I Am A Mormon.
In light of the 2012 election upon us, there has been much news concerning the faith of the Republican candidate, Mitt Romney. He is a Mormon. So am I. The official name of the church is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Mormon is just a nick-name, coming from an ancient prophet living in the Americas who compiled the history of the people the Savior came to after his resurrection, and also the history of the people hundreds of years before he came. For some reason, our religion is "peculiar" to some. We are different. We stand out. Some even consider us being part of a cult. I would refer anyone who questions the possibility of us belonging to a cult to this article: Seven Reasons Why the Mormon Faith Is Not a Cult . I have always believed the most honest way to find out about our religion is to simply ask someone who IS a member of our faith. Recently, our church held a large conference for all its members, and anyone else wh