Spiritually Minded Women Podcast
176 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 111 ratingsThere's more than one way to be a spiritually minded woman who wants to make and keep covenants, know her Savior and make it back home. Yes, there are essential CHECKPOINTS on the covenant path, but there are NO CHECKLISTS with a million checkboxes you must check off.
Each week on the Spiritually Minded Women podcast I’ll be sharing insights about how to embrace YOUR journey on the covenant path with CHECKPOINTS instead of CHECKLISTS.
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Why You Can't Put Finite Limits on Christ's Infinite Atonement || Madi Davis
March 10, 2023 07:00 - 29 minutes - 40.3 MBMadi Davis started using pornography when she was 13 after coming across images on social media. In this interview, Madi shares her journey of recovery, repentance and accessing the infinite power of Jesus Christ’s atonement. Episode Links Follow Madi on Instagram: @sistersonthefrontlines Listen to Madi’s new podcast: Sisters on the Frontlines Join Brooke Snow’s The Creation Coach School and get Darla’s bonuses Join the Spiritually Minded Women email list and get access to my...
How to Start a Discussion Group to Talk About Doctrine
February 16, 2023 07:00 - 14 minutes - 20 MBIn this follow-up episode to the series on the doctrine of Christ, I share why I made a discussion guide for the series, how you can get it and why it is important to gather with others to discuss doctrine. Links Get the Doctrine of Christ Podcast Series Discussion Guide Watch the podcast on YouTube. Purchase my Deseret Book Seek Course: How to Prepare Your Teen for a Lifetime of Spiritual Growth Schedule a free coaching session with me to learn more about how to use doctrine ...
The Doctrine of Christ: Endure to the End || Part 5 of 5
November 30, 2022 07:00 - 25 minutes - 35.4 MBHear thoughts, scriptures and quotes about the fifth element of the doctrine of Christ, enduring to the end, and learn why enduring will allow Christ to be the "author and finisher" of our faith. Episode Links Join my email list Purchase my Deseret Book Seek Course: How to Prepare Your Teen for a Lifetime of Spiritual Growth Schedule a free coaching session with me to learn more about how to use both the redeeming and enabling power of Christ’s atonement to partner with God and ...
The Doctrine of Christ: The Gift of the Holy Ghost || Part 4 of 5
November 23, 2022 07:00 - 20 minutes - 27.9 MBHear how the gift of the Holy Ghost equips each of us with the exact spiritual gifts we need in our individual mortal journeys. I also discuss how mental health affects the gift of the Holy Ghost and how we can help those who experience this by truly mourning with them. Episode Links Join my email list Purchase my Deseret Book Seek Course: How to Prepare Your Teen for a Lifetime of Spiritual Growth Schedule a free coaching session with me to learn more about how to use both the ...
The Doctrine of Christ: Baptism and the Sacrament || Part 3 of 5
November 16, 2022 18:10 - 25 minutes - 34.9 MBThis is the third episode in a five part series about the doctrine of Christ. Listen to hear why continuing on from faith in Jesus Christ and repentance to baptism and partaking of the sacrament will give you even more power in your life to change. Episode Links Learn more about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Purchase my Deseret Book Seek Course: How to Prepare Your Teen for a Lifetime of Spiritual Growth Schedule a free coaching session with me to learn more ab...
The Doctrine of Christ: Repentance || Part 2 of 5
November 09, 2022 07:00 - 20 minutes - 28.7 MBThis is the second episode in a five part series about the doctrine of Christ. In this episode I’m sharing about repentance. Listen to hear how repentance is turning and how you can go beyond being like Christ to allowing Him to live in you. Episode Links Purchase my Deseret Book SEEK Course: How to Prepare Your Teen for a Lifetime of Spiritual Growth Schedule a free coaching session with me to learn more about how to use both the redeeming and enabling power of Christ’s atoneme...
