I believe

I get a lot of questions on what I actually believe. Many wonder whether I actually believe at all, as I am not the most orthodox Mormon.

So I’m not going to go into everything that I don’t think necessary to believe to be a Christian or a member of my particular flavor of Christianity. And I’m not saying that the things I believe are necessary for either either. But this is what I believe.

I believe in God.

I believe in a just God.

I believe my idea of justice has significant and serious deviations from what God believes is just.

I believe if I put my ideas of justice onto God, then I make a god out of myself. That is pride and idolatry.

I believe that Jesus of Nazareth was the promised Messiah. That he was born of Mary by the Spirit as written in scripture. That he taught us to Love God and Love each other. He was killed for that teaching.

I believe he rose from the dead and lives on the right hand of God.

I believe the young prophet Joseph had an encounter in a grove. I’m not going to say what happened in that grove, but I believe it happened.

I believe that scripture is given for us to learn from.

That is enough for now.