Hi, I'm Becky

I'm a dancer. I'm a singer. I'm a Mormon.

About Me

I love to sing and play the piano. I started playing the piano at the age of 6 and really started singing during high school when I joined the show choir and participated in the school's musical. I have also danced since I was a child and I have continued doing so. I recently graduated from college with a major in Family, Consumer, Human Development, and am currently working at a residential treatment center for adolescents with drug and behavior problems as a dorm counselor. I am an energetic and outgoing person and love life.

Why I am a Mormon

Why I'm a Mormon. I could say it's because I was born into a family of the LDS faith and so it's what I've believed all my life. But now, at the age of 21, there is so much more. I don't know what I would do without this Gospel. Each day I wake up, I know that I am not alone. My Heavenly Father is always there. Always caring. Always willing to love me no matter what mistakes I've made. What more could anyone ask for? All He asks is that we keep His commandments. Honestly, not too difficult if you really think about it. They are guidelines to use to make sure you can obtain optimal happiness in this life and the next. Why not follow them?
And we have the Atonement. Jesus Christ came to this earth and died for all of our sins. This makes repentance possible. I will be forever grateful to my Savior for that everlasting sacrifice. He and our Heavenly Father are here to make sure that if we come to Them, we CAN be forgiven of our sins. This is the greatest blessing of all.

Personal Stories

How can your talents and gifts bless others?

Since I am a singer, I have had opportunities to sing in church meetings. Although singing solos in front of a crowd scares me to death, I choose to do so because I know I am blessing the lives of others. Almost every time I finish singing a spiritual song in a church meeting, someone will come to me and tell me how grateful they were for it. It helps increase their testimonies, and it also helps increase mine.

How I live my faith

I live my faith by showing what I believe through my example. Working with adolescents who are not of my faith, I am occasionally asked questions about what I believe. Living my faith, I share what I believe. We must not be afraid of what others may think. Live like you believe.

Does The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints endorse political parties?

Josh answered...

No. The church advocates principles and doctrine but does not endorse a certain political party or candidate. If you look in the United States Congress, you'll see members of the Mormon church sitting on both sides of the aisle from the current Senate Majority Leader to a 2008 presidential candidate.

However, the church is involved in the public arena when political initiatives intersect with principles of Christ's gospel. When this happens, the church will release a statement advocating certain principles and encouraging members to uphold these principles. This type of action often leads to confusion. Church support for an initiative for religious reasons should not be taken to imply support for a particular political party. These are two distinctly separate activities.
John Odell answered...

Of course the Church does not endorse political parties. Political parties do not represent the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. But all the members of the Church are encouraged to participate in the political system and many have and do. We will be held responsible for our actions in the political arena just as we are in every other activity of our lives. I feel strongly that we have an obligation to support the Constitution of this land and that the Lord had a lot to do in its founding and in the freedoms that we receive from adhering to its principles. The Founding Fathers were inspired by God and we should be inspired by them. There are many criteria that we can use to choose political candidates but none are of more value than that recommended by modern scripture, namely, to search after honest and good men. I love our American Republic and our Constitution and try to support men or women who support the ideas and principles found in that document. According to the Declaration of Independence we receive our rights from our creator and must be ever aware that we do not turn our rights to the whims of men, however well meaning they may be. I am not a fan of political parties and consider myself a Constitutional conservative and very independent.

Why are only some Mormons allowed into temples? Is there something secret going on in Mormon Temples? What goes on in Mormon Temples?

Don answered...

Recently I taught a Sunday School lesson about the Apostle Paul who was cast into jail because of being falsely accused of taking non-jews into the holy parts of the ancient temple. The penalty for doing so was death. It caused me to think of the sacredness of the temple, and that people throughout history have gone through a preparation process in order to approach God through temple worship.

In our time, both members of the church and non-members who have not prepared are turned away from the sacred parts of the temple not because of secrets, but rather due to the sacred nature of the temple and the preparation required to go there. Anyone can go to the temple, given they prepare themselves and demonstrate that preparation in a visit with those responsible for qualifying persons for entrance to the temple.

I love the peace that comes from being in the temple, having prepared myself to approach the Lord in His house. I feel His Spirit there. I am grateful that others who are there have prepared themselves in the same way.

Anyone who wants to know more about the nature of the temples can ask any missionary what it takes to qualify to go there. My personal experience and witness is that it is worth qualifying oneself and experiencing the beauty and peace that is constantly there.