Religion (and why I'm going on my mission)

So, this is a little about my faith, for those of you that may not know too much about what I believe in, and the why behind my mission!

I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, more commonly referred to as "That Mormon Church".

We are Christians, contrary to popular belief, and although we have differing beliefs, there isn't anything outrageous about the things that we do.

For the specifics, you can go to the church's website, where you can find out more about the basics of what we believe. http://www.mormon.org/mormonorg/eng/

As far as why I'm going on my mission, I'm going because it's one of the most, if not the most important thing that I can do. I'm going on my mission so that I can help people in any way that I can. I don't plan on forcing my beliefs on anyone, all I want to do is help people know the truth about what I believe. Misconception about religion, politics, and pretty much everything is how most of the conflict in our modern society, and that's what I want to help eliminate. I don't care if I don't end up converting one person on my mission to Portugal, as long as the people that I teach understand what I believe, and why it's important to me! The idea of people understanding what the gospel is to me, and why it brings such happiness into my life is what my mission is, and why I'm so super excited about it! I know what I believe and I believe what I know!

-Doug Knuth