by Bernell Taylor | Jun 28, 2025 | Divine Guidance, Faith, Faith Crisis, Gospel of Jesus Christ, Missionary Service, Tagalog
ENGLISH Way back in 1972, Liwayway was 11 years old, living with her family in the Philippines. Missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints introduced them to the Restored Gospel, and soon the whole family was active and thriving in the...
by Bernell Taylor | Jun 27, 2025 | Divine Guidance, Endure to the End, English, Faith, Faith Crisis, Family, Gospel of Jesus Christ, Happiness/Joy, Marriage, Parenting, Prayer, Trials
One of the greatest challenges of life is when you become a parent, then a grandparent, and your posterity wanders away from the principles you worked so hard to teach. As members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Calvin and Jean know how important...
by Bernell Taylor | Jun 27, 2025 | Depression/Suicide, Divine Guidance, Endure to the End, English, Faith, Faith Crisis, Gospel of Jesus Christ, Marriage, Trials
So often in life we may complain about how tough things are. “We didn’t sign up for this,” we might say. But it is those times of struggle that try our souls and refine us into something far greater than we ever could experience without them. As...
by Bernell Taylor | Jun 25, 2025 | Divine Guidance, English, Faith, Gospel of Jesus Christ, Missionary Service, Service
When the missionaries knocked on the door of the group home, Heidi invited them in and fed them. “They kept coming back and I’d feed them again,” she jokes. “I should have never fed the missionaries.” Thanks to a very clear answer to her...
by Bernell Taylor | Jun 25, 2025 | Atheist/Agnostic/Non-Christian, Chinese: Mandarin, Divine Guidance, Faith, Missionary Service
ENGLISH When Lanbo Jia saw an ad about knowing God on social media, he responded and asked to learn more. “My heart felt touched and I was willing to give it a try,” he says. Coming to Canada from Beijing China, he found his life filled with conflicts even...
by Bernell Taylor | Jun 24, 2025 | Divine Guidance, Faith, Gospel of Jesus Christ, Gratitude, Happiness/Joy, Hope, Missionary Service, Spanish: Español
ENGLISH When Claudia attended school with members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, she saw a light in them that she lacked. “At that moment in my life I felt lost,” she says. “I felt stranded without a guide.” And...
by Bernell Taylor | Jun 24, 2025 | Death/Grief, Divine Guidance, Endure to the End, English, Faith, Faith Crisis, Gospel of Jesus Christ, Gratitude, Marriage, Missionary Service, Peace, Prayer, Trials, Values
From the first moment Gail held The Book of Mormon in her hands, she has known it was a true book of scripture, in harmony with the Holy Bible and a second witness of Jesus Christ. And when Michael began reading his Book of Mormon, he too knew almost instantly. Even...
by Bernell Taylor | Jun 22, 2025 | Divine Guidance, Endure to the End, English, Faith, Faith Crisis, Gospel of Jesus Christ, Hope, Prayer, Service
For some, a commitment to follow Jesus Christ as a diligent disciple may not last. Sometimes we take a detour that makes us forget the fire we felt when freshly converted. But for Harris, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, his road back home...
by Bernell Taylor | Jun 21, 2025 | Depression/Suicide, Divine Guidance, Endure to the End, English, Faith, Faith Crisis, Happiness/Joy, Marriage, Prayer, Spanish: Español
ENGLISH Whether you’re fighting depression or looking for your forever companion, prayer is like having God on speed dial. “It takes effort, and you must pray with real intent,” Harrison says, “but when you do, He will help you.”...