Sunday, October 25, 2009
John 17:3
A great verse that I love is in the Bible, in John 17:3. It says, "And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent." We are supposed to come to know God and Jesus Christ. I believe that it is possible to come to know them. It doesn't make sense that we cannot get to know them and have a relationship with them. As members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we believe that God the Eternal Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost are three distinct beings. We believe that God and Jesus both have separate, perfect immortal bodies. God, is our Father, and we have the wonderful blessing of communicating with Him through prayer. Prayer is a great way that people can express their feelings of gratitude and can also ask for things that they need in their lives. I believe that God always answers our prayers in the best way for us. As we see Him answering our prayers, we can come to understand His love and concern for us. We can also see His power as He answers our prayers. The scriptures are also a wonderful resource to see how God has been involved in the lives of other people throughout history. God is so willing to help us, but we have to have faith in Him. I know that God is all-powerful, all-knowing, and is a God of love. I know that God is our Eternal Father and we are His children.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
About Rachel
Hello,
I'm Craig's wife, Rachel. Craig came up with the idea for this blog and I'm really excited about it. He had a great experience teaching people about the Church while serving his mission in Wisconsin. Girls in the Church are able to go on full-time missions just like the boys but they are encouraged to look for opportunities to marry first. Because of this, girls don't leave on missions until the age of 21 (two years after boys normally leaves). I had always wanted to serve a mission and talk to people about the Church. However, I met Craig and was married before I was able to serve a mission. Craig and I have decided to do what we can to talk to people about the Church and we hope to serve a mission together after he retires.
I hope that this blog can answer the questions some of you have about the Church. If you think of a question that we are not addressing, please leave a comment about it and we would be happy to answer it. Like Craig said, this is not an official church website. We will do our best to present the Church's point of view but we encourage you to visit lds.org or mormon.org if you're interested in finding out more. You may find mormon.org more helpful as it addresses many questions that people have about the church. Lds.org is more of an archive site for recent talks and speeches given by Church leaders, but it also has articles from Church magazines, and online access to the scriptures (The Old Testament, The New Testament, The Book of Mormon, The Doctrine and Covenants [which are revelations given mostly to Joseph Smith who restored, or brought back, the Church in the early 1800's] and The Pearl of Great Price [a more in-depth account of Moses and Abraham]).
Thank you for visiting our blog. We are excited to get this going!
I'm Craig's wife, Rachel. Craig came up with the idea for this blog and I'm really excited about it. He had a great experience teaching people about the Church while serving his mission in Wisconsin. Girls in the Church are able to go on full-time missions just like the boys but they are encouraged to look for opportunities to marry first. Because of this, girls don't leave on missions until the age of 21 (two years after boys normally leaves). I had always wanted to serve a mission and talk to people about the Church. However, I met Craig and was married before I was able to serve a mission. Craig and I have decided to do what we can to talk to people about the Church and we hope to serve a mission together after he retires.
I hope that this blog can answer the questions some of you have about the Church. If you think of a question that we are not addressing, please leave a comment about it and we would be happy to answer it. Like Craig said, this is not an official church website. We will do our best to present the Church's point of view but we encourage you to visit lds.org or mormon.org if you're interested in finding out more. You may find mormon.org more helpful as it addresses many questions that people have about the church. Lds.org is more of an archive site for recent talks and speeches given by Church leaders, but it also has articles from Church magazines, and online access to the scriptures (The Old Testament, The New Testament, The Book of Mormon, The Doctrine and Covenants [which are revelations given mostly to Joseph Smith who restored, or brought back, the Church in the early 1800's] and The Pearl of Great Price [a more in-depth account of Moses and Abraham]).
Thank you for visiting our blog. We are excited to get this going!
About Craig
Hello:
My name is Craig. I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Many people call us by a nickname called the Mormons. I am a young, married, recent college graduate. Many members of the Church serve a 2-year voluntary mission where they send in personal information to the Church headquarters and are called by a living Prophet to go to an assigned area. Some are called to serve foreign-language speaking missions. All missionaries go to a Missionary Training Center where they learn how to teach and become missionaries, as well as learn another language if necessary. I served in the Wisconsin Milwaukee Mission. I was a Spanish-speaking missionary. Most of the missionaries in my mission were English-speaking and there were also Hmong-speaking missionaries. As a missionary, you are assigned to different areas that are in your mission boundaries. It varies how long a missionary is in an area. I served in 6 different areas in Wisconsin, including Waukesha, Appleton, Madison, Milwaukee, Kenosha, and Green Bay. I am grateful for the experience that I had to be a full-time missionary for the Church. It was one of the great blessings of my life.
I want to use this blog as a board to post my feelings about the Church and some of its teachings. I also want people to post questions and comments, especially those who sincerely want to know more about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A great blessing that Heavenly Father (God) gives us is to communicate with Him through prayer and we can ask Him if something is true or false. I know for myself that Heavenly Father is a living and loving God who wants to help and guide His children. I know that Jesus Christ is our Savior and that only through Him can we be free from sin and are able to live again with our Heavenly Father. I know that the true church of Jesus Christ was restored, or brought back through the Prophet Joseph Smith. I know that we have a living Prophet today, Thomas S. Monson. I know that the Book of Mormon is true and with the Bible, we have two witnesses that God loves all mankind and guides all mankind through his servants, the prophets and apostles.
This blog is our opinions and beliefs and is not an official declaration from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I encourage you to visit lds.org and mormon.org.
I look forward to talking with many of you. I hope my wife and I can help others to find true and lasting happiness through this blog.
My name is Craig. I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Many people call us by a nickname called the Mormons. I am a young, married, recent college graduate. Many members of the Church serve a 2-year voluntary mission where they send in personal information to the Church headquarters and are called by a living Prophet to go to an assigned area. Some are called to serve foreign-language speaking missions. All missionaries go to a Missionary Training Center where they learn how to teach and become missionaries, as well as learn another language if necessary. I served in the Wisconsin Milwaukee Mission. I was a Spanish-speaking missionary. Most of the missionaries in my mission were English-speaking and there were also Hmong-speaking missionaries. As a missionary, you are assigned to different areas that are in your mission boundaries. It varies how long a missionary is in an area. I served in 6 different areas in Wisconsin, including Waukesha, Appleton, Madison, Milwaukee, Kenosha, and Green Bay. I am grateful for the experience that I had to be a full-time missionary for the Church. It was one of the great blessings of my life.
I want to use this blog as a board to post my feelings about the Church and some of its teachings. I also want people to post questions and comments, especially those who sincerely want to know more about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A great blessing that Heavenly Father (God) gives us is to communicate with Him through prayer and we can ask Him if something is true or false. I know for myself that Heavenly Father is a living and loving God who wants to help and guide His children. I know that Jesus Christ is our Savior and that only through Him can we be free from sin and are able to live again with our Heavenly Father. I know that the true church of Jesus Christ was restored, or brought back through the Prophet Joseph Smith. I know that we have a living Prophet today, Thomas S. Monson. I know that the Book of Mormon is true and with the Bible, we have two witnesses that God loves all mankind and guides all mankind through his servants, the prophets and apostles.
This blog is our opinions and beliefs and is not an official declaration from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I encourage you to visit lds.org and mormon.org.
I look forward to talking with many of you. I hope my wife and I can help others to find true and lasting happiness through this blog.
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