Hi, I'm Barb

I'm a Mormon.

About Me

I am a family oriented person. I enjoy scrapbooking and being with my family. I like to talk to people bout anything. I also like to volunteer at the crisis line in my hometown. I enjoy helping others with problems or even if they just need someone to listen. I like to use the computer and chat with people online.

Why I am a Mormon

I choose to become a Mormon when 2 young men came to my home in a time of heavy crisis for me. I remember praying for help and asking the Lord why something so awful could happen to me. A few days later there was a knock at my door and their they stood. Asking to come in and talk to me about the Book of Mormon. I let them in and started learning what God wanted from me and how the awful thing that had happened was a stepping stone for me to learn the truth about Christ and his teachings. I liked what I was hearing and learning and started attending the church. I found that there are people out there that do not judge me and that they do care about me and what happens to me and for that I am grateful.

Personal Stories

What blessings have come through your faith in Jesus Christ?

My faith has brought my family closer together and given me a better understanding of who I am. My daughter and I are the only 2 in our family that are members of the church. My husband is not Mormon and I deal with that every day. Hopefully through faith and belief he will join.

How I live my faith

I was active in my community until I became home bound due to being overweight. I am trying to overcome this obstacle one day at a time. Right now I get my teaching at home because I am unable to go church. Right now I am not real active in the church due to my morbid obesity. I want most of all to become an active and productive member of the church.

Who was Joseph Smith?

Barb answered...

Joesph Smith was a young man looking for the right answers to who is Jesus and god and what was there purpose on earth and how did they accomplish there goals. He asked for assistance by prying and believing in his prays enough that God gave him the golden plates to translate and restore the gospel. He then became a great profit restoring the gospel and faith to people. Helping them become one with God.
Mike answered...

Over my lifetime, I have heard countless theories concerning Joseph Smith - his intellect, his integrity, his sanity, everything about him. Some of the stories about him being a prophet sounded convincing... but then, some of the stories of him as a criminal sounded convincing, too. Then I read about Joseph Smith's visitation by the angel Moroni. Moroni told him that his name would be "had for good and evil among all nations, kindreds, and tongues, or that it should be both good and evil spoken among all people." Well, that was certainly a true prophecy. So, it seemed, whether Joseph Smith was a prophet or not, tons of accusations and slander would be said against him anyway! That realization made me understand that only God could confirm whether or not Joseph was truly called of him. I got a strong confirmation of that truth. When others tell me that they "know the truth about the Joseph Smith," I always question their sources - it's usually a book or magazine article, possibly even by an esteemed, intellectual person. But I cannot and will not question my source of the real answer.

What is faith?

Kempe answered...

It's another word for commitment. When assessing one's own faithfulness, it may be easier to ask, "How committed are you?"

Commitment
Elder F. Burton Howard of the Seventy

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