Index for uplifting, faith-building stories and
vignettes
If you have some uplifting stories and would like to have
them included on this page, please send me them to me. I will be delighted to add them to the listings,
giving credit to you by name. You can email me at mdtaylormd@gmail.com. Also, there is a wonderful website hosted by
Harold Rust that contains many great stories from the scriptures, from General
Conference talks, and other sources. It
can be found at www.characterqualitystories.com.
You can email Harold at hlrust88@gmail.com also.
- An Address: a 1907 declaration of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Beehive Requirements from 1916: if you
thought earning your Beehive
award was hard, read this!
- Book of Mormon: the most unusual book
in all the world, by Elder Glen L. Rudd
- Builder or Wrecker?: do I lift or tear
down?
- Call of Duty: a great lesson learned
from the training of champion Arabian stallions
- Cherokee Legend: a fascinating
recounting of how young Cherokees became men
- Christmas Wish List: President
Hunter’s inspired Christmas suggestion from 1994 -- a classic!
- Clothes
Encounters: what low-riding pants do or don’t do for your image, by
Judith Rasband
- Confidence in Marriage: a beautiful
and meaningful explanation of the aspects of ‘Confi'ence’
- Courage in the face of adversity:
Elder John Taylor defies a mob
- Courage in the face of persecution:
two young men risk their lives for the Prophet Joseph Smith
- Dedication to the Gospel of Our Lord: Brigham Young and Heber C. Kimball leave
their families to serve missions
- Desks and Patriotism: read this
touching true story about a very wise teacher and the lesson she taught
her pupils
- Diamonds: a lesson about life from a
diamond salesman
- Donuts and the Atonement: a poignant
and unforgettable Seminary lesson
- Egyptian Language and the Book of Mormon:
some fascinating reflections on the Book of Mormon by a native Egyptian
- Enthusiasm: the very foundation of a
productive life
- Evil - Does it really exist?: did God
create evil, is God himself evil?
- Five Finger Prayer: a sweet reminder
of who and what we should pray for.
- Funeral of President Gordon B. Hinckley:
a wonderful example of the importance of families in the LDS church
- George Albert Smith’s Creed: President
Smith truly lived by this beautiful creed
- Glass for the St. George Tabernacle: a
remarkable story of faith and answered prayers
- God DOES exist!: a beautiful analogy
- God vs. Science: an atheistic
university professor meets his match
- Good Sportsmanship: a moving account
of an event in which sportsmanship was valued more than winning
- Green Thing: an elderly woman
explains that they didn’t have the “green thing” back in “her days”
- Happiness Bank Account: old age is like a bank account; we can
only withdraw what we have put in
- Immigration: a Church statement on
immigration, issued in June 2011
- John Glenn’s hero: a touching story
about astronaut John Glenn and his wife
- Judging Others: a story about Harvard
and Stanford and gross misjudgment of character
- Led by the Spirit in the Dominican Republic: Sister Flavia Salazar Gomez and Elder
Glen L. Rudd
- Lincoln and Kennedy: fascinating
similarities in the lives of these two Presidents
- Making A Difference: even the smallest
act of service can have dramatic results
- Men, God Give Us: Josiah Holland’s
stirring lines about the type of men we need today
- Mindfulness: Could people really walk
past a world-class violinist and not appreciate his music?
- New Years’ Resolutions: here are some great resolutions if you
need help with your list
- One Century Ago: what a difference a
century makes! Some statistics from
100 years ago.
- Prayer, Andy Rooney’s thoughts on: an
interesting perspective on today’s agnosticism
- President Monson’s Letters: two
letters from Elder Monson change a man’s life forever
- Privilege of Obedience: a young Heber
J. Grant puts the Lord in his debt through obedience and faith
- Relationships, 21 wonderful ideas regarding:
ideas for healthy relationships
- Rock, The: a story with an expected
ending, displaying the importance of obedience and persistence
- Ronald Reagan: the media’s treatment
of President Reagan, then and now
- Sacrificing for a Mission: a young man
parts with his most prize possession to finance his mission
- Santa
Claus: no
Santa Claus? Humbug!
- Sarah Palin: a very sobering story about
a very good woman
- Service in a field of beets: a story
of grief and gratitude
- Socialism: a sobering look at a
failed system through the eyes of a college professor
- Thanksgiving: President Lincoln’s
“Thanksgiving Message” of 1863
- The Lord Looketh on the Heart: a
remarkable true story about tithing faithfulness and the ‘outward
appearance’!
- The Open Grave: a remarkable story of
faith from the islands of Samoa
- The Sow to her Wallowing?: an
engraver’s mistake humors a missionary’s family
- The Touch of the Master’s Hand: a beautiful
poem about the worth of a soul
- Third Grade Charity: a true act of
service by a very young friend
- Three Marbles: the touching story of a
modern-day Good Samaritan
- To Hear the Voice of the Lord!: Elder Harold B. Lee silences a critic
- Two Horses: good friends are not
always seen, but they are always there
- Wet Pants!: might we always see the opportunities
all around us to do good
- What have we learned? according to Cicero, NOT MUCH!
- When They Are Learned: a brilliant, yet
obedient brother stops asking questions and joins the church
- Wilford Woodruff raises his wife from the dead:
an exceptional account of faith, obedience, and love
- Words from Wise Men: where are
these wise men when we truly need them!
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