This is a question I feel like I could probably talk about all day long. All my life, I have been a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We are more commonly known as Mormons, probably because of the Book of Mormon. We believe that after all the original apostles Christ appointed were either killed or died, the fullness of the Gospel was lost from the earth. There were little truths here and there, but there were many parts of the truth that were lost. This was called the Apostasy. Because God loves his children and wants everyone to return to Him again, He restored the Gospel to a young man named Joseph Smith. Joseph saw God the Father and Jesus Christ, who spoke to him and restored many important truths to the earth. Joseph was also given a set of scriptures called the Book of Mormon. Just as God gave his word to people in ancient Israel, he also spoke to prophets in the ancient Americas. The Book of Mormon is the word of God to those prophets, and was translated by the power of God through Joseph Smith.
I know that this church is the true church, and I know that God loves all of his children dearly and is reaching out to all of them, inviting everyone to return with Him again. I know that as I have lived the commandments and teachings of modern prophets, my life has been blessed and I have found happiness even in the worst of times. Without Christ's Atonement, I would have no hope; but through his atonement, I am filled with joy and peace. I am so grateful to have been born into a home where the gospel was taught every single day, both by word and actions. And if I accomplish nothing else in this life, I hope my children will always know that God loves them and that there is a way back to him again.
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