Doctrine, Principle, Application || Doctrine of Christ Introductory Episode
November 02, 2022 07:00 - 23 minutes - 32.2 MBLearn about the relationship between doctrine, principles and applications and how understanding doctrine will help you change anything in your life. Episode Links Purchase my Deseret Book Seek Course: How to Prepare Your Teen for a Lifetime of Spiritual Growth Schedule a free coaching session with me to learn more about how to use doctrine, principles and applications to partner with God and co-create the life you desire. Scriptures Doctrine and Covenants 8:2 Talks, Articles ...
The Doctrine of Christ: Faith in Jesus Christ || Part 1 of 5
October 26, 2022 17:02 - 24 minutes - 33.3 MBEpisode Links Schedule a free coaching call with me to learn more about how to use the doctrine of Christ to partner with God and co-create the life you desire. Scriptures 2 Nephi 31-32 3 Nephi 27:13-21 Mosiah 1-6 Mosiah 3:17 Matthew 17:20 Alma 32 Alma 32:26-27 Mark 9:23-24 Mosiah 3:20-21 2 Nephi 31:10 Mosiah 4:9 Talks, Articles and Books Spiritual Treasures – President Russell M. Nelson, October 2019 general conference Jesus Christ–Gifts and Expectations – President...
How to Do All the Things God is Asking You to Do || Lynnette Sheppard
April 13, 2022 16:35 - 32 minutes - 44.9 MBIn early 2020, Lynnette Sheppard was called to be a Relief Society president. She was already feeling inadequate and then the pandemic hit along with many personal trials including family challenges and business struggles. By January 2021, Lynnette felt she was drowning but received a clear message from God, “Lynnette, it’s not about what you do.” In this interview, Lynnette shares what the prompting meant to her and how it led her to start helping other women of faith. Overall, Lyn...
SMW 055: Why Paying Attention to Your Desires Can Lead You to Great Things || Ceri Payne
April 06, 2022 06:20 - 22 minutes - 31.2 MBCeri Payne was very content raising three teen daughters and working from home as a special education teacher, but everything changed when she and her husband were asked to facilitate a self-reliance class. During the class, Ceri realized she had desires for her life she had never uncovered before. In this interview, Ceri shares how a series of promptings helped her make major shifts in her career and learn how paying attention to her desires was a way to co-create with God and see ...
Why Paying Attention to Your Desires Can Lead You to Great Things || Ceri Payne
April 06, 2022 06:20 - 22 minutes - 31.2 MBCeri Payne was very content raising three teen daughters and working from home as a special education teacher, but everything changed when she and her husband were asked to facilitate a self-reliance class. During the class, Ceri realized she had desires for her life she had never uncovered before. In this interview, Ceri shares how a series of promptings helped her make major shifts in her career and learn how paying attention to her desires was a way to co-create with God and see ...
Why Sharing Your Talents Will Open Your Heart to Jesus Christ's Love || Katie Mitchell
March 30, 2022 05:00 - 27 minutes - 38 MBIn 2020, Katie Mitchell found herself dealing with personal trials in addition to the pandemic. She knew she needed hope and something to lift her spirits and felt a prompting to start sharing poetry with friends and family on Instagram. In the interview, Katie talks about how sharing her gifts through poetry and seeking to help others opened her own heart to Jesus Christ's healing love. Journal Questions In Alma 36:20, the prophet Alma shares these words about the result of his re...
SWM 054: Why Sharing Your Talents Will Open Your Heart to Jesus Christ's Love || Katie Mitchell
March 30, 2022 05:00 - 27 minutes - 38 MBIn 2020, Katie Mitchell found herself dealing with personal trials in addition to the pandemic. She knew she needed hope and something to lift her spirits and felt a prompting to start sharing poetry with friends and family on Instagram. In the interview, Katie talks about how sharing her gifts through poetry and seeking to help others opened her own heart to Jesus Christ's healing love. Journal Questions In Alma 36:20, the prophet Alma shares these words about the result of his re...
