How I live my faith

My family and I attend church together every Sunday. We do not have paid clergy so everyone takes part in teaching and providing leadership. Serving each other in this way helps us understand Jesus Christ better and grow stronger in our love for each other. My assignment is to teach the gospel to the middle age and older men of my church. I also teach members of our church that are preparing to go to the temple. The temple plays a very sacred and vital role in our faith and before members of our faith may enter the temple, they must make an earnest effort to keep God's commandments and earnestly strive to follow the example of Jesus Christ. I also have families that I am assigned to vist monthly to make sure that all is well with them. We look after each other this way. Each week on Monday, my family and I gather together for "Family Home Evening." We teach the gospel in the home, sign songs, role play, have treats, play games. It is a time that takes priority in our family. We do not schedule outside events on Monday evening so we can spend time together. In the morning before I go to work and the kids go to school we read from the scriptures and have a family prayer. We eat dinner as a family almost every night and give thanks for our blessings. We pray as a family before we go to bed each night. The first Sunday of each month we fast by not partaking of food or water for 24 hours. We find that this increases our spiritual feelings. The money that we save from not eating we donate to the church to assist with the less fortunate. Perhaps this may seem like a lot, but our traditions bring us so much happiness. It is difficult to describe the hope, faith and peace the true gospel of Jesus Christ brings.