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"I Found My Voice as a Mormon": Chedda Burger Chef Shares Remarkable Conversion Story

"The only time I had prayed was if I was getting pulled over or arrested," Nick Watts aid after he met with the missionaries. "I was like, ‘What do I pray about?’ I remember praying and just saying that I was sorry. There was a long list of things I needed to say sorry for. I remember praying and all of a sudden I couldn’t speak, I couldn’t think, I couldn’t move, I could only laugh—that’s it. I felt this overwhelming feeling of happiness and I was like, ‘Oh, my goodness. This is it. This is what I’m supposed to be doing.’”

Latter-day Saint Life

Elder Stevenson Visits Missionaries, Members in Chile After the Worst Fires in the Country's History Leave Many Without Homes

After more than 90 wildfires, the worst in Chile's history, swept through the country leaving a scorched landscape about the size of Delaware, Elder Gary E. Stevenson addressed the many members and missionaries working to rebuild their communities after such widespread devastation.

Lesson Helps

Young Women Lesson 6: Finding Joy Now

Manual 1; Excerpt from "Finding Joy in the Journey," by President Thomas S. Monson

{Lifestyle} Beards: Yes or No for LDS Men?

By Ashley Evanson

Beards are a tricky topic to discuss within LDS culture. It’s one of those taboo topics like caffeine and R-rated movies. Other than BYU’s Honor Code and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir standards (which aren't Church doctrine), and the rules for missionaries and temple workers, I’m almost positive there’s no official Church statement on whether or not male members can sport facial hair.

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Young Women Lesson 21: Learning to Share the Gospel

Manual 3; Supplement from "A Call to the Rising Generation" by Brent H. Nielson

Teachings of George Albert Smith Lesson 3: Our Testimony of Jesus Christ

Excerpt from "'The Light and Life of the World,'" by Dallin H. Oaks

Famous Latter-day Saints

How LaVell Edwards Made It Possible for RMs to Still Play College Football

Before LaVell Edwards, most LDS football players had to make a tough decision: serve a mission or play college football. But the legendary coach made changes to BYU's football culture that completely transformed how coaches across the nation now look at missionary service.

Latter-day Saint Life

President Hinckley’s Daughter Shares the Day That Changed Her Father's Life

While many of us might remember hearing about the life-changing letter President Gordon B. Hinckley received while serving a mission in England, there's much of the story you might not have known.

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Ghanaian Triplets, Converts Return from 3 Separate Missions in Nigeria

Dicken, Dickson, and Dick Bonsrah are a set of Ghanaian triplets who recently returned home from serving their missions, and all three of them served in Nigeria. Dicken served in the Nigeria Eunugu Mission, Dickson served in the Nigeria Porthacourt Mission, and Dick in the Nigeria Lagos Mission. LDS Missionaries recently featured these three missionaries and their testimonies.

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Jack Morris Becomes BYU's First (and Most Unlikely) Athlete in the Baseball Hall of Fame

Speaking at the BYU baseball program’s First Pitch fund-raising dinner in January 2016, Morris was quoted by the Daily Universe as saying, “And to this day, I want you to know how proud I am to say I went to school here.”