The Little Lessons Podcast

What can a few mallard ducks teach us about our relationship with Jesus Christ? When our family found some ducks that decided that they love our yard, I didn't think they would teach me anything...let alone what a powerful lesson about our Savior.

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MY unfiltered thoughts about Easter SundayAll of this year's Holy Week episodesPalm Sunday with Linda Crawfordhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2035065/14755178-holy-week-palm-sunday-with-linda-crawford.mp3?download=trueCleasing the Temple with Teenagershttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2035065/14759550-holy-week-cleansing-the-temple-with-teenagers.mp3?download=trueThe Parables of Jesus Christ with Carson Mitchellhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2035065/14772199-holy-week-parables-from-jesus-christ-with-carson-mitchell.mp3?download=trueWednesday with Dri Marshallhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2035065/14774501-holy-week-wednesday-with-dri-marshall.mp3?download=trueSpy Wednesday with Michelle Love-Dayhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2035065/14781957-holy-week-spy-wednesday-with-michelle-love-day.mp3?download=trueMaundy Thursday with Pastor Nate Rayhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2035065/14782165-holy-week-maundy-thursday-with-pastor-nate-ray.mp3?download=trueGood Friday with Annette Lyonhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2035065/14792356-holy-week-good-friday-with-annette-lyon.mp3?download=trueSalvation Saturday with Kelsha Petersonhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2035065/14797406-holy-week-salvation-saturday-with-kelsha-peterson.mp3?download=true

I know Kelsha Peterson from community theater. She's an awesome, creative director with such a fantastic spirit! It was fun for me to get to know here in another context. I'm so grateful to her for coming on to the podcast and sharing her thoughts and feelings about the Saturday of Holy Week!If you haven't listened to my other Holy Week episodes, here are the ones that you've missed:Palm Sunday with Linda Crawfordhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2035065/14755178-holy-week-palm-sunday-with-linda-crawford.mp3?download=trueCleansing the Temple with Teenagershttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2035065/14759550-holy-week-cleansing-the-temple-with-teenagers.mp3?download=trueThe Parables from Jesus Christ with Carson Michellhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2035065/14772199-holy-week-parables-from-jesus-christ-with-carson-mitchell.mp3?download=trueHoly Wednesday with Dri Marshallhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2035065/14774501-holy-week-wednesday-with-dri-marshall.mp3?download=trueSpy Wednesday with Michelle Love-Dayhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2035065/14781957-holy-week-spy-wednesday-with-michelle-love-day.mp3?download=trueMaundy Thursday with Pastor Nate Rayhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2035065/14782165-holy-week-maundy-thursday-with-pastor-nate-ray.mp3?download=trueGood Friday with Annette Lyonhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2035065/14792356-holy-week-good-friday-with-annette-lyon.mp3?download=trueScriptures in Matthewhttps://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/matt/27?lang=eng#:~:text=55%20And%20many,%2C%20and%20departed.Scriptures in 1 Peterhttps://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/1-pet/3?lang=eng#:~:text=18%20For%20Christ,fwater.Scriptures in Doctrine and Covenant 138https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/138?lang=eng#:~:text=5%20While%20I,small%20and%20great.https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/138?lang=eng#:~:text=18%20While%20this,erepentance.

When I intitally felt that I needed to do this Holy Week 'project', I immediately knew that I needed to ask my friedn Annette! She jumped at the chance and I'm so happy and grateful that she did because my mind was definitely opened! I love her thoughts on Good Friday and all that it means for Christians and frankly, all of mankind!Annette's Previous Episodehttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2035065/13128206-roots.mp3?download=trueIf you haven't listened yet, here are the other Holy Week episodes from this weekHoly Week: Palm Sunday with Linda Crawfordhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2035065/14755178-holy-week-palm-sunday-with-linda-crawford.mp3?download=trueHoly Week: Cleaning the Temple with Teenagershttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2035065/14759550-holy-week-cleansing-the-temple-with-teenagers.mp3?download=trueHoly Week: Holy Tuesday with Carson Mitchellhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2035065/14772199-holy-week-parables-from-jesus-christ-with-carson-mitchell.mp3?download=trueHoly Week: Wednesday with Dri Marshallhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2035065/14774501-holy-week-wednesday-with-dri-marshall.mp3?download=trueHoly Week: Spy Wednesday with Michelle Love-Dayhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2035065/14781957-holy-week-spy-wednesday-with-michelle-love-day.mp3?download=trueHoly Week: Maundy Thursday with Pastor Nate Rayhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2035065/14782165-holy-week-maundy-thursday-with-pastor-nate-ray.mp3?download=true

