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What Happened When a Jehovah's Witness Tried Converting Latter-day Saint Missionaries

The following is an excerpt from Converted. In the book, Lee Nobleman details his exposure to religion in his younger years—growing up Episcopalian, attending a private Catholic school, and learning from Jewish relatives—as well as how he became a Jehovah's Witness. Then he relates the following account:

Famous Latter-day Saints

The Mormon FBI Agent Who Took Down John Dillinger and "Baby Face Nelson"

By Kathryn Jenkins Gordon

Recently, loved ones gathered for a memorial service of Sam Cowley, a former FBI agent and national hero. “[Cowley was] considered by Hoover as one of his most trustworthy — if not the most trustworthy — agent he had to lead the major investigation at that time," Calvin Chipman Clegg told KSL. "He meant a lot to the director, to the FBI, and he meant a lot to our family." In order to honor this man, we wanted to share his story:

Latter-day Saint Life

9 Ways Heavenly Father Teaches Us How to Run an Effective Church Council

By M. Russell Ballard

Recently, the Church announced that in 2018 "Teaching of the Prophets" manuals will no longer be used in Relief Society or priesthood meetings. Instead, ward leaders will be able to choose general conference talks and gospel topics to prepare lessons tailored to their ward's needs. Among these changes, the Church also announced that once a month a council will be held during Relief Society and priesthood meeting, a change designed to help bring wards closer together and make members more aware of each person's needs.

Lesson Helps

Young Men Lesson 10: A Mighty Change

Manual 3; Supplement from "Preserving the Heart’s Mighty Change" by Dale G. Renlund

Learning to Become Who the Lord Wants Us to Be

Teachings of Joseph Fielding Smith Chapter 23: Individual Responsibility

By LDS Living

Get the full lesson, "Individual Responsibility," from The Teachings of Joseph Fielding Smith at LDS.org.

Latter-day Saint Life

Church Hits Record Year for Service Contributions Fueled by "I Was a Stranger"

"I've always thought if the women of the church all wanted the same thing, step back," said Sharon Eubank, the director of humanitarian services at LDS Charities. "I've really felt that before, and this was an opportunity for that to happen."

{Lifestyle} My Travel Tales of Sharing the Gospel

By Ashley Bardsley

Over the past couple of years I have had the super unique opportunity to travel for my job—a jobby, I like to call it (cross between job and hobby. Are we all on the same page? Good). After countless airplane rides, layovers, slices of airport pizza, movies on the plane, and airport security lines, I have made it to 10 countries and 22 cities. This may not sound like very much to some of you—and that is because you are well traveled—but for this cautious Utah girl, it has been life changing.

Latter-day Saint Life

Mormon Tabernacle Choir Member Explains Why She Is Singing at Trump's Inauguration

By LDS Living Staff

No doubt, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir's announcement that it will perform at the presidential inauguration on January 20 has opened a floodgate of media attention. From petitions to one choir member's decision to resign from the choir, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir has suddenly become the focus of debate across the nation.

Mormon Tabernacle Choir Announces Huge Change to Christmas Ticket "Lottery"

By Collin Bishop

In an email addressed to fans who requested Christmas tickets in previous years, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir announced this year's tickets will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

September 2013 Sharing Time: Acts of Service

By Shauna Gibby

Preparation: Make some simple puppets using flannel board figures from the Primary Visual Aids Cutouts or use pictures from magazines, coloring books or the Internet. See the scenarios below to determine the figures you will need. Mount the figures on stiff paper, cut them out, and attach a craft stick to the bottom of each cutout by taping it on the back of the figure.