Cornelia, a Mormon woman originally from Zimbabwe, shares the remarkable story of her conversion to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a little about the growth of the Mormon church in Kasane, Botswana.
~by Cornelia
(pictured in center of photo above)
This is my story about how the Church came to Kasane but [...]
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~by Candace
I know this is the true Church of our Savior Jesus Christ and that we are led by a living prophet, Thomas S. Monson.
My story:
My life challenges started at a very early age. I was eight years old when I was first molested. He was a friend of the family and I had a [...]
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~by Kathryn
I asked my primary class to bring a family pioneer story to share. I broadened the definition of pioneer to include any family conversion story. Twelve-year-old Paige brought her mother’s conversion story:
When my mom was in college, she went on vacation with a friend to Virginia Beach, USA. While swimming in the ocean, they lost [...]
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Story told by Krittiya (Interview written by Janelle)
“Seal to me.”
Three days after my husband’s death, I looked at his picture in our bedroom. While looking at the picture, I heard my husband’s voice say to me, “Seal to me.” My husband had taken me several times to the Visitor’s Center at the Oakland Temple, and [...]
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~by Jenny
Read part 1here
Emily is center back, in white. She is seen here with her dance instructor, who performed her baptism, and his family.
Now that Emily is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, she sees herself differently.
“I have found a role and purpose as a woman, as a daughter of Heavenly Father [...]
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~ by Jenny
At the impressionable age of nine, Emily witnessed the murder of her 13-year-old sister at the hands of their own mother. After hearing this one fact about Emily, probably much like you, I wanted to know more about her. Thankfully she has an open heart, even after all she has been through, and is willing [...]
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~by Jenny
There is a woman in my church congregation who recently shared with me the story of her conversion. Selba was raised a member of the Catholic Church but when she had her first child, a son, she was not comfortable with the idea of infant baptism. In her heart she knew that her precious [...]
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At various moments throughout my childhood I had exposure to the concept, if not the reality, of God. I had a primary teacher who walked with the Savior and who did then — and still does — exude the pure love of Christ. I had devout grandparents who loved and cherished me and who urged [...]
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Angela shares her conversion story (in Italian/italiano).
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An atypically hot summer’s afternoon in a Scottish suburb found me looking curiously through the glass doors of a Mormon Church building. A kindly lady came out and asked if she could help me. I told her I wanted to join the Church, and, seeming a little taken aback (probably feeling a LOT taken aback), [...]
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