About two weeks ago, I was asked by a member of my stake presidency to be one of four people interviewed from our stake for the Asheville newspaper--The Citizen Times. The interviewer asked all sorts of questions about how I felt about the transition between prophets and basically all sorts of other questions about the Mormon religion. The following quotes are found in the article. "Melissa Mann, a mother of two and member of the Asheville congregation, said she is "grateful to know that we have a living prophet who receives direct revelation from God, and through him, God's will is made known to us."....
"One of the things I love about my religion is that it helps me to be a better person." Mann said. "As members, we don't just attend our meetings on Sunday; we try to live the Gospel everyday. We strive to study the Scriptures, say our prayers, serve others, strengthen our families, and increase our faith in Jesus Christ."
The best part of the whole thing was being able to say that my picture was on the same page as President Hinckley and the First Presidency. That will probably be a once in a lifetime happening. :)
9 comments:
It looks great! Congrats!
Melissa, that's great. Great opportunity, great quotes, and great photo op! Yay for you!!
how cool!! hang on to that paper. what a fun keepsake and experience!!
how exciting for you! and your pic looks great!
How neat! They couldn't have picked a better spokeswoman for the church!
Wow, that's awesome! What a wonderful opportunity to bear your testimony to the community!
That's so great! That just shows how amazing you are!
That is so neat. I have to agree having your picture on the same page as President Hinkley is priceless.
Your sweet testimony is undeniable, so it was inspired for you to be asked to do this. awesome!
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