Hi, I'm Sadie

I grew up on a farm in Idaho. I love sports. I'm a Mormon.

About Me

I grew up on a farm in a tiny town with less than 4000 people. In high school I played as many sports as I could and got involved in student government. I graduated and went to college. To help pay for school, I spent the summers working as a fire fighter.

Soon after I graduated from college I married my sweetheart. Together we've lived in Idaho, Utah, California, New Jersey, Colorado, and Texas. We have three wonderful children together.

I still love sports and regularly play basketball, tennis and volleyball. I also love to run, bike and swim. I've participated in a few sprint triathlons, many 5K's, and one half-marathon. I love being active!

I also love the outdoors. Our family spends most of our vacations camping. Hiking and rock climbing also bring me a lot of joy. I love being out in nature and relish in the lovely things God has created for us to enjoy.

I like cooking and baking. It's fun for me to find a new recipe and test it out on my family.

Why I am a Mormon

I grew up in an active Latter-day Saint home. I've believed from a young age, but that doesn't mean I didn't have to eventually learn for myself if the church is true.

For me, my answer that this gospel is true has come from the feelings of the spirit speaking to my mind and my heart. In my mind it makes sense, and I feel peace in my heart that this is indeed God's plan for me. It's an assurance that can't be duplicated by anything other than the Holy Ghost.

Personal Stories

How has your knowledge of the Plan of Happiness changed/benefited your life?

The Plan of Happiness gives me a road map for my life. It answers questions for me, like, what is going to happen when I die? It gives me peace to know that I won't just disappear, but that I'll be with my loving Heavenly Father again, if I live worthy of it.

How I live my faith

I feel like I live my faith in many ways. Everyday when I teach my children about Jesus Christ and our Heavenly Father, I feel like I'm living my faith. When I go to church on Sundays, I'm living my faith. When I teach my children to pray, I'm living my faith.

I work with young women ranging in ages from twelve to eighteen at church. I try to teach them the things I have learned to be true. We do fun activities on Wednesday nights that help us to not only have fun, but build our faith as well.

What are some things that tell you there is a God?

Sadie answered...

When I look at my children and contemplate all the incredible things that had to take place for this little person to be breathing, laughing, smiling, running, and teasing... there's just no way I could deny God's existence. His creations confirm to me of His existence.

I once had a high school anatomy and physiology teacher to put it this way, "To think that the human body could just happen is like thinking you could drop all the pieces of a VW Bug from an airplane and discovering upon it landing on the ground that all the parts had fallen together to make a fully functioning car."

That still resonates with me.
Mark answered...

Everything around us testifies of a God who created all things. The complexity of life points toward an Intelligent Being who designed it, organized it and brought it to existence. The probability that everything around us may have arisen by mere chance is infinitely small, and the idea of a Supreme Creator is the only one that can make sense of all the beauty and complexity of nature including ourselves. And yet, these still do not prove the existence of God in the same sense that scientific concepts are proven. It is really impossible to prove the existence of God in the same, logical way used in science (the scientific method). That is why we say that we believe that there is a God, even if we have not seen him - this is called faith. I have not personally seen God, but my inner self tells me that he exists. Ultimately, it comes down to individual choice. We decide based on what we see and feel, on what the surroundings tell us, whether God exists or not. I choose to believe that there is a God, and this choice is one of my most important freedoms.

How can we come to know our Father in Heaven?

Richard Maden answered...

Just start out with a small prayer to God and just this one act will start you on a path that will bring you into a relationship with Him. Don't be afraid to ask for guidance from the missionaries this is the thing they live for.