What do you do when you are faced with life challenges than are more than you can bear? Meg Johnson shares how you can find peace with your circumstances and experience strength in your faith as you embrace a hope in heaven that will guide you through even the most challenging of life’s moments.
When Jeannie was 5 years old, her dad drove her to the salt flats and left her there alone in the middle of the night. Little did she know that this was just the beginning of the incredibly difficult trials and challenges she would face in her life. But God had a plan for her, and while it would take many years, she was finally able to discover the gospel and realize her true worth. Now in her 60's Jeannie spends her time giving children hope and comfort with her charity Forever Hugs, where she provides teddy bears to kids in hospitals.
Steve sits down in studio with Drs. Esther-Miriam Wagner and Emma Harris from the Woolf Institute of Cambridge University to discuss why the British don't "do" religion and how their institute hopes to change that attitude.
After a devastating loss, starting over might be the last thing we want to do. What does it even mean to “start over” after the death of a loved one? When Dr. Sonya Coley Pitchford lost her 34-year-old daughter, Tanieka, to a sudden heart attack, her whole life changed. In this episode, Dr. Pitchford shares how she managed to keep going and eventually find hope after a crushing loss.
No one gets married with the belief that they will get divorced and yet divorce is a reality for so many. No matter if you are the person who was forced into divorce or the one who wanted the divorce, there are so many emotions that come up when a couple goes through this process. Coach Suzanne Platt is on the podcast today talking about the importance of dealing with all the emotions that come from divorce, learning how to process them, and then stepping forward into a bright future post divorce. Suzanne wants everyone to know that there is hope and light on the other side of divorce and you don’t have to navigate the path alone. If you have gone through a divorce and are struggling, please reach out to Suzanne and let her help you navigate this path with you.
In this episode we’ll talk about 2 Nephi chapters 20 through 25. These are the conclusion of the Isaiah chapters in Nephi’s personal record. We’ll talk about the message of hope that is found throughout the writings of Isaiah. We’ll discuss how hope can help manage mental health issues, by helping us look forward towards better days, even when things are difficult. We’ll also discuss how as we take responsibility for our own choices, we automatically get more power and motivation to make positive change.
Joy McCullough is a Protestant, Evangelical with a background in professional counseling. She is the wife of Pastor Jeff McCullough, the creator of the YouTube channel Hello Saints. She has four children and recently relocated to Utah from St. Louis. Joy spends a lot of time doing photography, thrifting, and playing violin, along with staring at the Wasatch Mountains. She completed her undergraduate degree in speech communication from Greenville University and received a Masters in Professional Counseling from Liberty University in Virginia. Joy is not afraid of her own or other people’s brokenness. She has a heart for creating space for people to come as they are and to find true healing and hope through authenticity and honesty, free from shame. Her faith in Jesus informs this passion and approach.
Book of Mormon scholar Grant Hardy knows that there are lots of different views about what The Book of Mormon is—how it came to be, how credible its origin story and originator are, and what its value is to Latter-day Saints, and to the world.
In this episode, Dave Higham shares how during his 3rd time serving as a bishop in the LDS church, he was excommunicated for 5 years. This led to the painful loss of his marriage and many friends, strained family relationships, and guilt for the consequences of his actions and the effect they had on others. But even through the darkness and pain, Dave has hope for the future and is looking forward to be being rebaptized. His difficult battle has helped him to have empathy for other's who have gone through this difficult process, and hopes that by going through this experience that he can in some way help to encourage others to find their way back.
Welcome to Grounded, where women of various backgrounds, cultures and ages gather together to study the doctrines and principles of the gospel of Jesus Christ through the lens of covenant women. As we study 2 Nephi 20-25, we focus on the three witnesses of Christ, Hope in Jesus Christ and that our Children may know Jesus Christ.