That We May Be One

Welcome back Sisters! Today you get to hear from the charming Mykenna Rodriguez. Mykenna and her family moved into our ward last year. She grew up in Texas, has her degree in nursing, and is raising three beautiful children. She is currently serving as a primary teacher in our ward. One thing I love about Mykenna is her engaging nature. Before they even officially moved into our ward, Mykenna was...

Hello Sisters! In today’s episode we get to hear from the marvelous Meredith Taylor. She and her husband have 5 kids and have lived in our ward for roughly 15 years. Meredith currently serves in the nursery. Two things I love about Meredith: She is always ready to make a new friend. She was the first person in the ward when we moved in to invite our family over. Her friendliness and interest in us...

Welcome back Sisters! I’m so excited to share an interview with the charming and good-natured Gayle Heinbaugh. Gayle and her husband Doug moved into our ward shortly before Covid and they have one grown son. Gayle currently serves as a Relief Society Ministering secretary in our ward and she also works at the temple each week. And here are two things I love about Gayle: She is a good listener beca...

Today we get a special bonus interview with the wonderful missionaries serving in our ward, Sister Turnbow and Sister Shepherd. Sister Turnbow grew up in Florida before moving to Utah as a teen and she is the youngest of 4 kids. Sister Shepherd is from Utah and is the oldest of 4 kids in her family. Both sisters previously attended BYU and both have just a few months left on their missions. I have...

Welcome back Sisters! This week we get to listen to faith journey of Vijenti Davis. Vijenti and her husband Paul moved into our ward just about a year ago. They have previously lived up and down the state and they have one grown son. Career-wise, Vijenti spent her first 14 years in administration and HR at a big-name firm in Southern California, before switching to elementary school teaching, work...

Today we get to hear from the extraordinary Alixe Hatch. Alixe and her husband Preston have been in our ward for 16 years. They have 4 kids and one grandson who was just born last month to her daughter Riley who many of us know. And just for a fun piece of trivia Riley’s baby was 11 lbs! Alixe works part time as an office manager for a local chiropractic office and is currently serving as an advis...

Today’s episode features the remarkable Vanessa Edwards. Vanessa is the mom of 3 kids and 2 grandchildren and she and her family have been in the ward for 7 years. Since the pandemic she has started homeschooling her teenage children. Vanessa currently serves in our ward as the Relief Society secretary.  Okay, Vanessa is someone I could definitely rave about but I will continue my policy of sticki...

Hello again Sisters! Today you will hear from our marvelous Melanie Alconcel. By way of background information, Melanie grew up in Spokane, Washington. She met her husband Brian met at BYU Provo in a Hawaiian Dance class and were married two years later. They are both of Hawaiian descent so connecting to their roots and finding each other in that class was sweet for them. They have now been marrie...

Today we get to hear from our marvelous Kathy Goulding. One of the things I love about Kathy is how much she loves to serve. Not only does she volunteer for all sorts of things, but she is also very tuned in to the needs of those around her. I have often gotten calls from her alerting me to a need of a sister in the ward as well as things she's already done to try to help. I also love her ability...

I’m excited to share an interview with Rachel Marsh with you today. Rachel and her family have been in the ward for about 7 years. She and her husband have 5 kids and 3 grandkids and a 4th on the way. Their daughter Ellie -  who many of us know -  is due very soon. Rachel currently works as the school secretary at Buljan Middle School and also serves as the ward organist and primary pian...

Hi again Sisters! Today we get to learn a little more about Kayla Meldrum. Kayla and her husband John have been in the ward for several years now. Kayla grew up in the tiny town of Bangor, California near Oroville. She is a massage therapist for a local health spa and also handles the company's social media. That job has spurred her on to start BYU's pathway program, where she is currently working...

Get ready for an incredibly uplifting hour with Jaimee Wadman where she shares her struggles and triumphs with things like cancer, depression, caring for loved ones with Alzheimers, and making the choice to work in the temple. As a little background, Jaimee was born in Cedar City, Utah, as the 7th of 9 kids. She and her family lived in Carmichael and San Jose before settling in the Sacramento area...

Welcome back Sisters! Today we get to hear from our wonderful Rosa Young. The Youngs have only been here for about a year and a half, but they have become such a part of the fabric of our ward so quickly that it feels like they have been here much longer. I'm going to embarrass Rosa with some praise here but to know Rosa is to love her. From the time she moved in, she has been quietly serving and...

Welcome back Sisters! This week we get to hear from the delightful Helena Guymon. Helena and her husband Glenn have lived in Roseville for more than 20 years and have just become empty nesters over the past year or two. Helena and Glen currently teach together in primary. But those are just a few facts. Honestly no intro I can give you will do justice to how cool and engaging Helena is, so wi...

Hi Sisters! Welcome back to our new podcast, That We May Be One. Today we are highlighting the life and testimony of Sister Bernice Munk. Sister Munk has lived in our ward for many years. As a side note, Her wonderful daughter Linda Speth was our Relief Society secretary until recently when she moved out of state to help her own children. In this interview Bernice shares with us her personality of...

Hi Sisters! Welcome to our new podcast, That We May Be One. For our inaugural episode we are featuring the testimony and life story of the amazing Sister Becky Evans. She and her husband Gary have been in the ward for over 15 years as Sun City residents. Becky has been the company leader of the local Daughters of the Utah Pioneer chapter for many years.  Sister Evans' life story is an incredi...