Troy and Stacey Hansen know a thing or two about covenants, callings, and saying yes to the Lord again and again. Both were born in the same small Utah hospital, delivered by the same doctor two years apart, though they wouldn't meet for another two decades on a blind date that wasn't supposed to be about them. But after an unexpected injury kept Stacey home from school, their paths changed, and so did the course of their lives together. From that beginning, they built a Christ-centered marriage, raised three children, now spread across Utah and Nebraska, Texas, and are the proud grandparents of seven, six of which are boys. In this conversation, we walk through a remarkable lifetime of quiet, steady discipleship.

Troy's mission detour as a visa waiter in the Arizona Tempe mission, and the full circle moment of later serving in that same mission presidency. Their years working side by side with the rising generation in a YSA stake. The experience of organizing a brand new stake from scratch, calling bishops and a patriarch, building a stake center and interviewing and setting apart hundreds of missionaries. You'll hear Stacey's powerful story of going after the one as a primary teacher and how a class of eight year olds learn that prayers plus action can literally change someone's life. You'll hear their very practical, honest take on ministering, on what to look for in an eternal companion and why teaching callings extend far beyond the classroom walls. And then we look forward.

Troy and Stacey are now preparing to leave everything familiar :home, career, and the comfort of being near family to serve as member and leader support missionaries in the Adelaide Australia mission. They share the extraordinary four generation story that ties their family to Australia, the financial and emotional realities of going as senior missionaries, and why they feel an urgent pull to tie the autumn years of their lives to the Lord. If you've ever wondered what it really looks like to put the Savior first in midlife and beyond, to prepare now for a future senior mission or to more fully consecrate your marriage and your ministry, this episode will both challenge and encourage you. Stay with us. You're about to hear a tender, faith-filled, and very real conversation with Troy and Stacey Hansen.