Miki Ogao lies on the table for yet another outpatient medical procedure. Doctors are performing a Swan-Ganz catheterization to check the health of her finicky heart. She feels nothing, but she’s wide awake. She hears the doctors and nurses discussing the procedure and marveling at their quirky patient’s upbeat mood.
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In 1981, a Gallup poll reported, “Nearly one-third of all Americans—or about 47 million people—have had what they call a religious or mystical experience. Of this group, about 15 million report an otherworldly feeling of union with a divine being. They describe such things as special communications from deceased people or divine beings, visions of unusual lights, and out-of-body experiences.”1
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Editor’s note: This story originally ran on LDS Living in May 2018.
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What a beautiful insight into God's love and the ministering angels that surround us.
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"I was in a small airplane, and all of a sudden the engine on the wing caught fire," President Nelson says in a new Mormon Channel video called "Men's Hearts Shall Fail Them." "It exploded, and burning oil sprayed all over the right side of the airplane."
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On November 14-18, 2017, the Baja 1000 motorsports race hosted its 50th-anniversary event. Nineteen riders signed up to race in the Ironman class as motorcyclists. Only five finished.
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Church leaders gathered for the funeral of Robert D. Hales on October 6, sharing their memories and fondness of the former apostle, and even a never-before-told near-death experience.
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"When I was 17, I 'flat lined' after an accident and was later told I had died for just under 5 min," is not the usual way questions about conversion and the LDS faith begin, but it was all the more powerful for it.
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What an incredible story about everyday angels. If Pam Crooke and Michelle Garcia Winner had not been kayaking near the Shoff family after they were attacked by wasps, former BYU basketball player Jake Shoff might not be alive today.
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There has been an undercurrent of interest among some Church members in the past decade or so about some highly publicized near-death experiences. What do the scriptures teach us about the purpose of near-death experiences?
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In this fascinating podcast by LDS Perspectives, Dr. Brent Top, the Dean of Religious Education at BYU, shares fascinating insights into the LDS beliefs about life after death and near-death experiences.
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