

What is the priesthood?

Jackson Julian answered...

The priesthood is the authority given to man to act in the name of God. This authority allows man to perform saving oridances, such as baptism, and to preach the one true Gospel in its absolute pure form. An Ordinance that is done without this authority is invalid in the eyes of God. This authority was given to the twelve Apostles when Jesus was on the Earth. When Jesus and the Apostles died, this authority was no long on the Earth. That is how so many different churches came about. Without the authority, plain and precious truths and doctrines were changed. And the Gospel was no longer pure. Until about 1800 years later when God called a young man, named Joseph Smith, to be His Prophet. Through Joseph, this authority was restored and the fulness of the Gospel was brought back to the Earth. This Pristhood Authority is only found in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saint, the one and only church that Jesus Christ established.
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?

Aubri answered...

This question is my all time favorite "tough topic" to discuss. I want to start off right off the bat by saying that no matter what you've been told, or who has told you it, Mormons DO NOT "hate" gays and lesbians. Or ANYONE for any reason. Ever. As witnesses of Christ, we do our best to emulate Him and live as He would have us live. That's not to say that we're perfect, because we're not... but I do know that Christ never hated anyone.

Mormons believe in the sanctity of marriage. We believe that God has ordained marriage, and the sacred powers of procreation, to be between a man and a woman. Sexual relations are a sacred thing. We believe that they are to be reserved for marriage. This law, the law of chastity, applies to every spirit son and daughter of God. It doesn't matter if you are attracted to the opposite gender or your same gender, you are commanded to live a chaste and virtuous life. The neat thing about God is that He's "no respecter of persons". This means that God requires the same things of all of us. We are to remain chaste until marriage, and within marriage chastity means that you only have those sacred relations with your spouse.

As a church, we welcome all who want to draw near to Christ. We love everyone, regardless of circumstance, as Christ loves them. We maintain that every single man, woman, and child on this earth is a son or daughter of God, and we treat them accordingly.