Testimony of Alex Boyé on the Miraculous Healing of The Book of Mormon

Picture this: a 16-year-old boy sits alone on London streets, eating food from trash cans, abandoned by his mother and abused by his guardian. Eight years later, that same young man stands before the then future King of England, presenting him with a Book of Mormon on national television. This isn't fiction - it's the extraordinary true story of Alex Boyé, international recording artist and Latter-day Saints convert whose journey redefines what it means to find joy through affliction.

Meet Alex Boyé, the Nigerian-British artist whose YouTube videos have garnered over 100 million views, who has performed at Carnegie Hall and on America's Got Talent, and who was named Rising Star Artist of the Year by Pepsi and Hard Rock Cafe. His credentials include chart-topping hits that placed above Janet Jackson, performances at the Rio Carnival, and collaborations with major recording labels. But Alex's most significant credential isn't musical - it's his testimony of how the Latter-day Saints gospel transformed his life during the darkest possible circumstances.

In this episode of Why We Believe with host Nathan Gwilliam, Alex shares how foster care, abandonment, and addiction became the foundation for an unshakable faith testimony. His story challenges conventional understanding of divine love, showing how trials can become our greatest gifts when viewed through eternal perspective. What makes his account so significant isn't just the depth of his suffering or the height of his success, but his unique insight into how Latter-day Saints doctrine provides healing power beyond human capability.

When Trials Become Training

Alex's Latter-day Saints conversion story begins not with spiritual seeking, but with survival. When his mother left 11-year-old Alex with his uncle for what was supposed to be a three-week vacation to Nigeria, she didn't return for eight years. The uncle who was meant to care for him instead spent government assistance money on drugs while subjecting Alex to physical and emotional abuse. By 16, Alex found himself homeless, sleeping on London streets and eating from garbage cans to survive.

The natural response to such abandonment would be bitterness toward God and life. Instead, Alex discovered what Joseph Smith meant when he wrote about glorying in tribulation. Through his Latter-day Saints faith journey, he learned that our understanding of happiness differs radically from God's perspective. While humans seek comfort and ease, divine happiness comes through refinement that only trials can provide. This understanding transformed his relationship with suffering entirely.

Alex now views his childhood hell as essential preparation for his current mission. The empathy he gained from homelessness allows him to connect with people facing similar struggles. The abandonment he experienced taught him to depend completely on divine love rather than human relationships. Every painful experience became a qualification for future service, demonstrating how God wastes nothing in the lives of those who trust Him completely.

The McDonald's Missionary Encounter

Alex's introduction to the Latter-day Saints church came through Aaron Clark, a McDonald's manager whose missionary efforts would make any member missionary handbook proud. Working in a rough London business district, Alex and his coworkers lived a lifestyle centered on fighting, swearing, and general rebellion. Aaron was the only manager who enforced consequences for fighting, making him universally unpopular among the teenage employees.

When Alex approached Aaron with advice on becoming more popular, Aaron's response about the power of speech being stronger than physical force revealed his religious convictions. Aaron's declaration of membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was delivered with such conviction and dignity that it left a lasting impression. What followed was missionary efforts Alex ever encountered, through his manager Aaron, who refused to give up on helping despite constant rejection and even verbal abuse.

The breakthrough came when Aaron asked if Alex liked American girls, leading to the arrival of sister missionaries at his doorstep. Within three weeks, Alex was baptized, demonstrating the power of consistent member missionary work combined with divine timing. Aaron's example shows how standing firm in gospel principles, even when it makes you unpopular, can create opportunities for miraculous conversions.

Divine Protection and Royal Encounters

One of the most remarkable aspects of Alex's testimony involves giving a Book of Mormon to Prince Charles (now King Charles III) during a royal encounter in Scotland. As part of a boy band performing at The Prince's Trust charity event, Alex had an unexpected opportunity to meet royalty. When he felt prompted to retrieve the Book of Mormon from his room, he initially questioned the inspiration but followed it anyway.

Standing before then Prince, King Charles III, in royal protocol, Alex felt impressed to step out of line and call the Prince's name - both major breaches of etiquette. Security personnel reacted with alarm when Alex reached for the book in his pocket, but Prince Charles accepted the gift graciously, even suggesting he might read it on his helicopter ride home. The encounter was captured on national television, allowing Alex to teach basic Latter-day Saints doctrine to a viewing audience.

This experience became a defining lesson in recognizing and following spiritual promptings, even when they seem to violate social norms or personal comfort zones. Alex learned that the first impression received after sincere prayer typically comes from God, while second-guessing often introduces doubt and fear. The courage required to act on spiritual impressions, regardless of potential consequences, became a cornerstone of his faith practice.

The Book of Mormon's Healing Power

Alex's most personal testimony centers on the miraculous healing he received from pornography addiction through daily Book of Mormon study. While traveling as a successful recording artist, he developed a severe addiction that was destroying his relationships and spiritual life. After years of struggling alone, he made a covenant with God: if the Lord would remove this addiction, Alex would read the Book of Mormon every single day for the rest of his life.

Within two days, the addiction that had controlled him for years was completely gone. Triggers that previously overwhelmed him no longer had any power over his thoughts or actions. This healing came not through therapy, support groups, or gradual improvement, but through immediate divine intervention connected to his commitment to daily scripture study. Alex emphasizes that no human power could have accomplished such rapid and complete healing.

For over two decades since making that covenant, Alex has maintained his promise of reading the Book of Mormon daily, even if only for a few minutes. He credits this practice with every major blessing and opportunity in his life, from career success to spiritual growth. His testimony aligns perfectly with President Russell M. Nelson's 2017 promise that daily Book of Mormon immersion can immunize us against modern evils, including pornography addiction.

Key principles from Alex's Book of Mormon testimony include:

Covenant-based healing: Making specific promises to God creates conditions for miraculous intervention
Daily consistency: Even brief daily reading maintains spiritual power and protection
Divine audience: Opening the Book of Mormon provides direct access to Jesus Christ
Complete transformation: God's healing power exceeds human therapeutic methods
Preventive protection: Regular scripture study immunizes against future spiritual attacks
Sustained commitment: Long-term promises require long-term faithfulness to maintain blessings

Alex's experience showcases that the Book of Mormon contains literal power to heal and transform lives when approached with faith, consistency, and covenant commitment. His testimony provides hope for anyone struggling with addiction or seeking a deeper spiritual connection through scripture study.

Choose Your Own Refiner's Fire

Alex Boyé's journey demonstrates that trials aren't obstacles to happiness - they're the very means by which God refines us into our eternal potential. His story challenges us to examine our own relationship with difficulty and consider whether we're fighting against God's refining process or submitting to it with joy. The silversmith metaphor he shares reminds us that God keeps us in the fire only until He can see His image reflected in us.

Consider whether you've been viewing your current challenges as evidence of God's absence rather than proof of His love and investment in your growth. Alex's experience shows that the same trials that could embitter us toward God can instead become our greatest sources of testimony and strength. Your own combination of difficulties and spiritual gifts may be preparing you for service opportunities that don't yet exist but will emerge at exactly the right time.

Take time to evaluate your daily spiritual practices, particularly scripture study and prayer. Alex's healing from addiction came not through casual religious observance but through a covenant-based commitment to daily Book of Mormon reading. His testimony suggests that many spiritual problems we face could be resolved through more consistent and purposeful engagement with scripture, combined with sincere promises to God about how we'll use the healing He provides.

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