Latter Day Lives - Talking with Latter Day Saints

Carrie Yost found songwriting at a tender time in her life. She discovered that God has a great work for her through music. In the episode we talk about her life growing up in Idaho, being a track star in college, meeting her husband, moving to a farm, major health challenges, discovering songwriting, touching lives through music, and how being a member of the church affects it all. Carrie is brilliant and so open. You will love her story!

Karl Beckstrand is a noted author and publisher. Karl has been same sex attracted from a very young age. In the conversation, we talk about his early life, dealing with chastity prior to his mission, prayers answered while serving his mission, figuring out relationships, learning that God loves him, how he helps others with same sex attraction, and how being a member of the church affects it all. Karl is brilliant, so candid, and truly blesses lives with his main message; God adores you.

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Greg Trimble is an amazing author, speaker and entrepreneur. His whole life is truly devoted to serving others and building the kingdom. We talk about choosing a mission over pursuing professional baseball, starting a marketing company, starting a family. the early days of writing about the church on the internet, his books, and how being a member of the church affects it all. Greg is a humble, brilliant servant of God who is making the world a better place.

Emilie Call and Ash Sanders are the sisters behind the podcast and nonprofit That's Church. On the show, we talk about how they started their interfaith efforts, what they love about it, being sisters, and how being a member of the church affects it all. They are so fun to talk to and have such a passion for what they do. You will love this episode.

This week, we talk to Clara Hurtado Lee. Clara is a remarkably talented opera soprano. In the episode, we talk about her life growing up in a musical family, studying music in college, performing around the world, writing her own opera, and how being a member of the church affects it all. Clara is so talented. You will love her story!

This week we sit down with Tanner Christensen, director of the new film Stand Out: the Ben Kjar Story. We discuss growing up with his famous filmmaker father. his mission to Ukraine, meeting his wife, working on projects such as Studio C, his first directing role on this amazing new film, and how being a member of the church affects it all. Tanner is so talented, humble and open. You will love this conversation.

My guest on the show this Monday is Ben Kjar. Ben is the subject of the incredible new movie Stand Out. He was born with Crouzons syndrome (a craniofacial anomaly), and as a young boy the doctors told him that he would live a different life.....and that’s exactly what he’s done! He has risen above any of life’s challenges and become a victor not a victim. Ben is Utah Valley University’s first-ever NCAA Division 1 Wrestling All-American and has represented the USA team internationally. He is an international professional speaker and has told his story to millions around the globe, in front of crowds of up to 10,000 people!

We are so excited to be back!

Jen Spencer spent many years dealing with issues of self-esteem, self-harm, drug addiction and suicidal ideation. Through God's amazing grace, she found her way back to peace and happiness and now gives back through her amazing charity work. Jen's story is one you will never forget.

Dejan Tahic was a young teen when his native country of Bosnia erupted in war. He and his sister fled as refugees. This later led to Dejan reuniting with his parents, and moving to Canada where he finds a new life, an eternal love, and the restored gospel of Jesus Christ.

