Seeking Light Podcast

While pondering conversations I have been having and thinking about how sometimes we experience a "waiting place" in our lives and how hard that waiting period can be for each of us. I worked on this podcast to share some thoughts and scriptures. Can I find evidence in the scriptures of people waiting? ABSOLUTELY. We all can and will experience times when prayers aren't answered for our health, ch...

I interviewed Sarah in March about her tremendous loss in 2018 when her husband Jaimy was diagnosed with colon cancer and passed away within 1 month of the diagnosis. Terence's wife Lynette was also diagnosed with cancer. Terence took care of Lynette and in November 2020 she passed away. In time the desire to find companionship and love became important to Sarah and Terence again. Sarah's podcast...

While reading my scriptures recently, I started considering how many times an angel or the Lord asks a disciple of Jesus Christ to return to a location to prepare, call and proclaim the gospel. How does this apply to you and me? Join me today as I share some scriptures about individuals who returned to a land and what it has to do with you and me. Why is Dickens’ "Christmas Carol" so popular? Why...

Recently, I interviewed my son Carter about serving a mission and experiencing the death of his companion Zane Lamping who passed away at the Johannesburg South Africa MTC in November 2018. I decided to reach out to JR Johansen who painted a picture of Zane and many other missionaries who have died while serving a mission. JR inspired me with his faith, testimony and humility. Join me today as he...

This last weekend our son Carter was married. I thought about the many blessings and gifts we received from the experiences we had this weekend with our family and friends and I wanted to share them with you as we head into a month full of LIGHT and JOY. Join me as I share 6 insights that I thought about.  1. God knows each of us individually 2. Gifts of friendships 3. Family makes everything wort...

“There are three powerful things seminary can do. First, it puts young people together who share the same values. Youth like to be with others who share their faith and who love the scriptures. Second, it puts youth together with a teacher who has a testimony, and they can feel the fire of it when it is borne. Third, seminary gets young people into the scriptures” (Henry B. Eyring, “A Discussion o...

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! I have been thinking about gratitude and how to better increase my gratitude to God. Join me today as I share some thoughts on gratitude. “Our loving Heavenly Father knows that choosing to develop a spirit of gratitude will bring us true joy and great happiness.” Elder Dieter F Uchtdorf  bethnewellcoaching.com bethnewellcoaching@gmail.com

Being a mother to teenagers and young adults, I began to think of the affects that Covid 19 has had on their physical, emotional and mental state. I reached out to my 3 nieces, ages 19, 21 and 24 to have them share how the pandemic has changed their lives and what they have learned from all of this. Taylor, Hannah and Katelyn were all at very different places in their lives. Taylor was a junior at...

3 Nephi 11: 29 "For verily, verily I say unto you, he that hath the spirit of contention is not of me, but is of the devil, who is the father of contention, and he stirreth up the hearts of men to contend with anger, one with another." While in my personal scripture reading, I kept seeing the word contention. How is it that the world feels in contention with one another. Prophesy says, “peace [wou...

Blaine Rindlisbacher battled with pornography from a very young age and fought to overcome the battle over and over again. After many years and different attempts to beat this battle Blaine found answers in reading a book and receiving revelation from God about what he needed to do to overcome this struggle. Blaine went and obtained his Marriage and Family Therapy degree from Liberty University an...

Recently during a sacrament meeting talk, I began to think about how kind this particular brother, Lamar, has been to my boys. My heart swelled with gratitude for all the kindness my boys were extended by several individuals. That then took me to my youth and leaders and adults who showed me tremendous kindness. It doesn't cost a thing to be kind to others. Join me today as I share some thoughts a...

Carter's first official email home while serving in the Johannesburg South Africa MTC read, "I have learned soooooooooo much about the gospel but I have already hit rock bottom, My former Companion Elder Lamping which I loved to death, died in front of me." Was this a joke? What's going on? Matt and I began crying and trying to find out what was happening. Join me today as Carter shares his missio...

