Hi, I'm Amber

I'm a mom of 4 boys. I own a business and work from home. I am addicted to baking and eating chocolate. I'm a Mormon.

About Me

I grew up in Aurora, Colorado, US in a family filled with boys. I was the oldest kid with four younger brothers. I thought they were all crazy then, and I guess I still do, but I love them. My family is fun!

After leaving home I went to college at Brigham Young University in Utah, US. I got my degree in Social Work. A week after graduating I married my husband and then got a job doing child protection for 2 years.

I am a mom and I love it. And guess what? I have 4 boys. I can't seem to get a girl in my life for anything! (No sisters, no daughters, not even any nieces!) But I love being surrounded by my little boys each day. I am a stay at home mom. I love spending my days with them. I also own my own business-an internet retail site for baby and kids items and it allows me to work from home, mostly after they are in bed at night.

I love to do a lot of things. My top three favorite hobbies are reading, sewing and cooking. And I LOVE to eat what I bake. I am addicted to chocolate. I love to get take out with my husband on Friday nights and watch a movie or play a game. I love being with my family.

Why I am a Mormon

I was born a Mormon, but at some point we all have to choose for ourselves if we are going to stay a Mormon. If we believe for ourselves.

When I was about 13 or 14 years old I decided it was time for me to find out for myself if this religion was true. I got down on my knees at my bedside and prayed to know the truth. After a few moments the distinct thought came to my mind "you already know!" And I realized I did. I already knew it was true. I had felt the truth of it many times in my childhood and I knew for sure that it was true. That what I had been taught my whole life was the true gospel of Jesus Christ. I have never questioned it since that time and I still know. It's true.

Personal Stories

Which of the Savior’s teachings have influenced you in your life?

I love the Savior's example of service and compassion. There isn't anything in my life that brings more happiness than serving others whether it is my own family, people at church, friends, people at school, neighbors or people in my community or the world. Loving people and serving them makes me happy and I want to do it every single day. I am happy that I have the Savior as an example of how to treat others and of going out of my way to lift and strengthen others.

How I live my faith

Family comes first in this religion. Day in and day out I am a mother. I am a mother who wants to raise boys who also know the truth and who are good, well rounded people. I choose to stay at home with them so that I can help nurture and shape them into the people I want them to be. I try to do this in part my living as an example to them and also with simple things like daily family prayer and scripture study, a weekly family night and attending church regularly. For me that is the most important part of living my faith.

Outside of my role as a mother I also love to serve others. I do this at church as I teach the teenage girls and try to be a role model for them. I also try to serve others in my community in little ways every day of my life from little things like being a friend to bigger things like giving to those in need, helping in the school or whatever else I can do. Service for others is a big part living this faith.

What do Mormons believe about family?

Amber answered...

Family is really right at the center of our religion. We want to build strong families and feel like there is nothing more important than that. As a mom I want to raise strong and good children who will learn to love Jesus Christ and serve him, also to serve and love others and to know for themselves that this gospel is true.

Marriage is something we take very seriously. I promised my husband and God that my husband and I would do what it takes to be together forever and while we are certainly not perfect, this means treating each other with respect and recognizing that our marriage needs to come before just about everything else in this world.

And the best part-we believe families can be together forever. And of course I want to be with my husband and kids from now till forever. That's one of the best parts of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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.