This is a such a fun story! I listen to Jared Halverson’s YouTube channel, called Unshaken, every week. It is helpful in helping me strengthening my commitment to following Jesus and his restored gospel as taught by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This is for my Come Follow Christ scripture study. In the video down below Brother Halverson tells a story about Olive Osmond, mother of Donny and Marie Osmond. She’s shown in the photo above with her husband George.

The story is about how Mrs. Osmond gave a copy of the Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ to Queen Elizabeth II, after her sons performed at a charity concert in London. Watch at the 1:02:46 mark to get the story.

Brother Halverson got the story from the book below, Saints Volume 4.

You can read it in Chapter 14, over here, on pages 233-235.

On the flight home to the U.S., Mrs. Osmond started wondering about the propriety of giving such a gift to the queen who is a member of the Church of England. She then decided to read her scriptures. As it says in the book shown above, “The pages fell open, and her eyes rested on Doctrine and Covenants 1:23: ‘That the fulness of my gospel might be proclaimed by the weak and the simple unto the ends of the world, and before kings and rulers.’ The words comforted Olive. Her doubts fled, and she knew she had done the right thing.”

I have read Saints Volume 1 and started Volume 2 and never finished. I don’t think I ever touched Volume 3 although I did blog about it, and then forgot to follow through on that in the busyness of life. Now I have a rekindled desire to read the whole four volume series so I can read more wonderful stories like this. You can see and read the whole series here or in the Gospel Library app on your phone. I love that I can read it in bed with a dark background when I’m having trouble sleeping. I invite you to join me in reading all of it! It will fill your life with light and love. Perfect reading for the dark winter months!

If you want more about the Osmonds, watch below! My husband, for reals, was an extra in this made-for-TV movie. He was in the dance scene with young George and young Olive when they were courting.

My condolences to the Osmond family, in the recent passing of one of the Osmond brothers, Wayne. The funeral is below the movie. What a wonderful life of service and commitment to Jesus he lived as he shared the talents God gave him and his siblings!