Transformative Truths: Quotes for Learning, Growing, & Becoming.

Our Extremity, Gods Opportunity Episode 33 What if the hardest season of your life could also become one of the holiest? In this episode of Transformative Truths: Quotes for Learning, Growing, and Becoming , Dr. Wally Goddard and Sarah Waldron Brinton reflect on a powerful teaching from Elder Jeffrey R. Holland about Liberty Jail, suffering, faith, and the way God can meet us in our hardest moment...

Loving through Service, Not Self Episode 32 What if the path to peace is not found in thinking more about ourselves, but in loving others more like Jesus? In this new episode of Transformative Truths: Quotes for Learning, Growing, & Becoming , Dr. Wally Goddard and Sarah Waldron Brinton explore a challenging idea from Charles Krauthammer and reflect on Christ’s higher invitation: not endless s...

Pillar of Light in Everyday Life Episode 31 In this episode of Transformative Truths: Quotes for Learning, Growing, & Becoming , Dr. Wally Goddard and Sarah Waldron Brinton reflect on a powerful insight from Truman G. Madsen about spiritual experience. Pillars of Light in Everyday Life explores how God’s presence often appears not only in dramatic moments, but in quiet mercies, small blessings...

Splendid Strangers Episode 30 In this week’s episode of Transformative Truths , Dr. Wally Goddard and Sarah Waldron Brinton reflect on a powerful insight from G. K. Chesterton about self-forgetfulness, human connection, and what it means to live under “a freer sky in a street full of splendid strangers.” Together they explore how our lives grow larger when we become less absorbed in ourselves and...

Turning Trials into Growth Through Faith Episode 29 Why do some people become bitter through hardship while others become stronger, wiser, and more compassionate? In this episode of Transformative Truths: Quotes for Learning, Growing, and Becoming , Dr. Wally Goddard and Sarah Waldron Briton explore a powerful insight from Christian thinker Harry Emerson Fosdick about the way faithful people trans...

Magnanimous Living: Seeing the Good Always Episode 28 In this episode of Transformative Truths: Quotes for Learning, Growing, and Becoming , Dr. Wally Goddard and Sarah Waldron Brinton explore a powerful insight from literary critic Van Wyck Brooks about the beauty of magnanimous living. Magnanimous people overlook small irritations and instinctively look for the good in the world around them. Ins...

Editing Your Life Story: Memory, Meaning & God’s Highlighter Episode 27 How do the memories you choose shape the person you become? In this episode of Transformative Truths , Dr. Wally Goddard and Sarah Waldron Brinton explore the psychology of memory and the powerful role it plays in creating meaning in your life. Drawing on insights from psychologist Jefferson Singer, they discuss how we sel...

Lightning, Faith & Finding Meaning in Life’s Storms Episode 26 What do you do when lightning strikes your life? In this powerful episode of Transformative Truths , Dr. Wally Goddard and Sarah Waldron Brinton explore a striking childhood story from Frances Bean, of a thunderstorm that nearly turned tragic — and the unforgettable question that followed: “What do you think God just did?” Through...

God’s Expansive Love: The Savior’s Personal Pursuit of You Episode 25 What if God’s love is far more personal—and far more relentless—than you ever imagined? In this powerful episode of Transformative Truths: Quotes for Learning, Growing, and Becoming , Dr. Wally Goddard and Sarah Waldron Brinton reflect on a profound teaching from George Q. Cannon about the Savior’s tireless pursuit of every soul...

Waiting for the Prodigal Son Episode 24 What if God isn’t waiting to judge you… but running to embrace you? In this moving episode of Transformative Truths , Dr. Wally Goddard and Sarah Waldron Brinton explore the timeless parable of the prodigal son—revealing a God who watches, waits, and runs toward us the moment we turn home. Through the tender poetry of Mary Lyman Henrie and powerful spiritual...

Moses, Identity, & Heavenly Father’s Purpose Episode 23 What if the most important thing you could know about yourself is not what you do, where you fit, or what you have struggled through—but who you belong to ? In this episode of Transformative Truths, we turn to Moses chapter 1 and reflect on a sacred moment when God answers Moses’s deepest question before it is even spoken. In just a few w...

Serving Others Episode 22 In this episode of Transformative Truths , Dr. Wally Goddard and Sarah Waldron Brinton reflect on a powerful teaching from Elder Patrick Kearon about compassion, courage, and reaching beyond our comfort zones to serve others. Through personal stories and thoughtful reflection, they explore how simple acts of service—listening, welcoming, giving what is uniquely ours to gi...

Belonging Episode 21 What does it really mean to belong? In this episode of Transformative Truths , Dr. Wally Goddard and Sarah Waldron Brinton reflect on the doctrine of belonging and why it matters to our spiritual, emotional, and mental well-being. Drawing on Elder D. Todd Christofferson’s teachings, they explore how belonging is rooted not in comparison or achievement, but in covenant, grace,...

