Connecting with Your Teen Right Where They Are

What does a school principal, school bus arsonist, and a foster parent all have in common? Ben Pugh. In this episode, Life Coach Ben Pugh is going to teach us how to connect with our teens, not the person we think our teen should be. Through personal and scriptural examples, Ben helps parents see how easy this really is.

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Conversion Story and Being Married to a General Officer

My dad has not had an easy life, but he found hope after being converted to the Lord's church. Listen to his conversion story, how he met my mother Reyna, and on his experiences with my mother in her calling as Second Counselor in the Relief Society General Presidency.

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A Better Heart

Those fortunate to have come into the orbit of Tom Christofferson have found a wise, genuine and compassionate friend. His first book That We May Be One: A Gay Mormon’s Perspective on Faith and Family was instrumental in healing many hearts and building many bridges. In his new book A Better Heart,  Tom dives deeper into his journey toward the kind of Christ-like love to which we aspire as disciples. Tom sat down with Aubrey and Tim Chaves this week to talk about the spiritual  journey that led to his latest book.

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Doctrine & Covenants 46-48: Part II

We return to discuss why spiritual gifts are given to every person, regardless of Church membership. And our valiant heroes (men and women) wonder if shaking, rolling, and other dramatic acts are from God. We discuss how God blesses us to rise to the challenges placed before us, and Dr. Bartholomew shares a powerful testimony of his love of the Gospel and the Lord, even with his Parkinson’s Disease diagnosis.

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Doctrine & Covenants 46-48: Part I

Have you ever felt everything you tried was going wrong? In these sections of the Doctrine and Covenants, the Fantastic Four (Parley, Ziba, Oliver, and Peter) are called on a mission that may have seemed like a failure but was instrumental in creating a worldwide church. Join Hank and John with Dr. Ron Bartholomew as they discuss how the Church is open to all, how God doesn’t have any favorites, and why we all have spiritual gifts (and what they may look like).

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