From “The Miracle” to “Because,” Shawna Edwards has written songs that help children, youth, and adults feel the doctrine of Christ. But behind her music is a story of perseverance, opposition, and following inspiration. In this episode, Shawna shares lessons learned about faith, family, and creativity—and why she believes it’s never too late to make a difference.

2:25- Unheralded Work
6:09- Songs 11-Year-Old Boys Want to Sing
11:36- A Supportive Spouse
13:35- It’s Not Too Late
17:08- He Has Spread the Music
22:50- What Makes a Great Song?
24:58- The Doctrine With a Melody
27:32- Opposition
32:48- Inspiration or Imposter Syndrome?
35:48- Miracles and “The Miracle”
43:27- A New Generation of Hymns
45:20- What Does It Mean To Be All In the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

“Satan would love every good thing you set out to do to not happen.”

What if you paused every week to evaluate your life—not in terms of achievements, but in terms of relationships, discipleship, and faithfulness? For Gary Crittenden, that’s been a Sunday tradition for decades. Inspired by Stephen R. Covey’s “First Things First,” Gary developed a habit to help him keep his priorities straight and on this week’s episodes he shares the ways this practice has helped him in his efforts to become a better disciple of Jesus Christ, a better husband, father, and son.

1:46- A Weekly Reflection
7:58- Keeping an Appointment With Yourself
11:31- Thinkers and Doers
13:33- Using Professional Skills to Serve the Lord
21:27- Keep Walking
25:23- “There Is Nobody Better”
30:02- Why Prioritize Physical Health?
34:48- Honoring Aging Parents
38:21- Networking Vs. Real Relationships
43:09- The Courage to Say No
46:53- What Do We Want Most?
49:33- What Does It Mean To Be All In the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

“As much as we can do, we do and we try to make ourselves as good as we can but even after all of that, it is only by the grace of our Savior Jesus Christ that we actually can receive true perfection in this life…”

Links-
Utah Business article by Tad Walch- https://www.utahbusiness.com/profiles/2024/12/13/gary-crittenden-wall-street-problem-solver/

President Jeffrey R. Holland “Good Things To Come”- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nczw6xHJ0I

The Many Lessons of Multiple Sclerosis by Catherine Crittenden- https://ldswomenproject.com/interview/the-many-lessons-of-multiple-sclerosis/

When Emily Peterson’s husband passed away after a short but heart wrenching battle with brain cancer, she was left with grief, children to raise, and a business to run. But through it all, she felt the steady presence of her Heavenly Father—and of her husband, guiding her from beyond the veil. In this week’s episode, Emily opens up about love that endures, grief that refines, and a journey that is anything but solitary.

4:24- Nathan and Emily
5:42- Losing a Baby
8:36- The Beginning of the Blankets
11:05- Working Together as a Couple
13:40- Two Ancestors
15:47- Devastating Diagnosis
20:37- But If Not
27:14- Guiding Kids Through Grief
33:36- Saranoni Cares
38:21- Making Nathan A Part of Everything
43:05- Today
45:21- What Does It Mean To Be All In the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

“If we come out of this with greater faith in Jesus Christ and closer as a family, it will be worth it in the end.” -Nathan Peterson

Links:

The Saranoni Story- https://saranoni.com/pages/about-us?srsltid=AfmBOorAcQ1LVhOw6_NL8PqKaVcFB88WTfD6kVgaxUD1BVl8WpdPpOIk

Sister Wendy Watson Nelson- “My Soul Delighteth” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF_HUTTx7q4

Chad Hymas was just 27 years old when a ranching accident placed him in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. Over 24 years later, Hymas has proved all naysayers wrong. He has experienced many things people told him at the time of the accident would never be possible. He has traveled the world sharing his story and on this week’s episode, he shares the role his faith in Christ has had in the entire journey.

“God loves our faith more than anything else.”

2:12- God Sends Us Warnings
10:02- Cut the Tie
15:53- The Faith To Not Be Healed
21:00- Taking Covenants Seriously
27:30- Abundance Vs. Scarcity
31:51- Become As a Child
39:07- Without Having To Be Healed
43:45- What Does It Mean To You To Be All In the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

Links:
Chad’s website- https://www.chadhymas.com

Chad’s book- https://a.co/d/iajQDTI

Elle Rowley is a woman on a mission to change the perception of motherhood. For someone who believes motherhood gave her the confidence to do more and be more in life, she wants to help others begin to view motherhood as transformative instead of something to be endured. On this week’s episode, we talk with Elle about why she believes motherhood is a hero’s journey—one absolutely worth taking.

