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Hi I'm Barbara
I'm happy to be a Mormon.
About Me
I am sixty two years old and live in the Isle of Anglesey, in North Wales, part of the United Kingdom. I joined the church when I was twenty six years of age in Liverpool where I was working at the time. I was an extremely worldly person who had lost any belief in God. A temporary clerk introduced me to her family and friends who were members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I was impressed by their happiness and a wonderful atmosphere that surrounded them. Walking through the chapel with my colleague one day I heard a song being sung, 'I stand all amazed at the love Jesus offers me...' As a child I had feelings for Jesus and my heart was touched by that song. I wanted to know more...
Why I am a Mormon
Everyone is tried and tested in life and that applies just as much to members of the Lord's church as to anyone else. Before I joined the church I decided that if I wasn't married by the time I was thirty I would kill myself. I am a pensioner now and I still have not married. The thing I wanted most in life has been denied me and I have been extremely distressed lots of times over the years. However, I am still here! Being a member of the church helps you carry on even in the midst of the most awful experiences. Where my own family have failed to be as supportive as I would have wished, the 'family' of church members have been unfailing in being there for me in all my twists and turns. I have applied the teaching of the Lord which says, 'If any man will do his will he shall know of the doctrine...' I know therefore that God lives and he has performed miracles for me and has guided me through stormy waters. I have an eternal perspective - I know I shall have my heart's desire sometime, maybe not here in mortality.
How I live my faith
At first the adjustment to being a 'mormon' is challenging but I found I was amply compensated - I gave up nightclubbing, drinking alcohol, smoking, and worldly thoughts and behaviour, but the wonderful feelings which replaced those things because I made a conscious effort to keep the commandments, especially those found in the 'Sermon on the Mount' (New Testament, Matthew chapters 5 - 7) made any so-called sacrifice worth while. Since my early involvement in the church I have had things to do, Sunday School secretary, single adult leader, teacher, and currently a family history consultant. In the church there is no paid clergy as in other denominations so talks and lessons are prepared and presented by the members. This seems daunting at first and still is sometimes but it is a learning curve which is never regretted. Heavenly Father helps our inadequacy by revealing what he would like to be said or taught, receiving revelation from God in this way is such a joy and an education for us as ideas and concepts leap into our minds as we prepare our assignments.