The Power of Connection

What It's Like to Be a Senior Missionary

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2529836/fan_mail/new] Lori Thurston and her husband, Bob, each served a mission when they were in their 20's, and they have also been on three missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as a senior couple: Cambodia as Humanitarian Country Directors, Ghana Kumasi as Member Leader Support, and Hong Kong as Asia Area Welfare Specialists. At this moment they are awaiting their 4th mission call. In this episode, Lori talks about what it's like to be a senior missionary and how to prepare.  Correction: When Lori first arrived in GHANA 🇬🇭 (not Cambodia) the women were all wearing yellow💛 and blue🩵.

The Power of Connection

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2529836/fan_mail/new] In this episode, Tyler Gordon shares his 17-year recovery journey from heroin addiction and explains how his LDS faith, his relationships, and also accountability play a powerful role in substance use recovery.

What Matters Most

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2529836/fan_mail/new] Heidi, is a faithful member of the LDS Church, a wife, a mother, and grandmother, tells about her life, her family, her faith, and her battle with metastatic breast cancer.

Heroin Addict to Healer

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2529836/fan_mail/new] Drug and alcohol addiction can wreak havoc in a person's life, tearing apart relationships, health, and hope. In this episode, Tyler Gordon CMHC (who is a faithful member of the LDS Church) shares his journey from heroin addiction to becoming a healer, and how God's grace and mercy transformed his life.

Grandma Bates, and a Heavenly Visit

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2529836/fan_mail/new] In today's episode, I share some information about myself, and also a spiritual experience my Grandma Bates had- a sacred moment when her grandmother, who had already passed away, appeared to her. It's a beautiful reminder that this life isn't the end, and that our loved ones aren't very far away. (LDS, Family History work, geneology, disability, life after death).