Hi, I'm Annette.

I am a wife and mother. I'm a vegetarian. I enjoy yoga. I am a martial artist. I have run 10 marathons. I'm a Mormon.

About Me

I married my wonderful husband, when I was 21. I homeschool my 2 kids. I am a "mom" to many foster children we have had over the past few years. We are currently in the process of adopting a third child.
I love animals! We have two big dogs. I love going horseback riding,yoga, and running, because it's so peaceful and relaxing. They put me in my own happy world!

Why I am a Mormon

Growing up, I knew that there was something “missing” from the church I attended with my parents. As soon as I got my drivers license, I started “church hopping”. I don’t know how many churches I tried, but they all had something that didn’t seem right to me. I eventually met the missionaries. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints had everything that the other churches had been missing. Everything about this religion was what I had been seeking!

How I live my faith

I love how this church focuses on living as Jesus lived. I am constantly trying to improve myself and to teach my children gospel principles. Knowing this is Jesus’ true church gives me so much guidance in how to live my life! It is unrealistic to have a life without challenges, but my faith helps me to get through the challenges!

What do Mormons believe about 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.

Why do Mormons perform proxy baptisms in their temples?

Patty answered...

Proxy baptisms are Heavenly Father's solution to the conflict between the need to be baptized in order to obtain eternal life, and the fact that not everyone gets the opportunity to be baptized in this life. We preform baptisms on the behalf of our ancestors, and then our deceased ancestors, in the spirit world, are given the opportunity to choose whether or not they want this baptism to be valid for them.