“[Motherhood] tests every part of you but on the other side of that is transformation. It is finding yourself, it is knowing yourself. That archetype is a Christ archetype. It is service. It is losing yourself and finding it.”

3:12- Potential Unlocked
7:15- Softness, Humility and Open-Heartedness
13:35- Combatting Feelings of Inadequacy
16:12- Maiden, Mother, and Matriarch
21:37- Experiencing Our Own Paths
24:37- Nothing Too Precious
28:16- Losing Your Life
32:38- “Bring the Baby”
39:58- Honoring Our Elders
44:08- Grandma Moses
49:49- What Does It Mean To Be All In the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

President Keoni Kauwe and his wife, Monica, left behind the life they’d built in Utah when they were asked five years ago to serve as President and First Lady of BYU-Hawaii. Since then, they’ve fallen in love all over again with the island President Kauwe grew up on and on this week’s episode he shares what he’s learned about connecting with college students and what best prepares them for success when they leave home.

3:00- Relating to College Students
8:48- A 16-year-old College Freshman
12:52- The Wisdom in God’s Timeline
18:10- Exercising Priesthood Power as a Married Couple
22:08- The Unique Nature of BYU-Hawaii
24:07- The Polynesian Cultural Center
28:16- Grateful, Humble and Determined
31:00- Sacrifice
34:30- Culture Night
41:20- Willing To Walk Away
47:00- Preparing Kids to Leave Home
54:05- What Does It Mean To Be All In the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

“When you do what He asks, the blessings are far beyond anything you could possibly imagine and far beyond than you’ve given up.”

Links:
President Kauwe’s BYU-Hawaii devotionals- https://president.byuh.edu/john-s-k-kauwe-iii

Morgan’s BYU-Hawaii Devotional- Trusting God With the Rest of Your Story- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jm-jX12Uwfk

BYU Jerusalem story- https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2005/10/the-light-in-their-eyes?lang=eng

Over the last few years, in addition to teaching young single adults a temple prep class she calls “Temple Plus,” Melinda Brown has traveled from her home in Utah to Durham, North Carolina to pursue a degree from Duke Divinity School. In the process, she has found her love and appreciation for the temple deepen. On this week’s episode, she shares why she believes the gifts God intends to endow us with within His holy house are intended to bless our lives in the present. She now recognizes that eternity is now.

2:50- Divinity School
11:25- Liturgy and Temple Worship
16:15- The Giver and the Receiver
22:51- Teaching Children About the Temple
31:21- Seeking a Positive Temple Experience
38:19- Temple Garments
43:25- Practice
48:09- What Does It Mean To Be All In the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

“Every day is a new starting point and we just get to keep trying. It’s all practice.”

Links:
An Endowment of Love- https://bit.ly/3S2OqVu

Eve and Adam- https://bit.ly/4kahyGe

Instagram Live with Mindy Brown- https://www.instagram.com/tv/Ch0wfgLpIGl/?igsh=cXl1MWozdmo4aTNv

Previous All In episode with Mindy Brown- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-in/id1439975046?i=1000467433196

YouTube mini-class on the Temple with Mindy- https://youtu.be/dw1CkaFJp_w

Other recent interviews with Mindy about “An Endowment of Love”-
Out of the Best Books: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/out-of-the-best-books/id1779601020?i=1000704289819

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https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-fresh-perspective-on-our-temple-experience/id1643211858?i=1000702502616

The world undoubtedly moves at a faster pace today than it did during any previous period of Church history but historian Rachel Cope is a believer that, in all generations, God often aids our conversion by inviting us (and sometimes forcing us) to slow down. On this week’s episode she shares her own experience as well as examples from Church History that illustrate the fact that the process of conversion is not a race but rather something that requires work and often takes time.

2:18- Publicly Sharing a Private Struggle
7:40- An Interest in Ordinary People
9:57- Focus on Healing the Whole
17:29- The Miracles of Modern-Day Living
23:12- Lucy and Emma
29:56- Polygamy
40:48- Slow Work
49:37- What Does It Mean To Be All In the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

“Humans turn things into a race, God doesn’t. God wants us to take whatever time we need and if it takes five years, that’s great—if it takes 50 years, that’s great. He’s not worried about the deadlines, He just wants us to be on the journey.”