Powerful stories of military service from the First Presidency
by Danielle B. Wagner | November 11, 2020
This story was originally published by LDS Living in May 2018 and has been updated in honor of ...
Listen: The 6 Words That Comforted This Wife as Her Husband Served in the Military
by Katie Lambert | Makes You Think Mormon Life
"You have to let him go." These were the words Nicole was dreading her whole married life. But sitting in t...
Sacrament Meeting on a War Ship + More Powerful Photos of Latter-day Saints During Wartime
by Saints at War Project | Mormon Life
Latter-day Saints have a rich heritage of patriotism, going all the way back to the twelfth Article of Fait...
"My Faith Is Simple but Strong": Wife of Slain Mayor Shares How God Is in the Details
by ChurchofJesusChrist.org | Makes You Think Mormon Life
“They killed him on a ruck march?” I heard myself say, almost as if I weren’t the one speaking. I began pac...
How One Widow and Her Family Found Peace after Her Husband’s Suicide
by Jessica Grimaud | Makes You Think Mormon Life
“I feel like I am constantly living in an alternate universe.” It’s a thought that enters Alaira Packard’s ...
US Army General Shares How the Military Helped Him Become a Better Latter-day Saint
by Church News | Mormon Life
While visiting Brigham Young University's ROTC, US Army Brig. Gen. William D. “Hank” Taylor shared how the ...
"The First Time I Saw the Missionaries Was Through the Scope of My Rifle"
by Malcolm Leal, adapted from "Faith Among Shadows" | Makes You Think
The first time I saw the LDS missionaries was through the scope of my sniper rifle—their white shirts strik...
Latter-day Saint Father and Army Major Killed in Afghanistan
by Morgan Jones | Mormon Life
U.S. Army Maj. Brent Taylor was the mayor of North Ogden, Utah, a father of seven, and a member of The Chur...
Prisoner of War Shares How His Experiences in Vietnam Led Him to the Restored Gospel
by William Spencer, adapted from “Supersonic Saints: Thrilling Stories from LDS Pilots” | Makes You Think Mormon Life
I was a 29-year-old United States Air Force fighter pilot, hanging from a parachute, slowly descending into...
How One Air Force Pilot Learned the Power of Standing Up for His Values
by Brock Booher | Makes You Think
I was fresh out of U.S. Air Force pilot training, struggling to find my place as the new guy in my first fi...