Dr. Steven Lloyd Neal is the visionary behind the Monument Of The Americas project. He a practicing facial plastic surgeon and artist who lives in Pendleton, Oregon where he and his wife Susan raised their six daughters. Dr. Neal is an artist first and foremost. It was his background in art that attracted him to pursue a career in facial plastic surgery. Noticing the strong similarities in both fields, Dr. Neal has fused them together to form his life‘s work. For over two decades Dr. Neal has instructed and taught sculpture classes to his fellow facial plastic surgeon colleagues to improve their aesthetic judgment—the most difficult aspect of plastic surgery. In the field of art, Neal is best known for his achievements and dedication to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints and his love of the Book of Mormon. When sculpting, Neal‘s favorite medium is oil-based clay. Despite his affinity to this medium, he has also learned to carve marble. Working among craftsmen, artists, and masters, Neal has spent time over consecutive summers in Pietrasanta, Italy, not far from the same marble quarry used by Michelangelo, and received invaluable training there. He has also been trained by other professional artists in New York. Some of Neal‘s best known sculptures are the marble “Other Sheep I Have” placed in the lobby of the Mission Training Center in Provo, and the colossal “Mormon Battalion Monument, Duty Calls” and “Duty Triumphs” found at This is the Place Heritage Park in Salt Lake City, Utah. Since his youth, Neal has been painting oil paintings. As he grew so did the size of his pieces. While still in surgical residency at University of California San Diego, Neal began painting his most famous work, “The Tree of Life“ or “Lehi‘s Dream”. “Lehi’s Dream”, which won the grand prize for the Church’s First International Art Contest, has been on display for 32 years at the Museum of Church History and Art in Salt Lake City Utah. Since then Neal also painted numerous other large pieces from scenes within the Book of Mormon. As an adult, he has received years of training in the style of the old European masters and continues to employ these techniques in his work. Neal graduated magna cum laude with high honors in Asian studies and Pre-med from Brigham Young University and graduated sixth in his medical school class from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. He currently serves in the Church as the second counselor in the Walla Walla, Washington Stake Presidency. He and Susan are grandparents to 14 grandchildren.

This week, rather than publishing an episode, we are taking the time to listen to, read, and study the amazing conference we just had. We invite you to do the same!

Brock Blake is the CEO and founder of Lendio, the largest online marketplace of small business loans in the U.S. Brock believes that access to capital should be simpler and quicker for small business owners, and he’s built a successful company around solving this problem. Brock leads the team that has helped business owners get access to more than $1B in funding. An Inc. 500 CEO, national keynote speaker, Forbes columnist, and Utah’s Emerging Executive of the Year, Brock’s dedication extends far beyond the boardroom. Brock is passionate about giving back. For every loan facilitated on Lendio’s marketplace platform, Lendio Gives, an employee contribution and employer matching program, donates a percentage of funds to low-income entrepreneurs around the world through Kiva.org. Brock’s most important accomplishments come from being a husband and a father of four.

Helen Post is the former Executive Director for the Utah Parent Center, an organization dedicated to providing training and support for parents. In the episode, we talk about her life growing up in a large family, meeting her husband, giving birth to daughters, discovering that oof their sweet daughter is deaf, serving, volunteering, and ultimately inspiring and teaching so many through her service. Helen is a wonderful soul. You will love her story.

Britain Covey is a standout star playing football for the University of Utah. In this episode we talk about his famous family, growing up playing sports, his mission to Chile, meeting his wife, life as a college football star, his plans for the NFL draft, his work on suicide prevention and so much more. Britain has an incredible perspective on life and is amazing on the field and off.

Brian and Karen Hill served as leaders of the 1997 Pioneer Mormon Trail Wagon Train Re-enactment. In this episode we talk about Brian's younger years, his mission to the Navajo people, Karen's early life, her conversion to the gospel, how they met, their love of the outdoors, and then their role in the re-enactment. It is a beautiful story of honoring and celebrating our pioneer ancestors.

Brandon Rowberry is the CEO for Digital Health for the Group. He lives in Dubai. In this week's episode, we talk about his life growing up as a member of the church, his mission, school, his career and what led him to move his family to Dubai. We then talk about the church in this beautiful part of the world. Brandon is an amazing man. You will love this conversation.

This week, for our 200th episode we are sharing a new podcast. Jason Bringhurst is interviewing people about their mission experiences on the Go Ye Forth Podcast. In our episode this week, we talk to Jason about how he started the show, what he has learned from it, and then we share his interview with Garth Smith.

This week, we catch up with one of our favorite past guests, Allie Gardner. In the three years since we met Allie, a lot has happened. She tells us about getting married, being called to be a Young Women's President in a brand new ward right as a pandemic was breaking out, moving to a new state, getting her uplifting message of hope out to fans during the pandemic, the miracle of finding her manager, touring again and her plans for the future. We love Allie. She is so bright, talented and inspiring. You will love catching up with her. https://en.alliegardnermusic.com