Nate Ray, lead pastor from The Front Church, joins me to talk about Maundy Thursday. Don't know what 'Maundy Thursday' is? Don't worry, I didn't either. Nate describes it so well as he teaches me about Jesus Christ washing the feed of His apostles and all of the symbolism and meaning behind that beautiful act of service.Nate's Previous Episodehttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2035065/13383506-reluctant-servant.mp3?download=trueHoly Week EpisodesPalm Sunday with Linda Crawfordhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2035065/14755178-holy-week-palm-sunday-with-linda-crawford.mp3?download=trueCleansing the Temple with Teenagershttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2035065/14759550-holy-week-cleansing-the-temple-with-teenagers.mp3?download=trueThe Parables from Jesus Christ with Carson Mitchellhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2035065/14772199-holy-week-parables-from-jesus-christ-with-carson-mitchell.mp3?download=trueHoly Wednesday with Dri Marshallhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2035065/14774501-holy-week-wednesday-with-dri-marshall.mp3?download=trueSpy Wednesday with Michelle Love-Dayhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2035065/14781957-holy-week-spy-wednesday-with-michelle-love-day.mp3?download=true

First time guest Michelle Love-Day joins me to talk about her love of the Lent season, Holt Week and specifically Spy Wednesday. And because it's the first time that I've had the chance to visit with her on hte podcast, we talk about her and her family, her journey through life and her amazing faith journey. I'm so lucky to call her my friend and I look forward to having her on a future episode so we can talk about more inspirational things!Other Holy Week Episodes:Palm Sunday With Linda Crawfordhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2035065/14755178-holy-week-palm-sunday-with-linda-crawford.mp3?download=trueCleansing The Temple with Teenagershttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2035065/14759550-holy-week-cleansing-the-temple-with-teenagers.mp3?download=trueParables from Jesus Christ with Carson Mitchellhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2035065/14772199-holy-week-parables-from-jesus-christ-with-carson-mitchell.mp3?download=trueHoly Wednesday with Dri Marshallhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2035065/14774501-holy-week-wednesday-with-dri-marshall.mp3?download=trueLent Referenceshttps://a.co/d/7vW3qXzhttps://a.co/d/08ixdlP

My amazing friend Dri Marshall kindly stepped in to fill a gap in my Holy Week programming that I didn't know that I needed! She teaches me so much! Wednesday of Holy Week is a day that we don't actually know a lot about. We don't have a very clear idea of how the Savior spent His time-maybe He was teaching, performing miracles, spending some time by Himself...maybe all of these above. With that in mind, Dri shares with my that things that she learned from her study of this important day and she tells me about some of the traditions from her home country of Brazil. I love her parting thoughts, that when we don't know what the Savior was doing, we can ask ourselves, What Would Jesus Do? And then we will probably have a pretty good idea of what He was doing on that day.Dri's Previous Episodehttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2035065/12027995-episode-19-the-scholar.mp3?download=true

Today I am joined by favorite guest ever, my husband Carson. This podcast as a whole would not be possible without him and I'm grateful for him taking time out of his day to talk with me about the parable from Jesus Christ. He has a knowledge of the scriptures that I can only hope to gain some day so I'm excited for all that I learned from him.Carson Past Episodeshttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2035065/11296639-episode-3-the-guest-host.mp3?download=truehttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2035065/13502790-the-big-blue-guy.mp3?download=trueScriptures Referencedhttps://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/matt/22?lang=enghttps://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/mark/11?lang=enghttps://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/mark/12?lang=enghttps://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/matt/25?lang=enghttps://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2022/10/46bednar?lang=eng

Both of my oldest daughters told me that this is their favorite story from Holy Week. I can definitely see how it would appeal to teenagers! They definitely have a unique perspective and I'm excited that they shared it with me!Palm Sunday Episodehttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2035065/14755178-holy-week-palm-sunday-with-linda-crawford.mp3?download=trueSiobhan's Episodehttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2035065/11762350-episode-14-the-mentor.mp3?download=trueAudrey's Episodeshttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2035065/12687587-episode-32-the-young-one.mp3?download=truehttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2035065/13043799-protocol.mp3?download=trueHoly Week Study Guidehttps://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/comeuntochrist/easter/holy-week

I'm joined by my friend and former guest of the podcast, Linda Crawford, to discuss her thoughts on Palm Sunday, also known as The Triumphal Entry. 

