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Hi I'm Adam
I'm a Dad of 6. I'm a Husband. I ride a motorcycle. I love running and spending time with my kids. And I'm a Mormon.
About Me
I am a dad with 5 sons and 1 daughter. My oldest son is 23 and currently serving as a missionary in the New Mexico, Farmington mission. I've been married for 23 years. I enjoy camping and hiking with my family. I love to geocache when I get time. I exercise constantly, have turned into something of a distance runner in the last 2 years. I lost nearly 100 pounds 2 years ago, and continue to maintain my weight now. I work as a a Software Test Manager, and have done so for 15 years. Prior to that, I worked in Nuclear Health Physics. We homeschool our kids, as we are concerned about some of the negative influences in public schools. To offset this, we keep our kids socializing with their peer groups in more positive environments, such as scouting, youth sports, dance, and they have regular play dates with other kids. I travelled constantly as a youth and a young adult, and travel is one of my favorite things. I went to 18 schools before graduating High School. I've lived in 16 states, and spent 3 months with my family in China.
Why I am a Mormon
I had many brushes with the church growing up. My parents were divorced when I was 8, and my father remarried a women from Idaho. She wasn't a member, but her father and step mother were. I met a girl in high school, and being around her family made me want to have a home life like theirs. I had always been searching for answers, and I was an active participant in church youth groups in Baptist and Episcopalian churches growing up. I spent most of my childhood with my father. I stopped to see my mother and brothers on the way to college, only to discover that they had all joined the church a couple years prior. After seeing my mom and brothers, I started actively investigating the church, and I found answers to questions that I had never been able to answer before. The restored gospel made so much sense to me; things aligned, and god wasn't some nebulous unknowable thing, but approachable and benevolent and loving; that he has a physical body, that the heavens aren't closed, and that he speaks to us today as he has always done; that what we do in this life matters; that there is a purpose for us being here, and that we can return to live with that Heavenly Father someday.
How I live my faith
I currently serve as the 1st counselor in the bishopric of my ward. I conduct our Sunday services every 3rd month, and make speaking assignments, coordinate youth activities, and many other things that keep the ward running. But I've served in many ways. The 4 years prior I was a leader in the men's organization of the church (the elders quorum). Before that I served in the young men's program working with the youth. Before that I served as an instructor and sunday school teacher, scouting leader, etc. My wife and I hope that through our service example we are teaching our kids to be of service to others. I do my best to be honest in all my dealings with others, especially in my work. I find that this resonates with those around me, and they see that I am different, and that I live my life by a code of conduct that is appreciated.