The Jackson Howell Podcast

Thank you For Listening. Click here to Send us a comment if you have any thoughts on the episode! He steps off the plane thinking he has plenty of time, grabs his phone to find lunch, and realizes the airport clocks disagree. Minutes later, Bryson Hutchison is sprinting through Denver, watching his Jacksonville flight pull away, and making one of the most dreaded calls a return missionary can make...

Thank you For Listening. Click here to Send us a comment if you have any thoughts on the episode! One moment Jay Edwards is chasing a football future, and the next he’s sitting with the reality of getting cut and having to decide who he is without the jersey. That pivot turns into something bigger: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, MMA competition, and eventually a life built around teaching, coaching, and bui...

Thank you For Listening. Click here to Send us a comment if you have any thoughts on the episode! Twins Carter and Sawyer Roberts spent nearly their whole childhood side by side, then stepped onto planes that sent them to two different LDS missions in the Philippines. Same country, same base language, neighboring missions and still a completely new kind of loneliness. We talk about what that first...

Thank you For Listening. Click here to Send us a comment if you have any thoughts on the episode! We talk with Waycross, Georgia Mayor Michel-Angelo James about the long road that led him to city hall, from a fragile start in infancy to decades of ministry, teaching, and steady community work that rarely makes headlines. We get personal about the building blocks of leadership: family traditions, p...

Thank you For Listening. Click here to Send us a comment if you have any thoughts on the episode! Phones often prevent conversations from ever getting started and sometimes can end a conversation because of it's distraction.  "Tales is a great way to get conversations started at any gathering.  We start this interview with a couple of "Tales" questions: what’s the best way to g...

Thank you For Listening. Click here to Send us a comment if you have any thoughts on the episode! Cherry Coke. Pop Tarts. A six-hour bus ride across Uruguay. Those details sound small until you hear what they represent: the moment a returning missionary realizes he is not the same person who left. We’re joined by Dallin Hester, fresh home from the Uruguay Montevideo West mission, and we walk throu...

Thank you For Listening. Click here to Send us a comment if you have any thoughts on the episode! Wayne Morgan’s camera work doesn’t come from chasing trends. It comes from a moment when his heart literally stopped, doctors put in a pacemaker, and life got re-routed. That downtime turned into 25 years of learning how to see, how to wait for the fog to lift, and how to bring the Satilla River to pe...

Thank you For Listening. Click here to Send us a comment if you have any thoughts on the episode! Fear of failure sounds harmless until it starts running your life. Sitting down with Jason Knowlton, an active duty Army combat medic, we get honest about what people are really afraid of when they avoid trying, and how learning to fail can become a turning point instead of a label. Jason’s story move...

Thank you For Listening. Click here to Send us a comment if you have any thoughts on the episode! The word “Mormon” can end a conversation before it even starts, especially in the Bible Belt where labels often come loaded. We sit down with Frank Sikes (our Baptist friend) alongside Kenny O'bara and Joey Cornette to talk plainly about what people mean when they say “Mormon,” why The Church of...

Thank you For Listening. Click here to Send us a comment if you have any thoughts on the episode! The hardest part of a mission isn’t always the heat, the long days, or the doors that never open. Sometimes it’s the quiet moment in an airport when you realize you’re about to leave a life that changed you, and you’re scared of slipping back into the old version of yourself. Spencer Hutcheson just re...

Thank you For Listening. Click here to Send us a comment if you have any thoughts on the episode! You can tell a lot about someone’s philosophy on fitness by what they think “success” looks like. For Philip Jordan, success is not a perfect body or a viral workout clip. It is the moment someone realizes they can move again, feel better again, and finally trust themselves to keep showing up. Philip...

Thank you For Listening. Click here to Send us a comment if you have any thoughts on the episode! On this episode we sit down with Dalton Williams of Unashamed Truth 116 found on Instagram and Tik Tok.  We dive into the scriptures and look at the example of Ammon out of The Book of Mormon on he achieved Peace Making and Peace Keeping.  Dalton relates more to a Peace Maker.  The question remains, w...

