Girls Camp, Grace, and the Bishop’s Office | An Interview with Emily Belle Freeman
Emily Belle Freeman is a best-selling author and popular inspirational speaker. She has a deep love of the scriptures, which comes from a desire to find their application in everyday life. She is the author of numerous books, a favorite speaker at Time Out for Women,...
From Leading Marines to Leading Saints | A How I Lead Interview with Bart Sloat
Barton Stuart Sloat was born in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, the youngest of four children. He attended BYU before serving a mission in the Nevada Las Vegas Mission, and later attended the University of Utah, graduating in Political Science and receiving a commission as a...
How to Help Members Struggling With Suicidal Thoughts
Sam Tielemans is a marriage and family therapist in Las Vegas, NV. He has spent thousands of hours working with people struggling with depression, anxiety, addictions, or challenges in marriage. He’s certified in Emotionally Focused Therapy and loves working with...
Navigating Autism as a Church Leader | An Interview with Michele Portlock
Michele Portlock is a mother of four children living in Parker, Colorado. She earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Brigham Young University and worked as an elementary school teacher for two years before taking an extended sabbatical to raise her...
Creating Safety for LGBTQ Latter-day Saints in the Bishop’s Office
This is a rebroadcast. The episode originally ran in August 2020. Blake works in the Brigham Young University Office of Success and Inclusion, offering confidential support to people who, for various reasons, feel marginalized. The goal is to help student body...
The Resurrection and The Life
Tommie Farrell currently serves as 1st Counselor in the Abilene Texas Stake. He has served as Ward Mission Leader, Elders Quorum President, and Bishop. Favorite callings of his past have been Primary Teacher, Temple Ordinance Worker in Lubbock Texas Temple, and as a...
Are You a Command and Control Leader? | An Interview with David Kasperson
David P. Kasperson has been building high-trust partnerships and innovative solutions for clients of FranklinCovey’s Global Trust Practice for more than 15 years. Most of that time has been spent in collaboration with Stephen M. R. Covey, managing his speaking...
Leaders Helping LGBTQ Latter-day Saints
In this short interview, Kurt talks with Brent & Courtney Ebmeyer about the upcoming North Star Conference. The 2022 conference is June 9-11 both in-person and streaming online. Learn more about NorthStarLDS.org Listen to the podcast with Brent & Bruce...
Understanding, Accepting and Respecting LBGTQ+ Members
In a recent interview with Kurt Francom on Leading Saints, Tyler Lefevor, PhD, an assistant professor of psychology at Utah State University and Sam Skidmore, MS, is a third-year doctoral student of clinical/counseling psychology at Utah State University shared...
Politics at Church | An Interview with Greg Matsen
Greg Matsen is the founder of Cwic Media and the host of its primary show called Cwic Show, which focuses on cultural issues affecting the restored church. He ran a large web development and marketing firm representing the vast majority of the sporting goods industry...
