Panama
The Miracle That Made a Latter-day Saint Baptism Possible in Panama
Sometimes the answers to our prayers come in ways we never expect. In 1996, Jim Roberts was serving as a missionary for…
LDS Storytime
Central and South America
Stories from the LDS Storytime library.
14 stories
Chile
A Missionary Knocked on One Door… It Changed Generations
A young missionary in Chile felt prompted to knock on one door during a rainy night. That simple act of faith led…
Colombia
Denied the priesthood because he was black, yet he chose to stay.
Horacio Tulio Insignares nearly walked away from the Church after being told he could not hold the priesthood because he was Black.…
Chile
Latter-day Saint Mission Leader, warned of Chile earthquake two weeks before it occurred.
In 2010, a mission president’s wife in Chile woke up with a powerful impression: “An earthquake is coming.
Peru
They survived terrorist brutality and found peace in the gospel and each other.
In 1982, terrorists swept through a small village in the Andes Mountains of Peru and killed 21 people, including the parents of…
Ecuador
Paralyzed girl healed at the Guayaquil Ecuador Temple.
In the early days of the Guayaquil Ecuador Temple, a fifteen year old girl from Esmeraldas was brought in by ambulance, paralyzed…
Paraguay
He gave up a promotion to General for his LDS faith.
In the middle of Paraguay’s military regime, Colonel Luis A. Ramírez was offered one of the highest positions in the nation’s army:…
Dominican Republic
Relief Society goes “viral” in the Dominican Republic in 1980.
Two Relief Society sisters in the Dominican Republic went from teaching homemaking skills at a local health fair… to becoming national television…
Ecuador
An apostle’s prophecy, a dream of Moroni, and a temple announced decades later.
The newly announced Otavalo Ecuador Temple is more than just another temple announcement. Its story reaches back nearly sixty years to a…
Venezuela
Foreign LDS Missionaries pulled from Venezuela and local missionaries rose up.
In 2005, rising political tensions in Venezuela forced every North American missionary to leave the country. Church leaders feared the missionary work…
Brazil
Brazil added more “Mormons“/Latter-day Saints last year than any other country
Brazil is now leading the world in membership growth for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, adding nearly 48,000 members…
Brazil · Philippines
More people baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ last year than any other year
In 2025, more people were baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints than in any other year in its…
Nicaragua
Nicaragua is getting its first Latter-day Saint Temple this year
The Managua Nicaragua Temple represents a historic milestone for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Nicaragua, where the Church…
Guatemala
Mormon woman inspired change
Before the three-hour block was official in the LDS Church, it was first tried in Guatemala, because one faithful woman noticed a…
