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    I’m Jordan Garn and I am the creator of JordanGarn.com, PSDesignZone.com, and StudyNShare.com. I have been working on web development since 2002, Professionally I started work in 2004 working as an Internet Resource Advisor teaching people how to make money online, as well as Web Programming. My main goal on JordanGarn.com is create or point out useful Technology in Life, and in the Web. Currently I work as a PHP/Joomla Developer for Brigham Young University.

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    1. Jordan Garn’s Resume

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    I served a Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

    Wouldn’t trade it for anything

    Kagisho and Me on South Africa Mission
    For those of you who don’t know, I was just gone for a very long time. About two years to be exact. Where was I? I was on a Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints or (also known as The Mormon Church), in the Country of South Africa. It was an amazing experience

    For those of you unfamiliar with The Church, I would encourage you to find out more about it at the Churches website here at Mormon.org - Learn about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints or view a friend of mines website Mormon Basics, Now I know there is a huge amount of people broadcasting alot of negative things about the church, (that we aren’t Christians, that we practice polygamy etc..) in fact one of the 12 Apostles Elder M. Russel Ballard, gave us a challenge to use the Internet to help explain to people who are unfamiliar with the Mormons to understand who we really are. View the Post Here

    When I thought about this I realized that on the internet, there are literally hundreds of websites telling Flat out lies about the Mormon Church, if you would like to learn more about the Mormon Church please speak with a member of the church who will give you the most accurate description, otherwise you are only going to probably receive lies and exagerations.

    What do Mormons Believe in?


    To start i’d just like to say some of the main things the Church believes in, our belief is central to Jesus Christ, we are very much Christians, We believe in the Bible as the word of God, and also believe the Book of Mormon to be the Word of God. (If you want to know what the Book of Mormon is go here Book of Mormon Introduction) Basically the Book of Mormon is a record of God written by people who lived in the American Continent and teaches us complementing the Bible all we need to know about God and what we need to do to return to him, find happiness in this Life and Happiness in the Life to come. We also believe that prophets teach us what God wants us to know, as it says in Amos 3:7 “Surely the Lord will do nothing but he reveals his Secret unto his Servants the Prophets” KJV. God teaches us through his prophets, unfortunately today there are many claiming to be prophets but the Bible also warns us that there will be many False Prophets, Why are their so many Prophets? And how can we know which ones are really called of God? Those are important Questions, ones that I hope to answer in this Post

    Why are there so Many Prophets in the World?

    Just about every church claims to have a Prophet, we know that Prophets are Gods Mouthpiece my question to you is would God say something different to two different people, of course not! He would say the same instruction and guidance to everyone. When Jesus Christ was killed, his Apostles acted as his Mouthpiece on Earth to give them guidance, however one by one history shows us that each of them were killed, they were killed while they were spread out preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Now I like business so I am going to use a Businees example, imagine a Business you work for, if the owner of your business was killed and also all of the managers, what would happen to the Business? It would collapse! The same thing happened to The Old Church of Jesus Christ, the Church that Jesus Christ himself setup was destroyed! Why? Because it’s leaders were killed by wicked people. Now good people still existed but they weren’t called to be leaders and this caused Arguments and eventually the Original Single Church of Jesus Christ was split into Hundreds of Thousands of Churches! That exist today, according to statistics for 2007 there are about 320,000 Christian U.S. churches recorded! would God want all of this confusion? I don’t think so.

    How do we know a Prophet is called of God?

    How do you know someone is really called by God to be his mouthpiece, the answer is actually very simple, we are told in the Bible that we can ask God questions through prayer, you can ask God if what someone is teaching is true and he will answer you through the power of the Holy Spirit. The Man we believe who is called to be a Prophet who Restored the Church of Jesus Christ to the Earth is the Prophet Joseph Smith, if you want to learn more about him please go to Mormon.org and Click on Truth Restored, then you can watch the Video called Restoration DVD, which talks about how Joseph Smith was called by God to restore the Church of Jesus Christ to the world, you can then Pray and Ask God if that was true or not. You can also invite the Missionaries to come visit. Or Attend Church at a Church Building near you Go to maps.lds.org To find a church building near you.

    What is a Mission

    For two years, I sacrificed everything I used to know, Friends, Family, School, Work, Computers, everything. I went and taught the people in South Africa about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. many many people in South Africa are joining the Church every week through the Waters of Baptism, in fact The Mormon Church is the fastest growing Church in the U.S. This is in large part due to the Missionary effort where we sacrifice two years of our life working 10 hour days all day everyday teaching people about Jesus Christ. Why do we do it? Because we know it’s true and we know it is the single greatest thing that can happen in a persons life. Serving a Mission is a tough experience but it’s well worth it, I learned very much. I know i’m not perfect but I do know that the Church of Jesus Christ’s only purpose is to help us as imperfect human beings to become perfect by following the example of the Savior Jesus Christ. I invite you to also find that out for yourself.

    If you have any questions please feel free to comment below, you can also contact the Missionaries on Mormon.org

    Useful Links

    Mormon.org - Learn what the Church is all about, you can also talk with the Missionaries

    Maps.Lds.org - Find a Church that is close to you

    Mormon Basics - Learn the Basics of the Mormon Beliefs, easy to understand

    Photos of me in South Africa, on a Mission

    Jordan Garns’ South Africa Mission Photos

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