by Bernell Taylor | Aug 20, 2025 | Addiction, Endure to the End, English, Faith, Family, Gospel of Jesus Christ, Happiness/Joy, Marriage, Parenting, Trials
Jay’s Dad was a redneck through and through, living with the family in the high Sierra Nevadas near Lake Tahoe. But his Mom was a prim Canadian girl who tired of her husband’s wild shenanigans. This is a touching story of family breakup and how they came...
by Bernell Taylor | Aug 10, 2025 | Divine Guidance, Endure to the End, Faith, Family, Shona, Trials
ENGLISH Imagine leaving your wife and children in your native Zimbabwe and coming to Canada in the middle of winter. Think of the loneliness, language barrier, and culture shock, all while being trained for a new job. Such was the great challenge of Tinos Mutema....
by Bernell Taylor | Aug 7, 2025 | Depression/Suicide, Endure to the End, Gospel of Jesus Christ, Happiness/Joy, Hope, Marriage, Prayer, Spanish: Español, Trials
ENGLISH Even the great challenges of poverty, family estrangement or severe depression can be overcome through the power of faith, prayer, and perseverance. Ricardo and Paulina learned this in their lives, and have found happiness even during those difficult times....
by Bernell Taylor | Aug 5, 2025 | Endure to the End, English, Faith, Gospel of Jesus Christ, Happiness/Joy, Marriage, Simplicity, Trials
At 102 years of age, you’d think Gertrude Gross should be coasting to a stop. But no! Her greatest desire is that she can always remain faithful to her precious beliefs. Baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at age 16, Gertrude has...
by Bernell Taylor | Jul 23, 2025 | Death/Grief, Divine Guidance, Endure to the End, Gospel of Jesus Christ, Happiness/Joy, Hope, Marriage, Peace, Tagalog, Trials
ENGLISH Losing a loved one to death is one of the greatest challenges of mortality. It causes one to look deeply into their faith, and rely on a longer view than just this life. For Lucy, that perspective did not erase the pain of losing her husband to death, but it...
by Bernell Taylor | Jul 11, 2025 | Divine Guidance, English, Faith, Gospel of Jesus Christ, Prayer, Trials
Communicating with God usually takes faith, a sincere heart, and a lot of humble patience. But when Donna was in a life crisis, her prayer was answered instantly. “I was taken aback,” she says. “To be answered like that, at my door, I was...
by Bernell Taylor | Jul 5, 2025 | Divine Guidance, English, Family, Gospel of Jesus Christ, Gratitude, Happiness/Joy, Hope, Parenting, Physical and Emotional Disabilities, Service, Trials
When Elizabeth bounced from church to church in her earlier years, she was looking for a permanent home for her faith. She needed Jesus Christ in her life to help care for her special needs daughter, Cora. Then, when Elizabeth found The Church of Jesus Christ of...
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...
