Latter-Day Lights is a popular weekly podcast where members of the church from around the world share their personal stories of faith, hope, and inspiration.

Inspirational Stories of LDS Women: Present & Past

With Mother's Day around the corner, Emily Cushing and Bekki Hood share some incredible, inspiring stories of faithful Latter-day Saint women around the world, from both the present and the past. This episode will warm your heart and remind you just how important the women and mother's in our lives truly are.

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How God Inspired Him to Honor Black LDS Pioneer History

If you don't think God is watching out for us, watch this! In this episode, Mauli Bonner shares his story of how he was guided and inspired to make a movie about early black LDS pioneers, and then how through a series of incredible events, God helped him to get the church to erect a black pioneer monument at This is the Place Heritage Park.

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A Convert, a Faith Crisis, and a Message of Hope

In this episode, Charles Lawson shares his conversion story and journey as a member of the church. After watching several youth around him lose their faith, Charles felt compelled to discover why, and went on a personal journey - ultimately putting his own faith on the line - to find answers to help them. 

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God Was with Her in the Darkest Moments of Her Life

What an incredible story of the power of faith and forgiveness! When Shelly Edwards Jorgensen was 15, her father murdered her mother and started their house on fire to cover it up.  At this exact same time, Heavenly Father placed a miracle friend directly into her path that would alter the course of her life forever.

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From Trauma, Divorce, & Despair to Hope & The Atonement

This weeks episode deals with some difficult topics, which include the lingering effects of trauma, infidelity, excommunication, divorce, and multiple suicide attempts.  If you have kids under 15 or 16, we recommend that you watch or listen to this episode first before sharing it with them.

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