A few years ago, I wrote a letter to our stake president about my concerns as a mother and leader of mothers of the pornography plague that is covering our earth. I have been feeling like I should share this letter on my podcast and shine light on this battle that is happening with pornography and the promises that we have from our Heavenly Father. Join me today, as I share some thoughts and insig...

Becky grew up in Montana and was the youngest of 5 children. Her family moved to Utah when she was in 3rd grade. She met Scott her best friends brother and didn't realize that one day she would marry him. They married in 1983 and had 5 children in 6 years. Becky loved being a mom and enjoyed all the experiences that helped her grow as a person. In 2012 her son Sean told she and Scott that he was g...

My mother just turned 75 years old. I began to think of her life and all that I received from her. Join me today as a share some of the gifts that I have been given from her. What gifts has your mother given you? bethnewellcoaching.com bethnewellcoaching@gmail.com

Julie grew up preparing herself to find a righteous young man who would take her to the temple. As things began to slowly change in the marriage Julie sought counsel from the Lord and what she needed to do to preserve the relationship. Join me today as Julie shares her journey of seeking for the Lord‘s guidance and doing the Lord‘s will in regards to her situation.

Recently, I was in an interview with Beck Mackintosh and she said, "there are no perfect families in the scriptures." That brought me comfort and hope. She's right. We're all trying our best to love and serve on another. Struggles can be happening in our families but we're not alone. The scriptures teach of many families who struggled. How did they handle these family difficulties? What did they d...

Many of us have had to homeschool our children due to Covid 19. With how life has changed over the last year, I felt like interviewing Chauncy about her lessons learned as a mother could inspire us all. Over 20 years ago, Chauncy decided that she would follow the promptings from the spirit and that she would homeschool her children. She felt uninformed and worried about making mistakes. As the yea...

Today I share some thoughts and scriptures on being converted unto the Lord. We are in a time of darkness and evil and in order to withstand the fiery tarts of the adversary, we will need to be converted unto the Lord. “Testimony alone is not and will not be enough to protect us in the latter-day storm of darkness and evil in which we are living. Testimony is important and necessary but not suffic...

Vanessa grew up in Santa Monica California as a child. She loved her time with her grandparents. She felt God's love as a child but struggled to know where to turn for safety and peace. Vanessa never fully took root in a specific location because every 2 years she would move to another city. Finally, in her late teens, her parents moved to Oregon and she spent more time in one location than at any...

Have you ever felt like an underdog? I love to read, watch or listen to stories about the underdog rising triumphant. Join me today as I talk about the underdog and how we will overcome the evil that is spreading across the earth and be a light that shines in the darkness. 1 Nephi 14:12-14 12 And it came to pass that I beheld the church of the Lamb of God, and its numbers were few, because of the...

"We can't lead others until we lead ourselves." Ben Bernards grew up in Alpine Utah in a large family. As a youth his life was on autopilot and the future was set before him. At 19 he was called to serve a mission in Fiji speaking French. This experience transformed Ben's life in every way. He returned home to marry his wife of 21 years. One of his passions is speaking to the youth. Join me today...

I love General Conference!! As this weekend approaches, I have been thinking about the great messages from April. I like to re-listen to conference during the months after the broadcast. I feel like I receive many answers to prayer and comfort. Join me today as I share some quotes that I loved from April 2021's General Conference. “A general conference of the Church is a declaration to all the wor...

As a young boy, Keven experienced abuse and mental anguish. Believing his value was of no worth he went into a world of self medication with substances. After leaving his home at 15 and joining the military he continued to spiral down and out of control. At the age of 26 he received a letter from his sister. Keven read the letter and had a spiritual experience that was the catalyst of a mighty cha...

As I thought about my desire to better my health with weight lifting and utilizing progressive overload in my resistance training workouts, I began to think about our spiritual progressive overload and how necessary it is for our own spiritual growth. Elder David A Bednar gave a talk in April 2014 called, Bear up their burdens with ease. He said, "“Is the load I am carrying producing the spiritual...