Hi, I'm Conner Rockwood

I'm a regular 18 year old kid, an athlete, musician and an avid Michael Jackson fan. And I am a Mormon

About Me

I just graduated from high school and will be attending college in the fall. I played varsity football and volleyball this year. Our football team went 13-1 and our volleyball team got into the state tournament. I have sung in choir all four years of high school and I was in Colorado All-State Choir for the last two years. Some of my hobbies are to color inside the lines and play in the sand box with my friends.

Why I am a Mormon

I'm a Mormon because I know that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. He is my Savior and my Redeemer. I know that through his love and humility for the rest of the children of God that he died for us so that we may return to our Heavenly Father again. If it wasn't for Christ and his sacrifice, we would have no hope in this life for we would be doomed for misery for all of eternity. I know that after His death and the death of His apostles, the priesthood left the earth and thus the church that Christ had made was gone. This is refered to as the apostacy. In order to restore His gospel on the earth, God needed a prophet. I know that in 1820, the Father and the Son came and visited with Joseph Smith at the tender age of 14. I know this not from logic, but because the Holy Ghost has manifested it to me that this event did infact occur. I know that the Prophet Joseph Smith did translate the Book of Mormon and I know that it is the most correct book on the earth. I know this because I took Moroni's challenge (Moroni 10:4) after reading the book and did pray in faith if the things that I had read were true. Again, the Holy Ghost did manifest to me that it was true. I am thankful that the Lord has restored His gospel and church upon this earth that I may enjoy the blessings and joy that I have experienced through following the commandments of the Lord given in the scriptures and through His modern prophets. I know that Thomas S. Monson was chosen by God to serve as His prophet that the church may never go astray. That's why i'm a Mormon.

How I live my faith

I serve in my church by participating in my church callings and currently preparing to serve a two year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Madrid, Spain.

Mormons believe Jesus Christ is their Savior. Why do we need a Savior?

Conner Rockwood answered...

We believe we need a Savior because God knew that we would make mistakes however no unclean thing can dwell in the the kingdom of God, so without Jesus Christ's sacrifice, we could not dwell with God because we are unclean. However, Christ did suffer and die for us. Thus, the ability for us to be forgiven of our sins is true. We do this through repentance. Repentance in many connotations is negative but really it's a fantastic opportunity for us to repent because it allows us to have a remission of our sins. To repent we must first come to God in pray and confess our sin ask for forgiveness. We must also confess and ask for forgiveness from those that we have offended. After this, we must repair the damage that we have done if there is any. Then we must forsake the sin. When we truly repent, we commit to trying our best to never committing that sin ever again. So we must learn from our mistake and then forsake it. Finally, we continue to follow the commandments of God.
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Meaghan answered...

Have you ever met a perfect person? I doubt it. Why? Because everyone makes mistakes. When you make a mistake or are confused on what you should do, you want someone to help you, right? We all need someone to help us. We all need a Savior. We always hear that Jesus Christ saved us, but what does that truly mean? It not only means that he suffered and died for you personally, it means that he lived and lives for us too. He wants to help us. Jesus Christ is the only one who underestands everything that we go through. He not only wants to make up for the mistakes we make, but he wants to carry our burdens too. All we need to do is let him carry our burdens. Everyone faces personal challenges and Jesus is there to help. Everyone makes a mistake qa some point in life too. The beauty of having a Savior, is the fact that we can be forgiven. Sometimes our hands get dirty, but they can always be washed clean.

What is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' attitude regarding homosexuality and same sex marriage?

Devin answered...

One of the core teachings of the Church is the eternal nature of the family relationship and that marriage and gender play foundational roles in that relationship. Gender is an immutable aspect of our identity that has been part of us from the beginning, before this life. Viewed from this eternal perspective, marriage is more than a contractual arraignment between two people. In the Gospel of Jesus Christ, marriage involves eternal commitments, including having children and teaching them to distinguish right from wrong. In addition to the ability to conceive children, Men and women have unique parental characteristics that, when combined, create the best scenario for raising those children. Those abilities and characteristics are not present in same-sex marriages.

As far as same-gender attraction goes, the Church's attitude mirrors that of its attitude to any sexual activity outside of the marriage relationship -- complete abstinence. In that sense, the Church does not distinguish between homosexuals and heterosexuals in how it looks upon sexual activity outside of marriage. It emphasizes the cultivation of heterosexual relationships at appropriate times because it is that relationship that leads to marriage.