Mormon Gem - Great Refining Process

This is the testimony of a man who has worked personally and regularly for over 50 years with the leadership of the Mormon (LDS) Church. He has come to know that Jesus Christ lives and guides His church.


"As the years pass, each of us faces challenges within ourselves, generally in areas where we need development and refinement. Questions may arise in our minds concerning the Church, its history, its doctrine, its practices. I want to give you my testimony concerning this work. I have been heavily involved in it for more than a half a century. I have worked with the presidents of the Church from President Heber J. Grant onward. I have known in a very personal way President Grant, President George Albert Smith, President David O. McKay, President Joseph Fielding Smith, President Harold B. Lee, and President Spencer W. Kimball. I have known the counselors of all of these men, and I have known the Council of the Twelve during the years of the administrations of these Presidents. All of these men have been human. They have had human traits and perhaps some human weaknesses. But over and above all of that, there has been in the life of every one of them an overpowering manifestation of the inspiration of God. Those who have been Presidents have been prophets in a very real way. I have intimately witnessed the spirit of revelation upon them. Each man came to the Presidency after many years of experience as a member of the Council of the Twelve and in other capacities. The Lord refined and polished each one, let him know discouragement and failure, let him experience illness and in some cases deep sorrow. All of this became part of a great refining process, and the effect of that process became beautifully evident in their lives."

Gordon B. Hinckley

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And what a marvelous true faith it is!

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Although it's not unprecedented for a family to have four children serving in the mission field at the same time, the Dunoskovic clan's concurrent missionary service is unique in that all four missionaries submitted their missionary paperwork once they were of age to do so, and none of them stem from adoption or multiple-birth scenarios.

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Ryan has been a missionary 23 months; Jason, 21 months; and Humberto, one month. All three men are from different states, but have one common goal in their faith to teach the world about Christ. Osmond is from Utah, but said he may be moving to England for a brief time. Humberto is from Texas, and Ryan is from Arizona.

Family support has been a key factor for each of the three men. Although none of them are married, they did indicate they had plans to marry one day and have children.