SMW 053: How to Have the Spiritual Vision to Enjoy Your Unexpected Journey || Brittany Staker
March 23, 2022 05:00 - 36 minutes - 49.9 MBSeveral years ago Brittany Staker visited the eye doctor for a routine exam and learned she had a rare eye disease that would cause her to lose her vision. She lost her night vision and peripheral vision and then woke up from a nap one day with all vision in one eye gone. In this interview, Brittany shares how she slowly learned that she didn’t have to just endure to the end and wait for the next life to regain her vision. She discusses how she came to know that she could “enjoy to ...
How to Have the Spiritual Vision to Enjoy Your Unexpected Journey || Brittany Staker
March 23, 2022 05:00 - 36 minutes - 49.9 MBSeveral years ago Brittany Staker visited the eye doctor for a routine exam and learned she had a rare eye disease that would cause her to lose her vision. She lost her night vision and peripheral vision and then woke up from a nap one day with all vision in one eye gone. In this interview, Brittany shares how she slowly learned that she didn’t have to just endure to the end and wait for the next life to regain her vision. She discusses how she came to know that she could “enjoy to ...
SMW 052: What I'm Learning from a Social Media Break + A New Direction for the Podcast || Solo Episode
March 16, 2022 12:00 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MBListen to hear what I've been learning since deciding to take a break from social media over 6 weeks ago. I'm also sharing a new direction I am taking with podcast which includes a new season focused on the doctrine of Christ and more ways for YOU to be involved with the podcast. Episode Links Submit a question about the doctrine of Christ Join the Spiritually Minded Women email list and get access to my FREE resource library: spirituallymindedwomen.com/prayerjournal/ F...
What I'm Learning from a Social Media Break + A New Direction for the Podcast || Solo Episode
March 16, 2022 12:00 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MBListen to hear what I've been learning since deciding to take a break from social media over 6 weeks ago. I'm also sharing a new direction I am taking with podcast which includes a new season focused on the doctrine of Christ and more ways for YOU to be involved with the podcast. Episode Links Submit a question about the doctrine of Christ Join the Spiritually Minded Women email list and get access to my FREE resource library: spirituallymindedwomen.com/prayerjournal/ Follow...
SMW 051: How to Use the Enabling Power of Jesus to Flourish in Your Challenges || Christi Hibbert
March 09, 2022 16:55 - 37 minutes - 51.9 MBChristi Hibbert, a psychologist, author, wife and mother, describes her two and a half year battle with breast cancer as a roller coaster she couldn’t get off of. Christi discusses in this interview how cancer and other grief-filled experiences in her past have brought her closer to the Savior and helped her experience miracles. She shares her testimony that the Lord can take our hard things and through His enabling power, we can heal and learn to flourish. Journal...
How to Use the Enabling Power of Jesus to Flourish in Your Challenges || Christi Hibbert
March 09, 2022 16:55 - 37 minutes - 51.9 MBChristi Hibbert, a psychologist, author, wife and mother, describes her two and a half year battle with breast cancer as a roller coaster she couldn’t get off of. Christi discusses in this interview how cancer and other grief-filled experiences in her past have brought her closer to the Savior and helped her experience miracles. She shares her testimony that the Lord can take our hard things and through His enabling power, we can heal and learn to flourish. Journal Questions C...
How You Can Drop Expectations and See God Show Up in the Perfect Way || Taylor Ricks
March 02, 2022 12:00 - 30 minutes - 41.8 MBIn this interview, Taylor Ricks tells about a 24 hour period when she found out she was pregnant and the newborn she and her husband were fostering and hoping to adopt had down syndrome and might not be adoptable. She was also facing having four children under four, two with disabilities, and a husband leaving soon for military service. Taylor shares how in her overwhelmed state she prayed one night for someone to bring her dinner but instead received a spiritual experience that has...
SMW 050: How You Can Drop Expectations and See God Show Up in the Perfect Way || Taylor Ricks
March 02, 2022 12:00 - 30 minutes - 41.8 MBIn this interview, Taylor Ricks tells about a 24 hour period when she found out she was pregnant and the newborn she and her husband were fostering and hoping to adopt had down syndrome and might not be adoptable. She was also facing having four children under four, two with disabilities, and a husband leaving soon for military service. Taylor shares how in her overwhelmed state she prayed one night for someone to bring her dinner but instead received a spiritual experience that has ...
