Hypnosis – A Tool to Reinforce Righteous Conscious Choices
Gwen Bristol has served in a variety of ward Primary and Relief Society positions, as an organist in some wards, and stake Young Women positions. Gwen provides Habits & Happiness life coaching services and clinical hypnosis (both online and in person). She has...
The Leadership of C.S. Lewis | An Interview with Crystal Hurd
Crystal Hurd is an educator, poet, and researcher from Virginia. She holds a master of arts in Literature from East Tennessee State University, a master of fine arts in Creative Writing from the University of Texas at El Paso, and a doctorate in Educational Leadership...
Love, Share, Invite Isn’t Just a Missionary Effort | An Interview with Jason Noel
Jason Noel currently serves on his stake high council with a stewardship over missionary work. He has served previously as a bishopric counselor, elders quorum president, and as a teacher in Primary, Sunday School, and Young Men. He is passionate about...
An Opportunity for Learning – Finding Pure Doctrine
Jenny Parnell Willmore lives in Logan, Utah, USA with her husband James. They have four children and one grandchild. She currently serves as Relief Society president and has taught everything from nursery to Gospel Doctrine. She has a Master of Second Language...
My friend is leaving the church, now what?
I received this text recently: A friend told me today that her family has decided to leave the church. She wants to meet with me tomorrow. Any suggestions or recommendations on how to prepare myself to hear her story? This is one of a few messages I have received...
How to Use BYU-Pathway in Your Ministry | An Interview with J.D. Griffith
J.D. Griffith is the Vice President of Administration for BYU-Pathway Worldwide, an online higher education organization serving nearly 60,000 students from over 180 countries, and was its first employee in 2009 when he assisted with the creation of the original...
How I Lead a Spanish-Speaking Ward in an English-Speaking Stake | An Interview with Walter Franco
Walter Franco most recently served as a bishop and has previously served as an elders quorum president, Young Men president, Sunday School teacher, ward mission leader, and as a missionary in Jacksonville, Florida. He is a principal for a boutique sports business...
Repeat or Evolve – From Focus to Flow – Part Two
In part one of this two-part series, we learned a few steps to increase our focus and purpose in this world of information overload and multi-tasking. In part two, we will dive deeper into the mechanics and disciplines that extend our focus and purpose to a higher...
Why Religious Answers Alone Won’t Help Overcome Pornography | An Interview with Clay Olsen
Clay Olsen serves as the CEO and Founder of Impact Suite, which owns and operates a suite of award-winning self-care apps that have helped hundreds of thousands of individuals find deeper healing and recovery in over 150 countries. Early in his career, he co-founded...
When the Youth Planned Stake Conference | A How I Lead Interview
In this podcast, Kurt sits down with four members of the Little Valley Stake in St. George, Utah, to talk about what happened when the stake president asked the youth (and their leaders) to plan stake conference. Guests include stake high councilor and Young Men...
