My Beliefs
I have been a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since I was eight years old. My ancestors on both sides joined the church back in the 1840s and 50s, and sacrificed everything for the truth they had found. I have served in many capacities in the church, from branch president to full-time missionary (Italy), to scoutmaster, gospel doctrine teacher, webmaster, and more. I am very grateful for the gospel of Jesus Christ — for His teachings, for His sacrifice, and for His life. I truly believe that the gospel of Jesus Christ is the answer to all the world's problems. If everyone on earth were living His simple teachings, there would be no poor among us. There would be no war, no murder, no lying, no cheating, or stealing. People would live in peace, and the world would be a wonderful place.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a Christian faith — Jesus Christ is in its very name, and He is the center of everything we believe. For many years, the nickname of the church was the Mormon Church. That name comes from the Book of Mormon. Have you ever wondered what the Book of Mormon is all about? It's another testament of Jesus Christ — a companion to the Bible, and the record of God's dealings with the people in the ancient Americas, including the visit of the resurrected Savior to them about 2,000 years ago.
Here are a few short videos I love about the Book of Mormon. Over the years I've done many interviews of all kinds, and periodically a host will ask me about the top five books that have influenced my life. The number one book that immediately comes to mind every time is this one — the Book of Mormon. Without it, there would be no Emotion Code, no Body Code, no Belief Code. There would be no Heart-Wall, and I would probably be doing something completely different.
Introduction A Book of Mormon Story What is the Book of Mormon about?
It's also the only book of scripture I've ever seen that contains a promise within it. Anyone who wants to know if the book is true is urged to ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ. If they are sincere and have faith in Christ, He will manifest the truth of it to them by the power of the Holy Ghost. It's a simple promise — and it's absolutely true.
Request a Free Book of Mormon
I'd love for you to have your own copy. You can request a free Book of Mormon here, and it will be delivered to you — no cost, no obligation.
Do You Have a Question for Me?
A lot of people write to ask me about my faith, and I always enjoy hearing from them. If you have a question — about what I believe, the Book of Mormon, or anything that's on your mind — I'd love to hear it.
A Heritage of Miracles
My grandfather on my father's side was John Alexander Nelson, Jr. — a cowboy from Alberta, Canada who left in 1910 to serve as a missionary to the Samoan Islands. As he prepared to return home a few years later, Church leaders asked him to stay and serve as president of the Samoan and Tongan missions — a call he accepted and fulfilled for four more years. At one point he was given the gift of tongues, and suddenly began speaking perfect Tongan, a gift that remained with him until the end of his mission.
In 2007, after self-publishing The Emotion Code, I republished a book my aunt Verda Jensen and her daughter Carol Lasson had compiled about our ancestors — especially my grandfather John and his wife, Vera Wilcox. It is full of remarkable stories, including:
- My great-grandfather is harassed by entities while lost in the woods (pg 14)
- How my great-grandmother (a midwife) knew when she was needed in days of no phones (pg 29)
- My grand aunt was kidnapped (pg 32)
- Two stranded boys are saved by prayer and a tiny white bird (pg 41)
- My grandfather sees a man walk on water (pg 66)
- A young missionary is physically attacked by an entity that wants to silence him (pg 72)
- A miraculous healing (pg 74)
- A young missionary heals a blind man (pg 78)
- My grandfather is given the "gift of tongues" in Tonga and suddenly began speaking fluent Tongan (pg 116)
- My grandfather heals a blind Samoan woman (pg 153)
- A baby is left for dead on the trail West, but wait…! (pg 177)
- Prayer saves my grandfather, lost in a Canadian blizzard (pg 203)
- My grandmother sees the man she will marry in a dream… then meets him! (pg 215)
- My grandfather's life is saved by a horse (pg 224)
- My father is branded with a hot-iron (pg 227)
- A miracle saves the life of my aunt Verda from gangrene and peritonitis (pg 311)
- Prayer plows the road ahead (literally!) (pg 353)
- How not listening to that little inner voice nearly got my grandfather robbed (pg 354)
- A deceased sister returns as an angel with a message (pg 361)
- A flat tire is miraculously repaired without human intervention (pg 367)
Download a free PDF of Heritage and Histories → click here.
