A European family's conversion via the deportment of a Mormon elder

A family in Europe was prejudiced against 'Mormons' as 'evil beings.' However, they were impressed by the behavior and demeanor of a 'Mormon' elder they passed on the street. This observation awakened doubts in their minds, leading them to investigate, which resulted in their conversion to the Church.

Fuller account of this event (as retold in The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 71, No. 32 (August 12, 1909), p. 507):

One evening, a few years ago, I was invited to dine with a family in Salt Lake City. The family consisted of the father, mother, two sons, and three daughters. During the evening's conversation I said to the father: 'How were you and your family converted to Mormonism?' 'In this way,' he answered: 'The members of a family in one of the countries of Europe noticed a well-appearing man who passed their door every day. They did not know him, but were impressed by his demeanor. In the course of time they learned from some of their friends that he was a Mormon elder. They had heard of the Mormons, but always as evil beings, and not knowing the other side of the story, believed them to be a most unlovely people. The light that showed in the deportment and bearing of this man, however, awakened doubts in their minds that the Mormons could be as black as they were painted, and they began to investigate. The inevitable result, where people seek honestly and prayerfully after truth, followed; they became members of the Church. How great will be that man's joy in the kingdom of his Father, with that family!'