Personal Narrative: My Interview With A Mormon

For my service project I chose to conduct an interview with someone who practices a faith different from mine so I interviewed a Mormon. Some might consider Mormonism to be part of the Christian faith, but I would readily argue that it has differences that are substantial and irrefutable. I had always wondered about the beliefs of the people who spend their youth in ties knocking on doors and several movies made the differences seem pretty extreme. I began to wonder what it is that they really believe and how they can make it make sense in the world that we live in. A fellow soldier, Matt, is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He initially stood out by being one of the few to refuse energy drinks and alcohol. He is thirty years old and has six children with his wife – on purpose. Our discussion began with a pretty simple question: “Tell me about your God.” He told me that his god came from the god before him. That sounded pretty intriguing to me so I obviously asked him where that god came from. Again, “From the god before him. “ This cycle continued …show more content…
I do not believe in aliens. I believe that when God created the heavens and earth he made us special so there are not other planets with people on them. Matt said that he was brought up to believe that there is life on other planets and that it was also created by god, so those beings are like us. They have a human form and know about the gods and heaven in the same way that Matt and his fellow worshipers do. Discussing every day life I wondered why they do not drink soda, energy drinks, alcohol, caffeine, etc. He informed me about the Word of Wisdom. They are supposed to eat well and exercise and avoid the things that many indulge in like cigarettes, drugs, caffeine, and alcohol because they are not good for the body. I asked him if he ever “cheats” and he told me that his guilty pleasure is Mountain