SMW 049: Why Living Inside Your Temple Covenants is the Safest Place to be || Listener Group Discussion
February 23, 2022 07:00 - 45 minutes - 62.8 MBListen to hear the perspectives of 14 different women on what it means to live inside their temple covenants. Each of these women has varied experiences, seasons of life and a unique journey on the covenant path but all testify in their own way of the power of making and striving to keep covenants and the way they have been brought closer to Jesus Christ. A special thank you to the women who shared their testimonies on this episode: Shannon Brown Sandy Johnson Katrina Seamon...
SMW 048: How Hard Times Can Bring You Growth and a Way to Help Others || Melissa Bunkers
February 16, 2022 14:46 - 21 minutes - 29.3 MBMelissa Bunkers realized her dream and goal of becoming a nurse practitioner and then felt God pointing her in a new direction with functional medicine. In this interview, Melissa discusses the ways she felt the Savior guide her by putting the right people in her path and helping her recognize new opportunities. She shares how her own struggles helped her to grow and be prepared for a new journey that gave her a way to help others. Journal Questions What si...
SMW 047: What Living Inside My Temple Covenants Means to Me Solo Episode
February 09, 2022 07:00 - 14 minutes - 20.6 MBEpisode Links Come to the live group episode recording about covenants: Sign up here Parenting in Real Life podcast episode: 3 Tips for Navigating the Teenage Years Pebbles of Light podcast episode: Helping Others Recognize Their Divine Potential President Nelson’s talk: Revelation for the Church, Revelation for Our Lives Five-part series: Five Ways to Become More Spiritually Minded Spiritually Minded Women podcast episode: Acting on the Prophet’s Invitations at a Hinge P...
SMW 046: Join a Group Podcast Episode + How We Hear Him Replay
February 02, 2022 07:00 - 56 minutes - 78.1 MBThis episode is an invitation to join a group podcast recording. Then, you’ll hear a replay of an episode that originally aired on May 6, 2020. That episode came as a result of a very strong and distinct impression to gather a group of women together over Zoom to discuss a question President Nelson had posed–How do you hear Him? The reason I’m replaying this episode is because I’m getting ready to record a similar group episode and I want you to join me. Something that’s been on m...
Join a Group Podcast Episode How We Hear Him Replay
February 02, 2022 07:00 - 56 minutes - 78.1 MBThis episode is an invitation to join a group podcast recording. Then, you’ll hear a replay of an episode that originally aired on May 6, 2020. That episode came as a result of a very strong and distinct impression to gather a group of women together over Zoom to discuss a question President Nelson had posed–How do you hear Him? The reason I’m replaying this episode is because I’m getting ready to record a similar group episode and I want you to join me. Something that’s been on my mind ...
SMW 045: How You Can Embrace Love and Trust God When Your Child Comes Out As Gay || Becky Mackintosh
January 26, 2022 07:38 - 40 minutes - 55.2 MBWhen Becky Mackintosh's son came out to her as gay, the first thing she did was pray and in this interview she shares that the clear answer she received that night and many times since was simple--love him. In this interview, Becky shares what learning to love her son in a Christ-like way has looked like for her. She candidly talks about the mistakes she's made and the struggles she's had but also shows that when life doesn't go as you planned it, you can always trust God and lean in...
SMW 044: Why a Messy Journey Does Not Prevent You From Boldly Coming to Jesus || Teniesha Williams
January 19, 2022 07:00 - 33 minutes - 46.4 MBTeniesha Williams received strong spiritually promptings to marry her husband, a childhood friend, who had been sober from addiction for four years. Teniesha felt doubt and questioned the promptings when shortly after their marriage and her pregnancy her husband started using again. She describes her journey, which includes her husband’s death three years after their marriage, as a “fairytale that got crushed.” But despite the messiness she felt, Teniesha kept the lines of communica...
