Hi, I'm Darron Dowda

I'm a Mormon.

About Me

I am a property manager. I grew up in Colorado and love the mountains. I married my junior high school sweetheart and we have two children. I have a deep appreciation for Native American heritage.

Why I am a Mormon

The missionaries found my family when I was 2 years old. My family joined the Church when I was around 3 years old. I gained my testimony at the age of 7 when I came to know the love of my Savior and the beauty of his Gospel. Throughout my life I have seen the Gospel in action and our Savior's servants bless my life. I felt so strongly about this message that I took 2 years of my life and served a mission in Great Britain so that I could share the joyful message of the Gospel with others. I strive each day to live as close to my Savior as I can, and do what I can to share His love and message with others.

Personal Stories

In what ways have your prayers been answered?

I know that through communication with my Heavenly Father that my prayers are answered. I know that when I have prayed in my darkest hours, and my times of need, or of greatest want, each of my prayers has been answered. At times my prayers have been answered through the service of others. At other times, the answers have come after quiet meditation and listening to the Spirit. I have also been blessed to find the answers through studying the scriptures and counsel of our prophets and apostles. I know that each of us can get answers to prayers, as our Savior promised in the Book of James.

How I live my faith

I had the opportunity to work as a family history consultant for 5-1/2 years. I enjoyed helping others to find their roots and to know where they came from. I have also been an assistant Scoutmaster and Merit Badge counselor, where I helped boys become the kind of young men that our world needs: honest, true, chaste, and kind. I also have an assignment to help care for four families in the congregation where I worship.

What do Mormons believe about family?

Darron Dowda answered...

We believe that family is the foundation for happiness. The design of a family has its roots in eternity, in that we each chose to be part of a family prior to coming to this earth. While on this earth, the only true way back to our Heavenly Father is with our family.
Bradley. answered...

The family is a key component to support us in God's plan for gaining immortality and eternal life. All of God's children (all the inhabitants that lived, are living, and will live on Earth) are inseperably connected to each other, both (physically) by our Earthly families and (spiritually) by our Heavenly Father.

Families help us to understand our divine heritage. In this, life takes on purpose and meaning. Our immortal spirits were created by our Heavenly Father before Earthly existance, and we are directly connected to Him in this way. As a spiritual family, our collective purpose on Earth is to follow the commandments of God that lead us to live in heaven with Him again.

Our spirits need to progress, learn, and grow. In order to achieve that, Earthly existance was created as our test. Our Heavenly Father knew that being exposed to opposing forces on Earth was the only way for us to gain knowledge and wisdom.

However, we will not always choose righteousness, and so our Savior, Jesus Christ, is that great mediator to pay the debt of our mistakes. He is the only way by which we can be saved from our sins and transgressions. He is the ultimate example by which direction we need to live our lives. With the support of our earthly kin, we can learn from each other, serve each other, and strengthen our mortal weaknesses by being disciples of Christ. Our families are a gift from God, and we can be together forever.

What is faith?

Don answered...

Faith is taking action because of a hope in something. Often the Savior asks of us to do certain things or live in certain ways. When we see a stranger in distress, we stop and help them as Jesus commanded us to in the Good Samaritan Luke 10:25. The act of helping is the evidence of our Faith in Christ. We are asked to tithe. Tithing is evidence of our faith. We tithe in hopes of the promises in Malachi 3:10 that the floodgates of Heaven are open to us.
Faith is when we put our beliefs and hope into action.