Hi, I'm Matthew Stumphy

I'm a wannabe filmmaker killing time in Los Angeles and working as a web developer. I'm a Mormon.

About Me

I'm an aging single male who's been a member of the church all his life. Grew up in Happy Valley (that's Utah Valley, the home of Brigham Young University, for the uninitiated). I was a nerdy braniac who pulled a lot of good grades and threw off the occasional curve for the rest of the class. Somehow I managed to catch the acting bug in high school, so I decided to make that my life's work. I attended film school at BYU, then whisked away to Los Angeles to pursue the dream of cinematic fame and fortune.

So, of course, I now work as a web developer at a company that provides services for wedding photographers. I love me some fluorescent lights and computer monitors. I still try to stay artsy and do a play, a movie, a drawing, or some sort of musical endeavor as occasion permits.

Why I am a Mormon

I was born into the church, so of course that's the major reason. But I learned for myself that the church was true back when I 17 years old and deciding whether I was really going to go off and be a film student. I had always been taught that when I had a big life decisions before me, I should study it out in my mind, make a choice, and then go to my Heavenly Father in prayer and ask Him if it was right. That's precisely what I did, and He answered my prayer. I've since had that testimony strengthened by being a missionary for the church in Africa, in the nation of Ivory Coast. I had a number of other experiences that proved to me in a way that I cannot deny that this is truly the Church of Christ on Earth.

I cannot say that every moment of being a member of it has been utterly wonderful. There have been times when in my short-sightedness that I have felt some despair at ever being able to receive all the blessings that I know our Father in Heaven has in store for us. But I know that everything will work out beautifully in the end, if only I remain faithful.

How I live my faith

Well, I plug away like any member. I currently teach a class one Sunday every month, and run a little website for the single members of the church in this area who are between the ages of 27 and 45.

Do Mormons worship Joseph Smith?

Danny T answered...

No but he is worthy of respect.
Rachel answered...

No. We only worship God. Joseph Smith was not a god. He was a prophet. Just like Moses and Abraham and all of the other prophets in the Bible. He is not a god, we do not worship him, however, as a prophet, God used him as a tool to communicate with us by giving Joseph Smith revelation. God spoke to us through Joseph Smith. Therefore, we accept what Joseph Smith said to be the word of God.

Are Mormons Christians?

JD answered...

We declare with all that we have that Jesus is the Christ, the Holy one of Israel, the Prince of Peace, even the Son of God. If your definition of Christian is one who believes in the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth and follows his gospel, then yes we are as Christian as they come.