Lindsay: My Beliefs as a Latter-day Saint

Hi, my name is Lindsay. My screen name is Aurey, here on YouTube. I’m a member of the Mormon Church, formally called The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints or LDS for short. I forgot that I can bear my testimony freely here in America and so, I feel I have a responsibility to share what I believe and I really want to in the first place.

So first of all, I want to bear testimony about the Father and Jesus Christ. I know that the Heavenly Father is the father of my Spirit and he loves me and he knows my name. He knows the names of all his children here on earth and he loves all of them with an infinite, eternal and perfect love. I know that Jesus Christ is God’s son. He came to Earth to provide us a way to repent so that we may return and live forever with the Heavenly Father again in Heaven.

I know that through the atonement he provided the means for repentance so we can repent and become clean. When Jesus suffered the atonement, he made us accountable for our own sins and made it possible for us to become clean through repenting and through keeping his commandments. I believe that by keeping his commandments and trying to become perfect like him “And David prayed to the Father in Jesus’ name – we are blessed and we are cleansed from our sins”.

I believe in the Holy Ghost as a third member of the God head. The comfort that Jesus has sent to us to guide us and inspire us to do his will. The Holy Ghost warns us when we’re in bad situations or when we are in danger and he fills us with guilt when we do commit sins or when we do which is wrong. He also fills us with warmth and joy when we make the right decisions, when we chose to keep the commandments and to love, uplift and inspire others. I know that he also helps us to know what is right and to know what is worthy so that we might make the best of our time and that we might be happy, might help others to be happy and follow our lord Jesus Christ. I know that the Holy Ghost guides us in this way and he helps to fill the love that God and his son have for us.

I bear a firm testimony of Joseph Smith who, as a 14 year old boy went into a grove of trees in New York in 1820 and he prayed that he might be forgiven of his sins and that he might know what church he should join, which is the true church. And I know that then, God the Father and the Son appeared to him and taught him what was right and at that time, the right church was not on the earth. I know that he was given a golden plate that was written by ancient people in America and these, he translated to make the Book of Mormon which is another testament, teaching us that Jesus Christ is our savior and our redeemer.

I know that the Book of Mormon is true and I know that Joseph Smith reorganized the true church of Jesus Christ, with the power of the priesthood restored. Which power had been lost after all of Jesus’ apostles have died. I know that after Joseph Smith, there was a succession of true, living prophets down until this present day, right now, in the year 2008, we have president Thomas S. Monson who is now the prophet and leader of our church. I know that he is in an inspired man, he receives revelations from the lord. And the twelve apostles that serve with him are also called of God and also seers and revelators.

One second. Okay. I also believe that the Bible contains the word of God and prophecies of Jesus Christ. I also have a testimony for all the modern-day revelations given by our prophets today and from Joseph Smith’s time until now. And they give these revelations through things like general conferences, a sort of conference that Mormons have twice a year in April and October. And also, at other venues than these – such as a general statement, like the proclamation of the family or the pamphlet of Jesus, the Christ – all these are also inspired.

I know that all of these things help improve my life and I know that they are all true. I happily bear testimony of my Church and of The Book Of Mormon and of The Bible and the modern day prophets of today, our prophet Thomas S. Monson. I believe in our father God, the father and his son Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost – that the three of them work to help us become clean that we might live forever, have eternal life with our father in heaven. I feel so blessed to know of my older brother Jesus and of his eternal love for me. I’m so grateful for this knowledge and all the blessings I’ve seen in my life because of it.

So I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.