This is part one of a nine part series. Keep reading to follow the posts in order. I have posted at the bottom of each post a link to the next post. At the top of all posts with a prior post there is a link to that prior post. I hope you can enjoy what you read and can learn as much as I did. Happy reading!
To start I will give you a brief overview of my childhood and some of the actions of my life. My intent is to help you understand a little about me and my upbringing. Don't worry, this page doesn't last long.
I was born into a Christian family. The particular flavor for my family was Mormonism through The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Growing up I adhered to the teachings of the church. Was I perfect? Well, no.
However, I memorized the Articles of Faith along with many other verses from the Bible, Book of Mormon, Doctrine & Covenants, and The Pearl of Great Price, all considered to be scriptures to the LDS community. I believed what the church taught and attempted to live my life accordingly. I did all I could to live a christian life.
I had many experiences while growing up that led me to believe that what I had been taught was true. I had my doubts, but through much study, fasting, and prayers I thought I had found truth in what I had learned. I felt I came to this knowledge through confirmation from the Holy Ghost. I came to a knowledge of the truthfulness of the message. I had specific experiences and knew, without any doubt, that Jesus was my savior and God was the father of my spirit. I knew that the LDS Church had the truth, and it was awesome.
I faithfully served a two year mission for the LDS church. I did all I could to be a faithful missionary. I married in and was sealed in the LDS temple in American Fork, Utah. In my church in the various places I lived I served as a ward mission leader, activities committee chair, Sunday School president, primary teacher, deacons quorum adviser, assistant boy scout master, young men's president (for anybody not familiar with LDS culture this is like a youth pastor position), varsity scout leader, elders quorum secretary, and elders quorum teacher.
My intent in explaining this to you is to hope you understand the very basics of what I believed and that I did all I could to live the best possible Christian life I could live. While trying to do my best I had a hard life growing up. I'm not going to get into any more of that part of my life. As hard as I felt life had been, I didn’t know just how hard it was going to get.
When I was 29, closely approaching 30, I suffered my first bought of a disease that usually only appears in children. To learn more about it please see the next post..
This is part one of a nine part series. Keep reading to follow the posts in order. I have posted at the bottom of each post a link to the next post. At the top of all posts with a prior post there is a link to that prior post. I hope you can enjoy what you read and can learn as much as I did. Happy reading!
To start I will give you a brief overview of my childhood and some of the actions of my life. My intent is to help you understand a little about me and my upbringing. Don't worry, this page doesn't last long.
I was born into a Christian family. The particular flavor for my family was Mormonism through The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Growing up I adhered to the teachings of the church. Was I perfect? Well, no.
However, I memorized the Articles of Faith along with many other verses from the Bible, Book of Mormon, Doctrine & Covenants, and The Pearl of Great Price, all considered to be scriptures to the LDS community. I believed what the church taught and attempted to live my life accordingly. I did all I could to live a christian life.
To start I will give you a brief overview of my childhood and some of the actions of my life. My intent is to help you understand a little about me and my upbringing. Don't worry, this page doesn't last long.
I was born into a Christian family. The particular flavor for my family was Mormonism through The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Growing up I adhered to the teachings of the church. Was I perfect? Well, no.
However, I memorized the Articles of Faith along with many other verses from the Bible, Book of Mormon, Doctrine & Covenants, and The Pearl of Great Price, all considered to be scriptures to the LDS community. I believed what the church taught and attempted to live my life accordingly. I did all I could to live a christian life.
I had many experiences while growing up that led me to believe that what I had been taught was true. I had my doubts, but through much study, fasting, and prayers I thought I had found truth in what I had learned. I felt I came to this knowledge through confirmation from the Holy Ghost. I came to a knowledge of the truthfulness of the message. I had specific experiences and knew, without any doubt, that Jesus was my savior and God was the father of my spirit. I knew that the LDS Church had the truth, and it was awesome.
I faithfully served a two year mission for the LDS church. I did all I could to be a faithful missionary. I married in and was sealed in the LDS temple in American Fork, Utah. In my church in the various places I lived I served as a ward mission leader, activities committee chair, Sunday School president, primary teacher, deacons quorum adviser, assistant boy scout master, young men's president (for anybody not familiar with LDS culture this is like a youth pastor position), varsity scout leader, elders quorum secretary, and elders quorum teacher.
My intent in explaining this to you is to hope you understand the very basics of what I believed and that I did all I could to live the best possible Christian life I could live. While trying to do my best I had a hard life growing up. I'm not going to get into any more of that part of my life. As hard as I felt life had been, I didn’t know just how hard it was going to get.
When I was 29, closely approaching 30, I suffered my first bought of a disease that usually only appears in children. To learn more about it please see the next post..
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