SMW 043: How Sharing Your Gifts Will Take Your Journey From Dim To Bright || Jessica Brite Peterson
January 12, 2022 12:00 - 29 minutes - 42.1 MBAs a young mom, Jessica Brite Peterson realized the light within her was on dim. In this interview, Jessica shares how she got the light back in her life and how you can do the same thing by figuring out what your gifts are, praying, and then simply starting. Jessica shares her testimony that every person has light to share and you will be full of the Spirit when you share your light. Journal Questions Jessica shared this quote from Elder Dieter F. Ucht...
SMW 042: Why You Already Have Everything You Need to Feel Joy and Live Your Purpose || EmyLee McIntyre
January 05, 2022 07:00 - 25 minutes - 35.8 MBEmyLee McIntyre shares how her personal struggle with depression led her to help other women understand that suffering caused by trials is optional and joy can be found in any circumstance. We also dive into why just being on earth means you are living your purpose, how to show up knowing everything will work out and how connecting with others and constantly repenting will allow for more joy in the journey. Journal Questions EmyLee shared that you can think anything you want abo...
SMW 041: Why Learning of and Connecting to Heavenly Mother is Essential to Your Journey || McArthur Krishna
December 15, 2021 12:00 - 43 minutes - 60.1 MBIn this interview McArthur Krishna shares about her experience following personal revelation to marry her husband, who is not a member of the church, and what she learned about growth on the covenant path. McArthur also discusses why Heavenly Mother is essential in our journey and is a gospel doctrine for both men and women. If you’ve ever thought you weren’t allowed to talk about Heavenly Mother or connect with her, you will be happy to hear McArthur share that no prophet or apostl...
SMW 040: Why Better Relationships Start with Being Closer to Jesus Christ || Crystal Haitsma
December 08, 2021 07:00 - 35 minutes - 49.4 MBCrystal Haitsma struggled as a young mom to be the parent she wanted to be. In this interview, Crystal shares how she turned to God for help and realized that deepening her relationship with Jesus Christ was the way to help bridge the gap in her relationships with her children. Crystal discusses many truths that apply to all relationships to help you love yourself and those around you. Journal Questions How do you think about yourself? One of the things Cryst...
SMW 039: Why Doing What God Tells You To Do Will Help You Lead Out || Susan Madsen
December 01, 2021 15:19 - 30 minutes - 41.7 MBGrowing up, Susan R. Madsen didn't look at her future beyond getting married and having a family, but after she started having children, Susan realized she was being called by God to get more education. She earned a masters degree and then obtained a doctorate and now works as a professor at Utah State University. Susan is also the founder and director of the Utah Women and Leadership Project and is a global thought leader on women and leadership. In this interview, Susan warmly ope...
Why You Might Not Know When You are Feeling the Spirit
November 24, 2021 16:29 - 24 minutes - 34.3 MBHow do I recognize the Holy Ghost when it comes? If you’ve ever asked yourself this question, you’ll want to listen to this episode. This episode originally aired over two years ago when the name of this podcast was Spiritually Minded Mom. The episode is a solo episode where I share some things I learned about feeling the Holy Ghost. A lot of what you’ll hear is a recap of what I learned from a Missionary Training Center (MTC) devotional that was given by Elder Bednar in...
SMW 038: How the Story Written in Your Heart Connects You to Other Women || Jen Mabray
November 17, 2021 07:00 - 32 minutes - 46 MBJen Mabray is a student of Jewish Studies and Hebrew who is currently pursuing a PhD. In addition to her academic pursuits, Jen is also a wife, mother, author and seminary teacher. In this interview Jen shares about the book she co-authored, God Comes to Women. Jen discusses the strength and connection we, as women, receive when we hear other women’s stories and share our own. Jen also shares her belief that women’s stories are written in our hearts so we can connect heart to heart ...
