Hi I'm Mike

When I was 14 years old I happened to become acquainted with another young man who was a member of the LDS church. I was curious about the beliefs of the church, and he offered to let me speak to the missionaries, which I was happy to do. What they taught me about the church spoke to my soul and after much prayer and contemplation I was convinced that the Lord was leading this church. I was particularly impressed by the testimony of the Prophet Joseph Smith, and also by the Book of Mormon, which I recognized as the word of God, and in that sense the equal of the Bible, which I had always held in high esteem. My parents would not allow to be baptized right away, but after a year of observing my faithfulness to what I had been taught by the missionaries, they consented to let me join the church. I have never regretted my decision to join the church, and over the years my testimony of its truthfulness has grown. I can say that my life has been enormously blessed by the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and I testify that He stands at the head of this church. I know that Jesus is my Savior, and upon His merits I know that I will be saved in the Kingdom of God.

Besides attending church each Sunday, I help keep records in my local congregation, and participate in our local emergency communications organization as a Ham radio operator (our state has a history of earthquakes and volcanoes!). I also participate in the "Home Teaching" program in the church, which means that another brother and I make ourselves available to some of the members of our congregation in case they need assistance.