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[MUSIC - HYMN] (SINGING) In all the word of life from--
"We believe in God, the Eternal Father,
and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost."
Our Church is named The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints for a reason.
And that reason is because Jesus Christ
is the center of our faith.
Latter-day Saints consider themselves
as Christian in every sense of the term.
We believe in Christ.
We worship Christ.
And we view Him not only as our mentor because of those things
He taught, but most of all that He is our Savior.
He is the essence of all that we do
and all that we seek to become.
Jesus Christ really is the central figure in our beliefs.
And we believe that He is the Savior and Redeemer
of not only every member of our Church, but of everyone
in the world.
The Church teaches us to follow Jesus Christ, to serve others,
and to love others.
[SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
The Bible says that all people are the offspring of God.
They lived with Him in a premortal existence.
As part of their Heavenly Father's divine plan,
His children come to earth and receive physical bodies,
gain experience, and prove themselves
worthy to return to live with Him in heaven.
Knowing that I am a daughter of a loving Heavenly Father
and having this sense of purpose, I think,
is honestly the greatest gift of the gospel.
The gospel helps us to be a better family
and to be more united, more cohesive,
I think, more understanding of each other.
And as a result, we're happier.
We have a purpose together.
We have a common interest and a common belief.
And because of that, I think we are a better family.
We believe in the scriptures, that the Bible
is the word of God, that the Book of Mormon
is the word of God, and that we can still
receive more of the word of God today.
I love the Book of Mormon.
I love the way I feel when I read it.
I love the stories.
I love what it teaches me about Jesus Christ.
I love teaching my children out of the Book of Mormon
for the same reason that I love teaching them out of the Bible.
The stories about Jesus Christ and His followers
come to life as we read.
And it makes me want to be a better
follower of Jesus Christ.
We believe in the prophets and the teachings
of the Old Testament.
We believe in the New Testament and all
that was taught about Jesus Christ
by Him and by His Apostles.
Because He's the same yesterday, today, and forever,
we are His children just as much as the people
who heard His voice through old prophets
or when He was here on the earth.
We believe that He reveals things today
to today's prophets.
And we believe that He will continue
to reveal things to prophets.
We have modern-day revelation, and the prophet
is able to hear revelation to speak for the entire Church.
But we also have revelation on an individual level.
I know that throughout the day, all I have to do is pray
and turn to Heavenly Father, and He can guide me
by the hand in what I can do in my life to become closer to Him
and to do what He needs me to do.
And this is something that is empowering and uplifting.
And I know that I'm supported by a Heavenly Father who loves me.
The beliefs of our Church have brought me joy, peace, and love
within the family and even within the community
that I live.
Everyone I see, I see that he is my brother or sister.
What I love about being a member of The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints is that it provides opportunities
to me, in many ways almost compels me,
to help other people.
And because the Church gives me those opportunities
to help other people, I realize that I truly
am a disciple of Jesus Christ as the Savior defined
Christianity.
"By this shall all men know ... ye are my disciples,
if ye have love one to another."
I have faith, and the religion that we practice
is not a Sunday religion.
Mm-hmm.
It's a lifetime.
It's what we do.
It's who we are.
It's how we live.
There's that saying, "By their fruits ye shall know them."
And the fruits of the gospel have always been good to me.
They have always brought me joy and happiness and purpose
in my life.
So I know that the source must also be good and true.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
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