Elder Castleton was born with half of his heart. How's that for an opening line? He wasn't expected to survive his birth, but he did! Huge miracle! Because he wasn't able to participate in sports, he leaned into music and becamse very accomplished as a musician. With a desire to serve the Lord, he was called on a prostelyting mission to Chicago. After a very short time, it was determined that he needed to return home and shift his mission a little bit. He ended up on oxygen and now lives at home serving as a service missionary. But there's more, those musical talents that I mentioned? Yeah, Heavenly Father had plans to use those talents in an unexpected way. With permission from his mission leaders, Elder Castleton felt inspired to begin writing Christian rap and posting it on social media. Not the usual space that you would find a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but he's doing amazing work and reaching people who may otherwise not hear the gospel of Jesus Christ. All the while inspiring people with his positivity and faith. Rapping Missionary YouTube Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/@RappingMissionaryMy Favorite Rapping Missionary Songhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gu9nifUU4M&list=OLAK5uy_nulzZPfPD-VtT7DKyHwq_GMBuqjyiSyEEScripture Quoted In The Episodehttps://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/4?lang=eng

Andrea Hales is mom, a wife, a fellow podcaster, my new friend and she went to law school! So in other words, accomplished! She is the host of Tribe of Testimonies, a podcast which tell the stories of Native American and First Nations members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She feels called by God to tell these inspiring stories and does an amazing job!Find Tribe of Testimonies herehttps://tribeoftestimonies.buzzsprout.com/

This might be my most important episode. Or at least the most important one for 'me'. In the spirit of Lent, what will you give up? But more importantly, what will you ad? And how does that all tie into love? I'll give you a hint-loving yourself.

What does love mean to you? How do you show it? How to receive? Join me for the month of February when all episodes will be centered around 'Matters of the Heart'

Jenn Taylor is a master communicator! She runs a successful therapy clinic in Utah called 'Breaking Barriers' where breakthroughs happen every day! 

TJ Buxton grew up in Salt Lake City and it would seem that fitness runs through his veins. Hi dad founded Sports Mall in Salt Lake City back in the 70's, an athletic club that has everything-tennis, swimming, all the workout equipment you could want. In 1990, he started Life Centre Athletic Club and TJ has worked there ever since. Because of the industry that he works in, TJ has a front row seat to people seizing the new year by starting a new fitness regimen and then falling off the wagon. He also has experience with this as he serves as the bishop of ward-watching people try to improve themselves and then meeting roadblocks. But there is absolutely no reason to get down on ourselves at these times! That's not what our Father in Heaven wants for us and He will always be there to give us infinite chances.TJ has observed the biggest key to our success in achieving our goals-spiritual, physical, emotional-is consistency. And in the process, we develop, increase and strengthen our most important relationships! 

Returning guest, Life Coach Leah Allred, joins me to share some amazing tips on how we can set goals that are right for us that just might turn into habits!1) Ask yourself this question, why do you want to change something? And be clear about it! 2) Choose the right goals for *you*, not somebody else!3) Get off the motivation train and embrace the roller-coaster!4) Get comfortable with the 80/20 rule.You can listen to Leah's previous episode of The Little Lessons Podcast from February 2023 by clicking here!https://www.buzzsprout.com/2035065/12167574-episode-22-future-focused.mp3?download=true

As we start a new year and begin making goals and resolutions, be kind and compassionate with yourself. Set goals that are sustainable and attainable and remember to keep the Lord involved in your goal setting. 

The story of how a crummy Christmas memory turned into one of my favorite Christmas traditions with a little bit of humility, forgiveness and a yummy lunch.