What Now

Join me as I speak with Rob Ferrell who has spent over 10 years as a YSA bishop and stake president. He shares some of the hurdles that young single adults face today and how they can navigate these challenges.  Rob honestly addresses the needed cultural changes for the YSA program and strategies to help young single adults become more empowered and draw closer to Christ.

Join me as I speak with Justin Sua, elite performance mental and leadership coach, currently working with MLB Tampa Bay Rays, where he shares strategies for how to fight through difficulty and uncertainty, leading to increased productivity and progression. Justin also shares strategies for how to cultivate a positive mindset, leaving us uplifted and inspired.

Join me as I speak with scriptorian and Come Follow Me Study founder, Cali Black, where she shares her strategies on how to make scripture study more meaningful and fun! Cali shares tips for how to transition from just reading the scriptures to studying the scriptures in a way that will make them more relatable, allowing them to be a trusted resource for our lives!

Join me as I speak with seasoned LDS marriage and family therapist, Jonathan Decker, about the dangers of conditional love. Jonathan shares important insights on how to maintain healthy relationships, even when we don’t agree with our loved one’s choices. Jonathan shares essential strategies for how to avoid the temptation to control, shame, and judge in an effort to foster harmony and uncondition...

Join me as I talk with Anthony Sweat, professor of church history and doctrine at Brigham Young University, about how to navigate the sometimes dangerous waters of church history. In this podcast, Anthony will share his 5 intuitive measures, as well as other strategies to apply when approaching the wide variety of internet information about church history, in an effort to avoid deception and ident...

Join me as I speak with religious educator and motivational speaker, Hank Smith, about how to navigate being in the world but not of the world. Hank, using his signature humor and spiritual insights, shares critical strategies on how to engage with the world and with social media in a way that leaves us feeling uplifted and optimistic.

Join me as I speak with Steve Young two-time NFL MVP, Super Bowl MVP and first ballot Hall of Famer about his journey with acute separation anxiety, which began in childhood and followed him into adulthood, where he was diagnosed at the age of 33. Steve talks about how his anxiety kept him from serving a mission and the challenges it created for him as he became a more visible professional athlete...

Join me as I speak with Robert Brown about his journey with racism, as a black member of the church. Robert joined the church when he was 14 while living on the south side of Chicago. Through the love and acceptance of his ward family, he was able to change the course of his life, leading him to a college education and a promising career, while still dodging the fiery darts of racism. Robert talks...

Repentance is a sensitive topic often surrounded by guilt, shame and fear. Join me as I speak with former YSA bishop, Brett Smith, about the important role a thoughtful bishop can play in helping those who are seeking repentance break free from the burden caused by their mistakes and focus on progression and potential instead of on past mistakes and setbacks, in an effort to draw closer to Christ.

Join me as I talk with John Hilton III, a BYU religion professor and seasoned author, about the benefits and drawbacks of fence laws. Fence laws are personal boundaries and rules we create to help us keep the commandments and our covenants. We can be tempted in our church culture to impose our personal fence laws on others, leading to unrighteous judgment, offense, and incorrect teachings and risk...

Join me as I speak with parents of young families, teenage families and empty-nesters about how they approach the Come Follow Me program in their own unique way. The take-home message is that no family is going to do it perfectly, but it will be perfect for their family.

When COVID-19 hit the United States, many Americans were faced with an altered reality, including the thousands of church members who planned on getting married in the temple. With marriage license offices closing, as well as all the church buildings and temples, many soon-to-be newlyweds were quickly running out of options. Join us as we talk with newlywed, Emily Manwaring, about how she navigate...

Join me as I talk with Keith and Melisa Nellesen about their journey with autism. Melisa’s mother’s instinct told her from day one that something was wrong when Cole failed his hearing test as an infant. As he rolled into his toddler years she noticed that he didn’t engage with other kids, but preferred to be alone and not make eye contact. When Cole was 2 years old, Melisa acted on her concerns a...