For all of you fans of the television series “Big Love”, I have some news.  I was raised in the Mormon faith and continue to live by the principles. The polygamy factor is really just for ratings !  I grew up with 7 brothers and sisters, my parents are still married and have been so for 38 years. I followed suit when I married the love of my life at 22 and immediately started my family of four.  While he is not of the Mormon faith, he is an amazing man and is very supportive of my faith.  I am an active, practicing Mormon and my faith motivates me in my daily life and gives me the confidence to do the things that I know are true, but cannot see. I live within my own guidelines, but my faith is my measuring stick.  On Sunday’s we attend church services. My husband joins because he respects how important it is to me that we attend united, as a family.  Since he grew up in a tight knit family he truly can appreciate this fundamental teaching and he sees the ultimate benefit that it brings.

I have incorporated a variety of things in our family that I feel help bring peace and unity which needs to be a constant practice in order to be successful.  Once a week we have Family Home Evening.  Every family can do this whether you’re Mormon, Catholic, Jewish or Muslim, or don’t believe in any of it. What you are doing is setting aside one day a week to do something as a family, to take time out to focus on one another in an uninterrupted setting.  We take that time to teach an important lesson that might have to do with our faith or just a simple everyday lesson to live by. The lessons are less about preaching, but focused on reminding ourselves what we may have forgotten during the busyness of our week.  For example, we start with an opening prayer,then read a scripture together,through that, we talk about doing a service for others and then end in a prayer.  Sometimes we go as a family to do something fun, like a movie or bowling after we have gathered. It really changes the mood, clears the air and we are truly able to enjoy each other, refreshed and rejuvenated.

I am trying to give our children a strong foundation.  I feel that as they get older they need some kind of faith to help them through the difficult times, even everyday struggles.  Let’s face it, kids are challenging at all ages, and raising them is even more challenging.  As they become teenagers and head into adulthood the issues they deal with will become much more difficult. They are faced with peer pressure to do and try so many things, it’s scary out there. This practice is my little silver lining, my tiny ray of hope and my wish for myself and my family.

Until Next time.

Kimberly Fardad

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