Hi, I'm Becky

I grew up in Bountiful, Utah; but have spent my whole married life in California. I am an English teacher.I'm a Mormon.

About Me

I've been married for 36 years and have raised 4 sons. I've been in the schools, either as a volunteer parent, teacher, sub, or tutor pretty much since I graduated from college is 1972. I love teaching English and literature. Reading classic literature and helping kids understand it is a passion! I love being a grandmother, but now that I'm not raising my kids anymore, I love participating in a large choral organization, rehearsing weekly, and performing two or three times a year! It's what I do for pure fun!

Why I am a Mormon

I was born into the Mormon church, I come from long lines of Mormon pioneer ancestry on all sides. That's how I came to be a member of the church when I was only eight years old. I suppose you could say that's how I became a Mormon, but it's not the reason I still am one. I had my own personal conversion after graduating from college. I had taken the Church for granted my whole life--lived the precepts growing up and so forth. But it was not until I was really embarking on life "on my own" that I really decided I needed to see if what I had always been taught really was true. So after much fasting and prayer (that was what I had been taught to do when seeking big answers to big things--and I can tell you, it works!) and talking to a wonderful bishop about my questions and struggles, I recieved a patriarchal blessing from a great and venerable, old patriarch--and during that "laying on of hands", I also recieved my tesitmony of the truthfulness of this Gospel. That's why, when I hear the term "born again", I can truly relate. My life in the Gospel started that day, and my membership and activity in it have blessed my life daily ever since. My testimony of Jesus Christ and His Atonement is my dearest treasure. It has brought me hope and comfort and constancy in an ever-changing world. Is it the easiest church in the world to belong to? No. It takes a lot of my time, talents, and energy. But everything I put into it I get back 10-fold, and all I know for sure is how it makes me feel in my heart. I love this Gospel and thank the dear Lord for it, on my knees, every day.

How I live my faith

I work in the local high school. I am the only Mormon on the staff. I am on campus everyday and am able to have contact with the youth from the Church in a secular capacity. When we see each other, our nods and hi's carry something special , and it does my heart good to watch these valiant youth be strong leaders and good examples therel, in sports, academics and school government. My husband, along with his three old pals from the Church, has called the high school football games from the press box for 20 years now. We have made it our personal mission to be good representitives of the Church in our community through our involvement at the school.

I sing with a large Mormon choral organization and I invite my non-member friends to our concerts. We are kind of the So Cal version of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, which is considered to be one of the "crown jewels" of the Church, and an ambassador to the world. I love it when, after a concert, my invited guests say, "Wow! There's some sort of feeling here---not just great music! What the heck is THAT about??" When I get comments like that, I know we've done our job in regards to bringing the light of Christ into their lives through music!

I love talking to people about the Church, especially after they get to know me a bit. I like them to get to know me as just a regular person before they know me as a Mormon. I want them to know that being a Mormon isn't a crazy weird thing, but a wonderful thing that they don't have to be nervous about. I'm not going to try to "convert" somebody who doesn't want to be converted. Like I said, I just love talking about it and answering questions. To me, it's like having the coolest secret, and wanting to share it with someone who might be nothing more than just curious. Why wouldn't I want to share this most amazing thing? It is truly the heart and soul, in a very literal sense, of who I am.

What do Mormons believe about family?

Becky answered...
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 some call Mormonism a cult?

Terry answered...

Mostly because of misunderstanding and lack of knowledge about the Church. It's easier for people to believe what they hear from other people (who heard it from someone else, who heard it from another person that read it on the Internet...) instead of making an effort to find out from the source.

In addition, there are small, secretive groups that are not part of our Church that use a modified form of the name of the Church for their own group, and have practices that are similar to our worship services and practices. These groups may be involved in illegal activities, especially polygamy, and when the media reports on them, they do not make an effort to distinguish between these groups and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.