Philippines
204 LDS Missionaries Trapped in a Deadly Typhoon.
When Typhoon Yolanda devastated the Philippines in 2013, 204 Latter-day Saint missionaries faced life-threatening danger. Discover their remarkable stories of faith, survival,…
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Uplifting stories of faith from Latter-day Saints around the world. Search, or narrow the library by place, theme, era, or format.
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Tonga · United States
Kalani Sitake’s NFL Dream Ended. God Had Other Plans for the BYU Coach.
One simple hug changed the life of a nine-year-old Tongan boy who would someday become BYU’s head football coach.
Tonga
Missionaries Risked Their Lives in the Tonga Tsunami
When a devastating tsunami struck Tonga in January 2022, four Latter-day Saint missionaries immediately obeyed their mission president’s warning to seek higher…
Ghana
A Simple Playground. A Life Forever Changed.
A boy on a remote island in Ghana studied each night by the light generated from a playground built by Latter-day Saint…
Kenya · Zambia
Latter-day Saint, Adam Riser, has spent decades in Africa serving the people there.
In 2007, Latter-day Saint humanitarian Alan Riser followed a spiritual prompting to travel to remote villages along Lake Tanganyika in Zambia. There…
Iran
Latter-day Saint Branch President in Iran
Grant Lee Richardson was living a stable life as a university professor when a few Iranian students approached him with a simple…
Germany
Latter-day Saint Christians Follow Christ
During World War II, German Latter-day Saints opened their homes to feed and shelter refugees.
Hawaii
A Mormon and a Catholic…
Different faiths. Shared discipleship. That’s what feeding His sheep looks like. The story of Jonathan Napela and Father Damien. Source: Belonging to…
Kenya
She ran way from her calling, like Jonah
Sometimes we run from callings, not because we don’t believe, but because we’re afraid. God doesn’t call the qualified. He qualifies the…
