Hi, I'm Laura Runolfson

I'm a Mormon. I'm a Christian. I'm a nurse. I'm a stay-at-home mom.

About Me

I am a mom of three high energy girls. Even though I am a nurse, I feel blessed to be able to be at home with my girls for this season of my life. I enjoy spending time with my little family or extended family when we can get together. I enjoy bargain shopping and keeping things organized around my house. I grew up in Utah but have lived outside of Utah 8 or so years of my adult life. Through these years, I've enjoyed meeting people in the community who have my same values. Even though our religions may differ, I enjoy learning from them and appreciate then having quality friends for my children to associate with. There are still plenty of good people in the world.

Why I am a Mormon

I belong to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I love my Savior Jesus Christ. I know this is His church that he taught the people when he lived on Earth. I know it was then later restored through the prophet Joseph Smith. I know that since I was baptized a member of this church at the age of eight, everyday since, I represent Christ's name and try to become more like Him each day. It is comforting to know that I can repent everyday of my mistakes and imperfections and work towards my goal of returning to live with my Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ someday. I am grateful for the peace, joy and direction this religion has given me throughout my life. I know we have a loving Heavenly Father that knows us individually and watches over us. I am grateful that I feel that love when I pray. I am grateful for temples; That because I was married there, my children are sealed to me and my husband forever. I appreciate the peace & clarity I feel there when I visit any of the temples.

How I live my faith

I am the primary president in our ward. I learn so much from these sweet little children. I know they are strong valiant spirits that have been saved to come to Earth to live in these latter days. They are strong spirited little people to be able to stand for truth and righteousness amongst much evil in the world today. I am in awe of their meekness and purity of heart. I feel they are whom Jesus would mingle with if he were here.

I enjoy visiting teaching a number of sisters each month in our ward. It gives me a chance to get to know them better. My love for them grows, I appreciate them, and then hopefully after establishing a better friendship, they feel comfortable calling on me for help in their time of need. If it wasn't a specific assignment, it isn't something that most of us would do within our busy life schedules. So, it gives us an extra push to do what we know we should- Get out and visit and befriend each other more than we would otherwise.

What are some things that tell you there is a God?

Laura Runolfson answered...

I know there is a God in heaven when I look at the beauty of the Earth; Marvelous creations for us to enjoy each day as we look around. I am a nurse. Studying the human body makeup gives no mistake to the fact that someone greater than us created our bodies. And they didn't evolve this way in their majesty from a monkey or ape. I know we have a loving Heavenly Father who created us in his own image. He and his Son Jesus Christ look like we do, with bodies of flesh and blood.
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Mark answered...

Everything around us testifies of a God who created all things. The complexity of life points toward an Intelligent Being who designed it, organized it and brought it to existence. The probability that everything around us may have arisen by mere chance is infinitely small, and the idea of a Supreme Creator is the only one that can make sense of all the beauty and complexity of nature including ourselves. And yet, these still do not prove the existence of God in the same sense that scientific concepts are proven. It is really impossible to prove the existence of God in the same, logical way used in science (the scientific method). That is why we say that we believe that there is a God, even if we have not seen him - this is called faith. I have not personally seen God, but my inner self tells me that he exists. Ultimately, it comes down to individual choice. We decide based on what we see and feel, on what the surroundings tell us, whether God exists or not. I choose to believe that there is a God, and this choice is one of my most important freedoms.

How can I find someone to talk with, in person, about the Mormon religion?

Taylor answered...

A. You could go to a mormon.org profile from someone in your area that has a facebook link, and locate them that way!
B. You could go to the link on mormon.org that says "request the missionaries"
C. You could go to the link that says " Find a Church" and come visit us. We all would be more than happy to meet you to and explain why this message is so important for all of us.