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Hi I'm Collin
I'm a Mormon.
About Me
I live with my wife, Karma Zoe Joseph Smith in Arvada, Colorado. We moved here from Salt Lake City in 1967 when I was transferred by my job with Buehner Schokbeton. After 5 years there I started my own company, Absolute Waterproofing. The name was later changed to Smith-Wolf Construction as I had a partner, Merlin Wolf. I shut down that business in 1991 and joined a national firm doing the same kind of work. I stayed with them, Western Waterproofing, as Branch Manager until 2004 when I retired. We have four children and twelve grandchildren. The number of great grandchildren is currently up to nine with more on their way.
Why I am a Mormon
My ancestors on both my mother's and my father's sides joined the LDS church shortly after it was organized by Jospeh Smith in 1836. They emigrated to Utah (some crossing the plains with wagons and handcarts). They were sent to Southern Utah by Brigham Young to establish a city. I grew up as a member of the L.D.S Church and really never considered joining any other. The Church emphasies eternal marriage, so I set my goal to marry an LDS girl who could be sealed to me for time and all eternity. I met my sweetheart who was from Beaver, Utah, while we both attended the Univerity of Utah and I knew right away that she was to be my eternal companion. I served a mission in Northern California from1954 to 1956 and shortly after I returned home we were married in the St. George, Utah, LDS temple. During my service as a missionary, I read, prayed, studied, and received a burning testimony that the Church was founded on true principles. I believe that I have been exposed enough to other religions to know that I am in Christ's Church that has been restored in these latter days. I continue to read, pray, attend chruch, and serve as much as I can to keep my testimony alive and confirming to me that I am doing what Heavenly Father wants me to do. I tried to show by example what the Church meant to me. The Chruch has been a guide post all my life. I can't imagine what it would be like without it. It has brought me blessings too numerous to name.
How I live my faith
It is common for members of the Church to be asked ("Called") to fill certain positions in the Church organizations on a temporary basis. Since the Church depends on it's members to conduct all the activities, the "Callings" are performed without compensation. Whether I have been a Sunday School teacher, a full-time missionary, a counselor to a Bishop, a member of the Stake High Council, or as the Bishop (pastor). I've tried to do my best. The standard worship services take place on Sunday and last three hours. I would feel very uncomfortable if I awoke on a Sunday morning and did not get ready to go to Church. This characteristic is such a part of me, that I have attended Church nearly every Sunday of my entire life. By my being involved in each of the activities I have mentioned here, I feel that I am LIVING MY FAITH.