Hi, I'm Mark

My name is Mark. I love homemade pizza and bowling. I am a senior at Highland High. I'm a Mormon.

About Me

My name is Mark. I work for Gilbert Public Schools. I go bowling twice a week. My favorite food is homemade pizza. I love all music from Mac Miller to my all time favorite artist Taylor Swift!!!!!!

Why I am a Mormon

I was born a mormon and everyone thinks that since I was born into this religion that I have no agency or choice, but I choose to go to church and participate in all the activities because I love this church and I would not be at all the same person if I was not Mormon.

How I live my faith

I attend seminary daily. I read my scriptures every day and I havn't missed a day for over 4 years. My family has family prayer twice a day, and I stay clean in all my activities from the lyrics of my music to the thoughs of my mind.

Do Mormons worship Joseph Smith?

Ken answered...

Joseph Smith was a great man and we revere him as such because of the great and important things he accomplished. We do not worship Joseph Smith or serve him. We study about his life, because of the great significance of Joseph Smith's first vision and the restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ and the priesthood authority. It is a series of remarkable historical events.

I recently had the opportunity to visit Rochester, New York on a business trip and I found time to visit the nearby town of Palmyra and the Sacred Grove. I was able to see and study and review the circumstances surrounding the events and experiences of Joseph Smith. This was no chance happening or coincidence.

We worship Our Heavenly Father and His Son, the resurrected Lord, Jesus Christ.
Danny T answered...

No but he is worthy of respect.

What does Mormonism teach regarding baptism?

Jerad answered...

For us, baptism is a two way promise or covenant with our father in Heaven. We promise to obey his commandments, take upon ourselves the name of Christ, and to always remember him ((D&C 20:77-78) and he promises to give us a remission, or forgiveness for our sins and his spirit to guide us (3 Nephi 27:19-20). However, we must keep our promise to maintain the blessings offered by our Heavenly Father. Baptism is preceeded by faith in Jesus Christ and then repentance. Once we repent of our sins and change our lives, we enter into the waters of baptism. We believe in being baptized by immersion, by someone holding the authority of God (3 Nephi 11:19-27), and at an age of responsibility, when we can recognize the difference between right and wrong (the age of eight is set as when we can do this) (D&C 68:27). There is symbolism in baptism by immersion in the death and resurrection of Christ and also the death of our past lives and a rebirth where we are cleansed from sin (Romans 6:3-6). Baptism must also be followed by receiving the Gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of hands (Acts 19:1-6).The Gift of the Holy Ghost is a second baptism by fire and completes the baptism by water (Matthew 3:11 and John 3:5).