That We May Be One

An interview with the new Young Women President Rosa Young and her counselors Laina Bredwell and Tiffany Kratzer. Rosa's Episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/32YVlSsJfE604dGSoLq9DY?si=PYZvb6wMRP242kFFpQT-oA Laina's Episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1CV1TUl82Uls6kwcUXkvrX?si=-9l6S3KmQVWmycu-v7dL9w

Pat shares how her faith developed amidst a challenging childhood and youth, from receiving love from good friends, going to Institute classes, and serving in the temple.

Tricia talks about how her faith grew by joining the church in her teens, dealing with difficult medical issues with her daughter, and helping and watching her sister go through some very challenging life circumstances.

Bishop Coleman shares how his testimony has grown through the example of his father, through learning to recognize how the Spirit speaks to him, from divine help in picking counselors, and from helping missionaries prepare to serve, among many other things.

Eileen shares how her faith has grown through joining the church in her early 20s, participating in callings, seeing the Lord place job opportunities in her life, making temple covenants and turning to her patriarchal blessing for strength.

This year's graduating senior Kayla shares her interests and plans as well as her testimony.

Sharly shares how her faith has grown from a gospel-centered childhood, trusting in God as she chose to serve a mission, in the midst of challenging pregnancies, and through the recent Grand Blanc, Michigan church shooting.

Taylor shares how her faith has developed through young experiences in the temple, getting to be in the presence of a prophet as a youth, having to challenge her assumptions when church policy changes, and feeling the Lord by her side even while losing a son at 38 weeks gestation.

Sydney shares how her faith in God has grown through the testimony of her parents, through worshipping in the temple, facing a battle with infertility and miscarriage, and working through a lifetime of anxiety.

Sarai shares how she struggled to find safety and enough food to eat as child, how her faith developed as she saw how her aunt’s family practiced it, and how she has turned to God during her battles with Depression, and how her faith has blossomed by working in the Temple and serving as a missionary.

Carol talks about how her faith has grown through the influence of wonderful grandparents, converting to the church as a 12-year-old, dealing with depression, health and housing challenges, and finding miracles and faith in the midst of her son’s cancer battle.

Sue shares how her faith grew  by attending church all by herself as a child, through having to stand up for her beliefs, amidst a scary gunpoint encounter, and watching her son die of cancer.

Kara describes the development of her faith from simplicity through complexity thanks to learning from other’s choices, working with some challenging mission companions, facing a devastating divorce, all while learning about the goodness of God.

Ashlyn talks about how her understanding of the Holy Ghost grew through a silent lesson, and how her faith developed as she struggled to learn Portuguese as a missionary and as she faced the devastation of a miscarriage.

Laina shares how her journey with faith has been influencedby believing parents, going through a divorce, facing depression, and watching her kids go through hard trials.

Kassie talks about her recent conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, how she has had to rely on the Lord after her shoulder surgery and how her faith is growing as she works through questions.

Cari highlights how her faith has developed, been tested, and strengthened through things like meeting a prophet as a girl, going through divorce and single motherhood, surviving cancer, battling depression, and caring for elderly friends and family.

Today we have the second and final installment of our graduating senior interviews. The remaining five girls are Aubrey Gastelum, Nora Nelson, Alana Steers, Liberty Dahle, and Mylie Grover.

Today’s episode is the first of a two-part series highlighting the graduating senior girls in our ward, featuring Nellie Fry, Brooklyn Huber, and Camilla Young.

Ronda shares how her faith was restored and reinvigorated when her husband started taking the missionary discussions, and how her faith was anchored to a priesthood blessing miracle, and how preparing for the temple helped her to finally gain a testimony of the prophetic call of Joseph Smith.

Taunie shares  how her faith has been strengthened by the wonders of the natural world, by working through interpersonal conflict and recognizing her spiritual strengths may be different than others but still just as needed.

In her interview, Lisa shares how she developed faith amid some difficult childhood years, and how following the spirit has led her to some miraculous service opportunities, and how she has learned to be still in the middle of the chaos.

In this interview, Tiffany shares how her faith has grown under the influence of faithful parents, as she has experienced motherhood and as has invited the Lord to teach her more about her weaknesses.

Today I interview Gail Jarrard. . She lives in Sun City with her dog Schmoopy. Gail currently serves a Temple & Family History consultant in our ward. In this interview, Gail shares how her faith developed through a difficult childhood, being introduced to the gospel in the 40s and going through divorce.

In this episode, Sophie talks about how she has learned to deal with difficult thoughts, people who mean her harm and how her mom’s experience with cancer affected her faith. She also shares how choosing to receive her endowment right after high school has been a huge blessing for her.