My Creed For millennia, Christians have distilled their beliefs into short statements, similar to Joseph Smith’s Articles of Faith. While the practice of a committee imposing a creedal statement of belief on a congregation is anathema to Mormons, the use of the literary form of the creed by individuals is a helpful spiritual discipline. It forces one to confront the questions, ‘Just what do I believe?” and “What are the issues, ideas, and concepts that animate my religious life?” The sharing of these core religious doctrines and ideas from one person’s life inspires others.

Todd Compton, Lara Reymann, Alison K. Takenaka, Dan Wotherspoon