The Ward Family

We sit down with Sam, now a member of our Bishopric, and get to know more about his life including how deeply introspective he is, how he had the best mission companion ever, and how he's now a gear head always willing to help someone out with a project.  And perhaps some stuff related to meeting his wife, becoming a dad, and his approach to serving within the church.

We sit down with Jennie and get to know more about her life including growing up in Utah, studying law and pursuing a career in that field, and becoming a parent. As a bonus, we also get to hear perspectives about Jennie from her daughter Eliza.

We sit down with our host Greg (interviewed by his son Andy) and get to know more about his life including moving around as a kid, his early exposure to the church in college, and becoming a member as an adult.

We sit down with Camille and get to know more about her life including the fact that you can take the girl out of Montana but you can't take Montana out of the girl.  Among many things, we also learn her two powerful mantras in life.

We sit down with Kate and get to know more about her life including being one of 13 kids, attending nursing school, and insights she's gained into our Heavenly Parents from being a parent herself.

We sit down with David and get to know more about his life including the honor and burden of being named after an apostle, serving a mission in Chile, and striving to minister while he administers.

We sit down with Lynda and get to know more about her life including playing baseball with the boys as a child, returning to activity in the church, and now becoming a grandparent of 14 grandchildren.

We sit down with our Stake President and get to know more about his life including being a peacemaker, his father's long arc back to the Church, and focusing on the first principles and ordinances of the gospel.

We sit down with Amy and get to know more about her life, including the challenges of moving around growing up, the challenges of becoming a parent and novelist, and knowing that you're always seen by God even when it's not obvious.

We sit down with Sarah and get to know more about her life including growing up with limited means, discovering her dream job, and learning from the older sisters in the ward how to prepare for the next chapter of her life.

We sit down with David and get to know more about his life including getting lost as a child in Venezuela, serving a mission in Japan, and building a life and family with his wife Sarah.

We sit down with Katrina and get to know more about her life including growing up in this area, being a missionary nurse in Argentina,  and recently becoming a parent.

We sit down with Shirlee and get to know more about her life including asking her husband to marry her, using Primary as an opportunity for missionary service, and playing Yahtzee with an unexpected new friend.

We sit down with Luisa, one of our newest members, and get to know more about her life, including her childhood and schooling in the Philippines, falling in love with her husband through writing letters, and getting baptized after a lifetime of being a devout Catholic.

We sit down with Ed and get to know more about his life including growing up in the Depression, taking the sacrament in the midst of a war zone, and being ready to answer the question "do you have a job yet?".

We sit down with Ann and get to know more about her life including a special prompting to get baptized, her professors making it possible for her to go on a mission, and being the right height to date her now husband.

We sit down with Scott and get to know more about his life including growing up in a small town, serving a mission, and learning the importance of keeping his covenants.

We sit down with Barbara and get to know more about her life including early dreams of being a ballerina, attending BYU as an adult with two of her children, and a touching piece of creative writing for Charles, her second husband.

We sit down with Charles and get to know more about his life including years spent living with his grandparents as a youth, going off to war, and then love and loss in the years that followed.

We sit down with Laura and get to know more about her life including growing up in the area, discovering her love of teaching, and being swept off her feet by the best pickup line ever.

We sit down with Mandy and get to know more about her life including her love of music, being a cancer survivor, and missions yet to be served.

The Ward Family podcast has the dual goals of: (1) creating greater connectedness and community among members of the Cuesta Park Ward, and (2) supporting family history work by recording personal histories for posterity.