SMW 037: How Jesus Christs Atonement is Helping One Young Woman Heal from Pornography Addiction || Ashlee Ayre
November 10, 2021 07:00 - 24 minutes - 34.1 MBAshlee Ayre is a 20 year old woman who loves acting and playing the piano. She comes from a large family and also became addicted to pornography at age 11 starting with looking up pictures and words in a dictionary she found in her home. In the interview, Ashlee discusses her experiences with quitting pornography several times in her teen years but never really experiencing healing until she turned to the Savior. She shares how we can change the discussion about pornography in the c...
SMW 036: How Choosing Jesus Daily Will Help You Live in Your Purpose || Chanelle Neilson
November 03, 2021 07:00 - 25 minutes - 36.3 MBChanelle Neilson believes most of her growth on the covenant path has not come from huge trials but from choosing daily to follow Jesus and live in her purpose. In this episode, Chanelle shares the practical things she does to increase her faith every day and how she has learned to use personal revelation for both spiritual and temporal aspects of her life. Chanelle expresses how acting on promptings has helped her to trust God and know that He wants more for her than she wants for ...
SMW 035: Why Latter-day Saint Women are Uniquely Qualified to Run for Political Office || Audrey Perry Martin
October 27, 2021 07:00 - 30 minutes - 42.2 MBAfter 20 years as an election lawyer, Audrey Perry Martin has definitely seen the negative sides of politics. But despite her own cynicism from the things she has seen in her career, Audrey is sharing in this interview why she is encouraging Latter-day Saint women to jump into the political scene and run for office. She discusses why she created Project Elect, a non-partisan organization to educate, encourage and support Latter-day Saint women to get involved in public service. Audr...
SMW 034: How to Let Christ Fill the Hole in Your Heart Left by Depression || Laura Cragun
October 20, 2021 07:00 - 29 minutes - 42 MBListen to Laura Cragun, a wife and mom of 3 young kids share about her personal challenges with mental health including depression, anxiety, eating disorders and suicidal ideation. Laura discusses how she has sought help through therapy and medication as well as through daily spiritual practices that help her feel connected to God. Laura also talks about how each of us has a hole in our heart and gives her witness of how Christ has been the missing piece to fill the hole in her own ...
SMW 033: Why Understanding Christ's Covenant Promises Gives You a Framework for Resilient Faith || Sharla Goettl
October 13, 2021 07:00 - 29 minutes - 41.6 MBHow do you teach your child to stay on the covenant path and make and keep covenants? That was a question mother and youth leader, Sharla Goettl, heard a lot. Writing a book with help for these questions was never on Sharla’s radar but after repeatedly being compelled by the Spirit, Sharla jumped in and wrote Spiritual Resilience: Leading Our Youth to Go and Do, to add her perspective for parents who want to help their children be spiritually resilient. In this interview, Sharla s...
SMW 032: How Waiting Will Help You Learn to Have Hope in Christ || Graciela Moore
October 06, 2021 07:00 - 31 minutes - 43.9 MBGraciela Moore was raised in the Catholic church in her native Puerto Rico but stopped going to church after high school. In this interview, you will hear how Grace felt God guiding her throughout her life to find the gospel and be baptized in 2020. Of her journey on the covenant path, Grace shares, “Waiting for things to happen and to come–that’s my story.” Grace also says her journey wasn’t conventional but she knows everything she experienced had a purpose in God’s mind whi...
Why Living Your Life with a Checklist Won't Get You Where God Wants You to Be
September 30, 2021 22:24 - 22 minutes - 21.6 MBSurprise! I’m thrilled to be back to podcasting. This is a solo episode where I tell you how I learned that walking the covenant path with a checklist in one hand and a pen to check off “all the things” in the other hand was not going to get me where God wanted me to be. Episode Links Go HERE to sign up for my email list, learn the details about the Beyond the Checklist community and get my free video about prayer journaling.
SMW 031: How Gods Love Will Help You Rebuild When Your Life Feels Shattered || Natalie Reeve
July 28, 2021 07:00 - 32 minutes - 45.2 MBNatalie Reeve gained a testimony of the gospel at a young age but also experienced a time in her life that left her feeling shattered by abuse, lack of trust and an eating disorder. Natalie describes this period of her life as falling into a hole very quickly and climbing out very slowly. In the interview you will hear how Natalie relied on the Spirit to rebuild her life by turning to God to not only feel His love but also to see the divine nature within herself. She sh...
