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How S. Michael Wilcox has held on to his faith despite impulses to leave

I remember vividly my first “faith crisis.” I was 14 or 15 years old. It centered on my desire to receive for myself, independent of my mother, a testimony of the Book of Mormon. Except for a period of rebellion when she left the moorings of her youth and wandered in the wilderness for a season, she was a believing, committed Latter-day Saint and the godliest woman I knew. The solid base of her faith was the Book of Mormon, which restored her to her roots and anchored her there for the rest of her life. I can’t recall a day when I did not see that book lying on her bed stand or on the lamp table next to her chair. I started reading the Book of Mormon fully expecting that its concluding promise would be fulfilled in my life as it had been in my mother’s. I was filled with Alma’s “desire to believe” (Alma 32:27). I wanted my own tree.

Mini Feature

‘Lola Dutch’ artist on faith, imagination, and bringing wonder to children

By Jake Frandsen

Sarah Jane Wright believes childhood should be a more whimsical place—so she creates art for kids that captures the wonder of laughter, friendship, and faith.

Feature Stories

After 29 years, one man sent a Facebook message to a high school friend. Here’s how it led to his baptism

By Lindsey Williams

Ryan Blubaugh’s conversion story is filled with seeds being planted throughout his life, including by a friend in high school—a friend he would reach out to on Facebook after 29 years.

How a Trip to the Grocery Store Changed My Life

By Michelle Wilson

A few years ago, I came across one of the most striking personal examples of the power of attitude. At the time, I was looking down the barrel of turning 40. This re-sparked a desire to get back in shape so I began jogging a few times a week. Then, a month before my birthday, I gracefully jammed my pinky toe on my coffee table. Refusing to acknowledge a possible break I continued on with my daily life.

Latter-day Saint Life

Changing the World with Chocolate: One Mormon Man's Story

By Jeff Hampton

Who can travel to remote corners of the world, run an award-winning, internationally recognized business, and still make plenty of time for his wife and kids?

How general conference inspired a Palestinian and a Southern Baptist to join the Church

By Morgan Pearson

Sahar Qumsiyeh grew up in Palestine. Brigitte Robinson grew up in Madison, Florida. Two women, completely different backgrounds and life experiences. Qumsiyeh has dark hair and Robinson has blonde hair. One grew up in the Bible Belt and the other grew up in an area of the world that felt unsafe due to political upheaval. The two women have never met but they share one thing in common: The twice-yearly general conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints played a pivotal role in their conversion.

Latter-day Saint Life

How a Muslim's Prayer Helped a Mormon Get Past Israeli Soldiers to Attend Church

By Sahar Qumsiyeh

Sahar Qumsiyeh, a Palestinian born in Jerusalem, often faced extreme difficulties attending LDS sacrament meetings in Jerusalem, the closest services to her home in Bethlehem. Facing checkpoints, blocked roads, the possibility of arrest, and even Israeli soldiers shooting at her on numerous occasions, Qumsiyeh continued to press forward in order to partake of the sacrament on a regular basis. The following is an excerpt from her story, Peace for a Palestinian: One Woman's Story of Faith Amidst War in the Holy Land.

Famous Latter-day Saints

The Latter-day Saint FBI Agent Who Took Down "Baby Face Nelson"

By Kathryn Jenkins Gordon

Photo of Sam Cowley from keepapitchinin.org What do notorious gangsters John Dillinger and Lester Gillis (aka “Baby Face Nelson”) have to do with the LDS Church? Simple: they were tracked and ultimately killed thanks to the action of a Mormon government agent—an action that secured his billing as a national hero.

Latter-day Saint Life

How the Deseret News Is Changing Faith in Journalism

By Jamie Armstrong

March 1927: Editors of the Deseret News review reporters' stories.

Latter-day Saint Life

Latter-day Saint therapist: 7 ways you’re doing an amazing job, Mom

By Jonathan Decker, LMFT

“My mother passed away in 2006. She was a marvelous woman. I am reminded of Lincoln’s words: ‘All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.’”