by Bernell Taylor | Jun 4, 2025 | Death/Grief, Divine Guidance, English, Opposition, Perseverance
When Leila found The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1954, the missionaries answered all her questions. She wanted to be baptized, but her husband flew into a rage, daily attacking the Church and Leila as well. He burned her copy of The Book of Mormon...
by Bernell Taylor | May 31, 2025 | Come Unto Christ, Developing Faith, Faith Crisis, Gospel of Jesus Christ, Hindi, Opposition, Perseverance
ENGLISH: As a Hindu, Shubham asked his idols if he would succeed in coming to Canada to study. “I looked up and felt this numbness or emptiness in my heart,” he says. “I didn’t understand what to do and was just stranded.” After coming to...
by Bernell Taylor | May 29, 2025 | Addiction Recovery, Divine Guidance, English, Happiness/Joy, Perseverance
At fourteen, Kyle left the restricting religion of his childhood to live as he chose, thinking he would feel more free. But after acquiring some unhealthy addictions, he married and started his family. That’s when Kyle’s early roots began calling him to return to...
by Bernell Taylor | May 24, 2025 | Addiction Recovery, Depression/Suicide, Divine Guidance, English, Gospel of Jesus Christ, Perseverance
For his whole long life, Raymond has suffered from mental and emotional difficulties. “When you look at people from the outside, you see them as what you want to see,” he explains. “But inside, they may be in terrible, terrible turmoil.”...
by Bernell Taylor | May 23, 2025 | Death/Grief, Divine Guidance, English, French: Français, Happiness/Joy, Missionary Service, Perseverance
ENGLISH The Gospel of Jesus Christ can come to the rescue just at the right time, and Martin and Jody felt Divine intervention to prepare them for the cancer that would bring their greatest life challenge. “Obviously, Heavenly Father knew what trial I was coming...
by Bernell Taylor | May 16, 2025 | Addiction Recovery, Come Unto Christ, Depression/Suicide, Developing Faith, Divine Guidance, English, Gospel of Jesus Christ, Happiness/Joy, Perseverance
Amy was homeless, pregnant, living under an overpass, and a drug addict. “The whole nine yards,” as she puts it. But in spite of her poor choices, she felt Heavenly Father’s presence and help even in her darkest hours. Then Amy changed her mind. She...
by Bernell Taylor | May 16, 2025 | Come Unto Christ, Death/Grief, Developing Faith, Divine Guidance, English, Faith Crisis, Happiness/Joy, Perseverance
Even though John and Marie became disillusioned with their original church, they still felt a yearning for God and Christ in their lives. So they bounced from church to church, still not finding what they sought. But “from the very first time we stepped into...
by Bernell Taylor | May 5, 2025 | Come Unto Christ, Depression/Suicide, Developing Faith, English, Perseverance
Ruth Ann has dealt with debilitating pain since early childhood, and it goes on in her senior years as well. She suffers from both physical and emotional challenges that are rare. How does she cope? Through her membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...
by Bernell Taylor | Apr 29, 2025 | Developing Faith, Divine Guidance, English, Gospel of Jesus Christ, Happiness/Joy, Marriage/Family, Missionary Service, Perseverance
“I could have sat in the corner and got upset that, why me?” Barbara says as she remembers the challenge of losing her sight. “But I didn’t, because my prayers were slowly giving me the answers I needed to understand.” When she found The...