SMW 030: Faith to Follow What God is Calling You To Do || Alexis Tanner
July 21, 2021 18:03 - 21 minutes - 30.7 MBAfter being married for three months, Alexis Tanner felt a prompting that she and her husband should start their family. Alexis followed the prompting but was disappointed when the pregnancy ended in miscarriage. In this interview, Alexis, who is now mom to 5 kids ages 10 to 3, shares how she developed the faith to follow the promptings she felt from God about having children. She talks about how she kept her faith in the middle of challenges and turned to God to guide her. ...
SMW 029: How to Use Your Prayers to Truly Build a Relationship with God || Niki Olsen
July 14, 2021 14:32 - 26 minutes - 36.7 MBNiki Olsen, a mental health therapist, coach wife and mother of two, grew up with no spiritual guidance or knowledge in her life. At the age of 19, Niki converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints but says she was mostly just going through the motions for many years after her baptism. Several years ago, Niki decided she wanted to have a closer relationship with her Heavenly Parents, Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost, so she started to dive in deeper in her study...
SMW 028: How You Can Find Peace in Christ Even in the Darkness || Abbie Twingstrom
July 07, 2021 07:00 - 28 minutes - 39.5 MBAbbie Twingstrom’s journey on the covenant path has included both darkness and light. As a young adult missionary and newlywed, Abbie felt troubled by the lack of answers she received and struggled to continue to choose to stay in the church . In this interview Abbie shares how she navigated that difficult time and ultimately came to learn how the Savior can be found in the darkness and in the light as well as in all the phases in between. Overall, Abbie expresses ...
SMW 027: How to Feel Gods Love for You When You Feel Different from Others || Elisabeth Robinson
June 30, 2021 07:00 - 20 minutes - 29.3 MBElisabeth Robinson’s father died when she was a baby and she often found herself feeling like a “nobody” in the church because she would never be the bishop’s daughter. She is also half Japanese and half Brazillian and Elisabeth often felt she didn’t fit the “cookie cutter” mold of a Latter-day Saint. Fortunately, Elisabeth grew up with a strong and faithful mother as well as church leaders who helped her to see that God had a placed for her and her covenants were what made he...
SMW 026: Why Your Unique Gifts Matter in the Work of Building Gods Kingdom || Sally Dupaix
June 23, 2021 07:00 - 30 minutes - 42.7 MBHave you ever thought that you don’t have any talents or wondered how your quirky gifts could possibly help someone else? If so, you’ll totally relate to my guest, Sally Dupaix. Sally grew up cooking and baking with her mom and developed a love for food. She also learned how to make friends easily with frequent moves in her childhood. But Sally never thought of these two things she loved and was good at–food and friendship–as something she could use to build God’s kingdo...
SMW 025: How Finding Joy for Yourself Will Help You Share Light with Others || Nicole Utley
June 16, 2021 07:00 - 27 minutes - 38.7 MBNicole Utley is someone who has taken gathering others and self-improvement to a whole new level. She believes gathering is a Christ-like act when you have a purpose and you plan with the needs of those attending the event in mind. She also embraces passion projects, something she does just for pure joy, as a way to improve herself and also focus on others. In the interview, you’ll hear unique and creative ways Nicole has brought other people together as well as the simple passion...
SMW 024: The Next Step When Your Answers from God End in Commas Instead of Periods || Alisse Coil
June 09, 2021 07:00 - 32 minutes - 45.9 MBWhen Alisse Coil was 16 years old, she visited the Sacred Grove in New York. Alisse was sure this visit would be the defining moment of her testimony. So, she was a little taken aback when the only answer she received that day from God was, “You already know.” In this interview, Alisse shares how that experience over 30 years ago helped her to realize that God doesn’t usually answer her prayers with periods. He answers with commas. Alisse explains how the answers with commas h...