by Bernell Taylor | Aug 23, 2025 | Death/Grief, English, Family, Gospel of Jesus Christ, Happiness/Joy, Marriage
One of the most wonderful beliefs of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is that families can be together forever through sacred priesthood power. In this Faith Story, Russell Butler explains this belief in a direct and comforting way. Then, if you wish,...
by Bernell Taylor | Aug 22, 2025 | Depression/Suicide, Divine Guidance, English, Faith, Faith Crisis, Family, Happiness/Joy, Parenting, Prayer, Trials
You can see an injured body but not an injured mind. Depression is an illness that hides deep in a person’s psyche and is almost impossible to detect. Thankfully, those suffering from this condition can now speak about it without shame. But even today, it is...
by Bernell Taylor | Aug 21, 2025 | Death/Grief, Divine Guidance, English, Faith, Gospel of Jesus Christ, Happiness/Joy, Hope, Peace, Values
To say that Denise was in touch with spiritual things would be a gross understatement. But she felt frustrated, not knowing where to find her true religion. Then, when she walked into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for the first time, she instantly...
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 15, 2025 | Divine Guidance, Endure to the End, English, Faith, Gospel of Jesus Christ, Happiness/Joy, Hope, Marriage, Physical and Emotional Disabilities
Being born into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints does not guarantee you will know of its truth without effort. No, every person must discover Christ through the power of the Holy Ghost. For David and Barbara, they put forth sincere effort to develop...
by Bernell Taylor | Aug 13, 2025 | Divine Guidance, Endure to the End, English, Faith, Faith Crisis, Gospel of Jesus Christ, Happiness/Joy, Marriage
There are times in any person’s life when his confidence is shaken by little niggling doubts that seem to creep in from nowhere. We might question things we’ve always known to be so. Such was the case for Dan when questions began to raise their head, so he...
by Bernell Taylor | Aug 13, 2025 | Divine Guidance, Faith, Gospel of Jesus Christ, Happiness/Joy, Missionary Service, Spanish: Español
ENGLISH Edy Abiles doesn’t remember the missionaries who taught and baptized him a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when he was 8 years old, but it had a profound affect on his life. Later, as his conversion matured and deepened, Edy...
by Bernell Taylor | Aug 8, 2025 | Divine Guidance, English, Faith, Family, Happiness/Joy, Hope, Prayer
There are voices in our head from many sources, all calling for our attention. But what can you believe when the world is a cacophony of jumbled confusion? Josephine was taught by her mother to pray, and believed that her Heavenly Father would hear her. So, when she...
by Bernell Taylor | Aug 8, 2025 | Divine Guidance, Endure to the End, English, Family, Gospel of Jesus Christ, Gratitude, Happiness/Joy, Marriage, Parenting, Service, Simplicity, Values
You can’t see your nearest neighbor because their house is five miles away. If you need a gallon of milk, that’s 25 miles into town, and your church is nearly an hour away by automobile. So why would you choose to live on a farm in the middle of the vast...
