Hi I'm Mike

Growing up in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints provided me with many opportunities to learn and live its principles, but I still had to find out for myself if it was true. Through my personal prayers and experiences I have learned for myself that the Book of Mormon is true, and living its principles has brought me much needed happiness and peace. I have had many personal, sacred experiences that have revealed to me that I have a Heavenly Father who hears and answers my prayers and that He is concerned for my success and happiness. Most importantly, I know that Jesus Christ is my Saviour. I have experienced the personal healing which comes through His Atonement and know what it means to be forgiven of things I've done wrong. I'm not a perfect member of His church. But the principles taught by leaders and within the scriptures have helped me to continue improve slowly over time. I know for myself that Christ's gospel is true, and that it exists in its fullness in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. And that's why I am a Mormon.

I live one day at a time. I remember one particular week in high school when I had daily track & field practice, an upcoming track meet, an upcoming orchestra concert, an overnight youth activity, and other before and after school responsibilities. When I looked at the week as a whole I didn’t know how I could ever reach the end. So, instead, I tried living just one day at a time. I prayed to Heavenly Father to help me focus and to have the energy to do my best. I found that I was able to focus on the task at hand, and I performed much better than anticipated. It took faith to believe that everything would turn out right in the end. But having faith that I would succeed worked better than stressing over all the things that wouldn’t happen for many days to come. Although I didn’t know how there would be enough time for everything I needed to do, I pushed forward, prayed often, and did my best to focus on what was most important. In addition to living one day at a time, I see each day as an opportunity for improving on the day before. I know I make mistakes, everyone does. But just because it's normal to make mistakes, I know I'm not excused from the responsibility to learn from my mistakes and do better in the future. As I make an effort to learn from my mistakes, I end up stronger and happier. The gospel of Jesus Christ has given me that opportunity to improve. It has taught me how to know when I am making the right decisions, and what I can do to become better each day.