Hi, I'm Frank

I'm a car lover, handyman, husband, father and grandfather plus a cancer survivor, and I'm a Mormon.

About Me

I’m a pretty average guy. I’m fairly good with my hands, and don’t mind lending them to a friend when they could use an extra pair. I have been married to the love of my life for over 30 years and am blessed with four daughters and 11 grandchildren. Life is good

Why I am a Mormon

I haven’t always been a member of the church. Although my wife has been a member all of her life it was quite a miracle leading up to me joining. Around 1985, I was given a book of Mormon by brother in law. It sat on a shelf for over eight years in my home. The day I finally read the book I knew it was true. Because of the strong feelings I had surrounding this experience, my wife suggested that I call the missionaries to tell me more. I was taught six lessons that week and was baptized the following Saturday.

How I live my faith

After joining in the church, the lord wasted little time helping me grow in the gospel. I have had countless experiences while serving in the church that have brought me great growth, both spiritually and as a human being. The gospel gives me a perspective of an eternal nature. That helps me be a better husband, father, friend, neighbor or employee. It has been taught, that this life is but a small moment in the eternities and must be spent wisely. I try to live my life by this statement; Christ is the center of my home, a guest at every meal, and a silent listener to every conversation.

Why don’t women hold the priesthood in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? How do Mormon women lead in the Church?

Cynthia answered...

Family is very important in the church for more reasons than can be explained here. Holding the priesthood is just one of these reasons. Husbands act and bless their family with their priesthood, but wives benefit and honor the priesthood through their husbands. It is a symbiotic relationship. As I have participated in the church in various activities I have come to understand my importance as a woman in the church. There cannot be one without the other.
Kara answered...

Women don't hold the priesthood in the church, as this is a teaching that has come from Jesus Christ. However, women have such a significant role to play in the church that personally I have never felt that this is an issue I am concerned with or even think about. My husband and I are equal partners in our family, and the church has such respect and reverence for women and their role in the world. Women in the church also belong to what is called the 'Relief Society' it is one of the largest women's organisation in the world, and fills me with such a desire to serve and do good that when we meet together wherever I am in the world I feel so proud to be apart of it.

What is the Church’s position on abortion?

LauraMaery answered...

Parenting is a gift from, and a partnership with, God. There are rare circumstances where, with the approprobation of God, there might be a reason to terminate a pregnancy. But that's a decision to made only after much prayer and both medical and ecclesiastical counseling. The larger principle here is that joy comes of making God a full partner in marriage, and of bringing children into the world within the bounds of marriage.