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New Church visitors’ center opens in Poland

Mission President Gregory D. Roney dedicated the visitors’ center as a “place of gathering to invite all to come to know [God’s] beloved Son better.”

"All In" Podcast: Thomas McConkie Shares Experience with His Grandfather, Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin, as Advice for Those Who Love Someone Struggling with Their Faith

Thomas McConkie stopped attending church at age 13 and did not return until he was 32 years old. However, on this week’s episode of All In, McConkie shared with host Morgan Jones an experience he had in his early 20s when his grandfather, Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin, who at the time was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, asked him to come visit him at his office and how he believes his grandfather’s perspective reflected God’s love for him and impacted his life.

Famous Latter-day Saints

"Is There No Blessing for Me?" The Incredible Conversion and Life of Jane Elizabeth Manning James

By Katie Lambert

Shuffling through dirt and mud, stumbling over cold stones that rubbed their skin raw, Jane Elizabeth Manning James and her family inched toward Nauvoo, Illinois, barefoot. It was 1843; James was one of the first black converts to the Church and lived in a time where some people saw her as property first and a human being second.

What led President Joseph F. Smith to study the spirit world, what he learned, and what we know about his work there now

By Dennis B. Horne

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.

New LDS Young Women general presidency members present first public speech

Young women need the example of virtuous and righteous women, Bonnie L. Oscarson, newly called Young Women general president for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, said during Women's Conference at BYU on May 3. In their first public speaking assignment since being called to serve as the Young Women general presidency, Sister Oscarson and her counselors Sister Carol F. McConkie and Neill F. Marriott, encouraged women to help the youth recognize the dangers surrounding them as they nurture their flames of testimony.

Latter-day Saint Life

The 3 Gardens of God: Bruce R. McConkie's Beautiful Look at the Plan of Happiness

I feel, and the Spirit seems to accord, that the most important doctrine I can declare, and the most powerful testimony I can bear, is of the atoning sacrifice of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Thomas Wirthlin McConkie: How Meditation And Being Still Helps Us Know God

Despite being born into a family with strong Latter-day Saint roots, Thomas McConkie stopped attending church at the age of 13. However, a spiritual journey, which spanned nearly two decades and included becoming proficient in Buddhist meditation, brought him back to an unlikely destination: The faith of his youth.

Teachings of George Albert Smith Lesson 7: The Immortality of the Soul

Excerpt from "The Dead Who Die in the Lord," by Bruce R. McConkie

Carol F. McConkie

Bruce R. McConkie