Sacred Window Episode 20 What if this season of life—right now—is more sacred than you realize? In this episode of Transformative Truths , Dr. Wally Goddard and Sarah Waldron Brinton explore the idea of the “sacred window”: those often-overlooked moments when life feels ordinary, overwhelming, or fleeting—yet deeply meaningful. Drawing on reflections from family life, parenting, aging, gratitude,...

God Loves Us Episode 19 Do you ever wonder whether God is truly aware of you—of your efforts, your sacrifices, your quiet faithfulness? In this episode of Transformative Truths , Dr. Wally Goddard and Sarah Waldron Brinton reflect on a powerful reminder from President Ezra Taft Benson: God has not left one thing undone for the eternal welfare of each of us. Heaven itself is invested in our lives....

Patience Episode 18 In this week’s episode of Transformative Truths: Quotes for Learning, Growing & Becoming , Dr. Wally Goddard and Sarah Waldron Brinton reflect on a powerful devotional by Neal A. Maxwell about patience, eternity, and the veil that separates mortality from our eternal home. Elder Maxwell describes moments when “time touches eternity”—those quiet experiences that awaken a dee...

Transformative Truths: Quotes for Learning, Growing, & Becoming Episode 17 In this episode, Dr. Wally Goddard and Sarah Waldron Brinton reflect on a powerful passage from Helen Keller and explore what it means to find joy not by competing with others—but by entering into their happiness. Drawing from Keller’s life of extraordinary adversity, they discuss the abundance of joy available when we...

Transformative Truths: Quotes for Learning, Growing, & Becoming Facing Adversity Episode 16 In this episode, Dr. Wally Goddard and Sarah Waldron Brinton reflect on profound wisdom from Elder Richard G. Scott about how we face trials and adversity. They explore the kinds of questions that lead us into discouragement—and the kinds that open the door to learning, growth, and divine help. Through...

Rebuild — Transformative Truths: Quotes for Learning, Growing, & Becoming Episode 15 In this week’s episode, Dr. Wally Goddard and Sarah Waldron Brinton explore the hopeful promise at the heart of the gospel: no life is too broken for God to rebuild. Drawing on a powerful quote from President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, they reflect on the truth that if human beings can restore cities from rubble, how...

Change for Beauty — Episode of Transformative Truths: Quotes for Learning, Growing & Becoming Episode 14 In this episode, Dr. Wally Goddard and Sarah Waldron Brinton reflect on a tender reminder: God has filled this world with quiet abundance — not loud or demanding, but endlessly generous to those willing to see. Through a thoughtful reading of an anonymous quote, they discuss how love, beaut...

Episode 13 — Transformative Truths: Quotes for Learning, Growing & Becoming Wally Goddard & Sarah Waldron Brinton In this episode, Dr. Wally Goddard and Sarah Waldron Brinton reflect on a strikingly honest passage from Justin Collings in Divine Law: Themes in the Doctrine & Covenants. He describes repentance as a “mnemonic whack-a-mole”—sins resurfacing just as we resolve others. Toget...

“Keep Every Year” Transformative Truths: Quotes for Learning, Growing, & Becoming Episode 12 In this week’s episode of Transformative Truths , Sarah Waldron Brinton and Dr. Wally Goddard explore a beautiful idea from Sheila B. Cabrera: If you were to deny your age, what year of your life would you erase? The joyful years? The painful ones? The quiet, ordinary seasons when you were simply conte...

Enjoy Life In this week’s episode of Transformative Truths , Dr. Wally Goddard and Sarah Waldron Brinton explore what it really means to live cheerfully — even when life feels uncertain. Drawing from Terryl Givens’ Agency: Themes in the Doctrine and Covenants (BYU Maxwell Institute, 2024) and Doctrine & Covenants 123:17, they remind us that true discipleship invites confidence, joy, and trust...

My Neighbor’s Glory Episode 10 In this week’s episode of Transformative Truths , Dr. Wally Goddard and Sarah Waldron Brinton explore one of C.S. Lewis’s most profound insights — that “there are no ordinary people.” Together they reflect on what it means to truly see the divine potential in others — to bear “the weight of our neighbor’s glory” with humility, kindness, and real, costly love. What if...

“Refugees” Episode 9 In this week’s episode of Transformative Truths , Dr. Wally Goddard and Sarah Waldron Brinton reflect on what it truly means to love as the Savior loves — to see others not as strangers, but as brothers and sisters. Inspired by Elder Patrick Kearon’s words and Wally’s personal experiences serving Syrian refugee families, they explore how compassion transforms both the giver an...