‘Just come and see’: The remarkable dream that led a Ghanaian chief to join the Church

The holiday season has arrived! I love this time of year. But it always seems to catch me off guard—I’m just barely over the excitement of my granddaughter starting back to school and the next thing I know, it’s time to start planning for Thanksgiving. That means it’s also time to do an annual review of my finances—starting with my budget.

While Nephi was growing up in Jerusalem, he did not know where the Lord would lead him. He grew and learned; he watched and listened. Yet later, when a dangerous task was placed before him, with his father-prophet waiting for his reply, Nephi was able to respond, “I will go and do the thing which the Lord hath commanded…” (1 Nephi 3:7). What had Nephi been taught that made it possible for him to respond in such a way?

Editor’s note: The following excerpt comes from a book about special witnesses of Jesus Christ. You can read this chapter in its entirety at truthwillprevail.xyz as well as other chapters as they are posted. This excerpt is republished here with permission.

Bob Inama was an American soldier with a secret to keep.

When Tupou Neiufi was just 2 years old, she was injured by a hit-and-run driver, leaving her with paralysis down the left side of her body and a traumatic brain injury that forced her to learn how to sit, walk and use her arms all over again. After years of therapy, one of her therapists suggested swimming as a way to strengthen her muscles and coordination.

The Church Historian's Press invites your participation in the 2021 Joseph Smith Papers Conference which will have online-only format.

If you play in the NFL, big things tend to happen on Sunday. But this past Sunday, two NFL players shared a significant moment off the field as Bronson Kaufusi, tight end for the Green Bay Packers, baptized his teammate Christian Uphoff, a safety for the Packers.

It comes as no shock that Utah is the state with the largest percentage of Latter-day Saints living in the United States with 31.6%. Some might be surprised that California is ahead of both Idaho and Arizona with 11.3% but given the size of California and its high population, this makes a lot of sense. State size and population is perhaps the same reason Texas and Washington come in at 5.4% and 4.3% respectively. A new graphic from the Church News, allows us to explore the breakdown of Latter-day Saints in the United States by state.

Author Taylor Ricks has often relied on unnamed scripture heroes and their examples during her darkest hours. But she’s found that unsung heroes aren’t just in the pages of scripture—they are in our wards and neighborhoods, too.