Most people in the LDS culture assume that a release from a leadership calling should be a happy, even joyous occasion. After all, shouldn’t a former bishop or Relief Society president feel grateful to be done with the responsibilities that took them away from their...
Sam Tielemans is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Las Vegas, Nevada. He specializes in the area of addiction and shame, and he works with clients to overcome negative beliefs about themselves in order to find relief and happiness. He knows firsthand the...
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe Email | RSS | MoreRaised in Bakersfield, California, Clive Winn obtained a B.S. degree in law enforcement and a Master of Public Administration degree from B.Y.U. He was employed for many years as an F.B.I....
During a recent Sunday School lesson, I heard a former bishop state, “What bishop hasn’t had to deal with a member thinking about or actually leaving the Church?” Whether that represents reality or not, I am not sure, but according to the Pew Research Center, the...
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe Email | RSS | MoreJohn Hester is a leadership consultant, trainer, researcher, and writer with The Ken Blanchard Companies. He currently serves on the High Council in his Vancouver, Washington stake and has...
Editor’s Note: This article is written from the perspective of an individual who is male; therefore, masculine pronouns are used. We recognize that females can struggle with sexual addiction as well. This is one person’s perspective as an addict and this...
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe Email | RSS | MoreIn this episode we share with you a recorded fireside that was held in Salt Lake City in August of 2017 with a Young Single Adult ward. We interview Steve and Kayla Shields who are dedicated to...
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe Email | RSS | MoreInterview Transcript Available Below To say that Heidi Tucker, found her self in at a difficult junction in her life, would be an understatment. She had just turned 50, her 4th child was about...
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe Email | RSS | MorePeople in your ward doubt the validity of gospel and you don’t know it. You don’t know it because they are afraid to tell you, their leader, that they doubt. They are afraid how you...
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe Email | RSS | MoreBennett and Becky Borden are a married couple who both experience same-sex attraction and who were both in same-sex marriages and relationships for many years prior to returning to the Church of...