Thank you For Listening. Click here to Send us a comment if you have any thoughts on the episode! In this episode we talk about the role of a mother.  There is no greater responsibility.  Jane shares her personal experiences of motherhood, the ups and downs, the challenges and advice to other moms out there.   #motherhood #parenting #love #thefamilyproclimation #biblestudy  #oldtestament #religion...

Thank you For Listening. Click here to Send us a comment if you have any thoughts on the episode! In this episode we sit down with Rowdy Eunice of #whosoeversouth to talk the recent local Fires, Music, Talents, Service, and a life although imperfect, fulfilled through doing what they love and that is sharing the gospel through music.              Rowdy talks about life in the wrong direction and t...

Thank you For Listening. Click here to Send us a comment if you have any thoughts on the episode! In this interview we sit down with Navy Chief, Cory Arabie.  Cory takes us through a life of ups and downs, poor choices, battling addictions, and a spiritual awakening that helped him turn his life around and reunite with his high school sweetheart.   From expectations to defeat and getting back up o...

Thank you For Listening. Click here to Send us a comment if you have any thoughts on the episode! In this episode we breakdown where we have been and where we are going.  We discuss Ecclesiastes 3:1-9 out of the old testament.  There are seasons of our lives.  Things change and that is okay.  We should always be looking for ways to lean into growth.  That's what we are doing on this channel. ...

Thank you For Listening. Click here to Send us a comment if you have any thoughts on the episode! We sit down with 4 young ladies that about to serve the Lord.  With the lowering of the age to 18 years old, more and more young ladies of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints are accepting the call to Serve The Lord.  In this episode we talk with Kaylee Hester, Maggie Corbitt, Logan Market...

Thank you For Listening. Click here to Send us a comment if you have any thoughts on the episode! In this episode, Dr. Trina Boice joins us to explore how studying the gospel through Hebrew language insights, historical context, and scriptural research can deepen our understanding of Jesus Christ and strengthen personal faith. We discuss powerful Hebrew words that reveal deeper meaning behind fami...

Thank you For Listening. Click here to Send us a comment if you have any thoughts on the episode! Do you feel that there is a conflict between science and religion in regard to the Biblical creation story?  If not, have you ever spoken with someone who does?  In this episode, Saints in the South sit down with Tom Schleiffarth, author of "Adam vs. Evolution: Rediscovering the Original Creation...

Thank you For Listening. Click here to Send us a comment if you have any thoughts on the episode! In this powerful conversation, Sharla Goettl joins us to explore how covenants with Jesus Christ give us access to real, spiritual power—power to overcome fear, stand firm in faith, and live with confidence in an increasingly uncertain world. We talk about:     •    What covenant power actually is (an...

Thank you For Listening. Click here to Send us a comment if you have any thoughts on the episode! In this episode, Jackson, Kenny, and Average Joe discuss Elder Kearon's General Conference talk "Jesus Christ and Your New Beginning" and the timeless significance of this powerful message, as well as share some thoughts from Genesis 1-2 in this week's Come Follow Me lesson, "...

Thank you For Listening. Click here to Send us a comment if you have any thoughts on the episode! In this episode, Jackson and Kenny talk with Travis Lish from "The Holy Rebellion". We discussed their journey toward becoming Latter-day Saint content creators, their upcoming "Peacemakers Summit", and the life & legacy of Jeffrey R. Holland. YouTube: @TheHolyRebellion Instagr...

Thank you For Listening. Click here to Send us a comment if you have any thoughts on the episode! Travis of The Holy Rebellion joins us in remembering Jeffrey R. Holland and the impact he had in so many lives.   Elder Jeffrey R. Holland was a beloved apostle and senior leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, known for his powerful testimony of Jesus Christ, his teaching ability,...

Thank you For Listening. Click here to Send us a comment if you have any thoughts on the episode! The Christmas Truce of 1914 happened during World War I along the Western Front, when British and German soldiers paused fighting on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. What began with simple gestures—singing carols, shouting holiday greetings across trenches, and placing candles on trees—turned into som...

Thank you For Listening. Click here to Send us a comment if you have any thoughts on the episode! On this episode, we discuss the young men's general council of 14, New temple announcements in the area where the temple will be built, and the use of different bible translations.   Chase joins us behind the cameras to help with production and offer his personal insights as a young man.   Suppor...