Today I got to sit down with Sister Heather Richey - a member of the Linden Park ward and wife to James Richey (episodes 53 and 54).  I about fell out of my chair when she told me that she left high school for a year to be a foreign exchange student for a year in Australia!  Some of the other highlights:

1. Growing up in Boulder and in Cheyenne
2. Getting to know her parents and grandparents
3. Running track and being a cheerleader
4. Her time as a foreign exchange student in Australia
5. Trying to not get married so she could go on a mission
6. Serving in the San Diego Mormon Battalion mission during the San Diego temple open house
7. Coming home from her mission and meeting James
8. And much more....
9. (Stay tuned for Part 2)

In this episode, I got to sit down with my mother-in-law, Laurel Taylor as she recounts some of her adventures growing up.  Some of the things she talks about:

• Growing up one of the oldest of 8 children
• Moving to Austria as a teenager to support her Dad who was called as a mission president
• Marching, Marching, Marching
• Almost getting proposed to by some Austrian kid and her parents sending her home
• Meeting her future husband while he was on his mission
• Living with her Grandpa (who was a US Senator and on the cover of TIME magazine)
• Raising 8 children
• And much more....

Here's part 2 of my interview with Clint.  It was an awesome discussion around "knowing" and "uncertainty".  Hope you all enjoy!

In this episode, I had the chance to sit down with Clint Burgess from the Kechter Farm Ward. I’d met Clint a few times before, but this was the first real opportunity I had to get to know him—and I’m so glad I did. (Big thanks to Shawn Buffington for making the introduction and helping bring him on the podcast!)

Clint has a fascinating story. The highlight for me was hearing him talk about his faith journey—especially how he navigates uncertainty in a church culture that often emphasizes ‘knowing.’ He’s refreshingly honest and open about where he’s at, and how he keeps moving forward even with real, unresolved questions.  Enjoy!

In this episode I sat down with Mark Taylor (my father in law) and got to listen to his story.  They drove up from Utah to visit our family and their son and we had a few minutes to sit down and talk so we made it happen.  Here are some highlights:

1. Growing up on a farm in Rexburg
2. Realizing that he didn't want to be a farmer and what he was going to do about it
3. Going on a mission to Austria
4. Meeting the daughter of the mission president (that eventually became his wife)
5. Training to become a dermatologist
6. How he always worked hard to accomplish his goals
7. Building his dermatology practice over 40 years

This is part 2 of my interview with Leland Kimball.  If you haven't listened to part 1 yet, you're missing out and going out of order!  

In this episode I got to sit down with Leland Kimball - one of my great friends here in Northern Colorado.  We moved into the ward just a year or two after them, and have become super close with him and his family.  It was a privilege getting to sit down with him and I am super grateful he was so honest and willing to share his story.  Some of the highlights:

• Growing up in Thousand Oaks and driving to school in a cop car
• Looking up to his Dad and brothers
• His mission in England
• His love of sports
• Joining the military and his time in Afghanistan
• Becoming an endodontist
• Meeting Kelly (his wife)
• Their journey from North Carolina to Missouri to Fort Collins
• How he and his family dealt with the tragic loss of their third son, Braden

In this episode I got to sit down with Leland Kimball - one of my great friends here in Northern Colorado.  We moved into the ward just a year or two after them, and have become super close with him and his family.  It was a privilege getting to sit down with him and I am super grateful he was so honest and willing to share his story.  Some of the highlights:

• Growing up in Thousand Oaks and driving to school in a cop car
• Looking up to his Dad and brothers
• His mission in England
• His love of sports
• Joining the military and his time in Afghanistan
• Becoming an endodontist
• Meeting Kelly (his wife)
• Their journey from North Carolina to Missouri to Fort Collins
• How he and his family dealt with the tragic loss of their third son, Braden

What an awesome opportunity to interview Caden Goodell!  He's leaving on his mission in 12 days, and we were running out of time....I'm glad he was able to come over and make it happen.

Some of the highlights:

1. Does he wear a suit?
2. What if Pres. Nelson called him?
3. The impact that basketball had on him
4. The power of an HXP trip and how it motivated him to serve a mission
5. How his Grandfather made a huge impact on his life
6. And much more!

Enjoy part 2 of my interview with Roger Cox.  

What an awesome opportunity to sit down with Roger and hear some of his story!  I've been trying to get him on the podcast for a while - so it was pretty amazing for me when I asked him (again) and he said "sure!".  Roger is about as steady as they come...always there and always willing to help.  Some of the highlights of his interview:

• Growing up in a super small town in Kansas
• Learning the guitar and playing in a band all over the place with his Dad and brother
• Some of the relationship difficulties with is father
• How he lost both of his parents in a car accident - before he had time to heal the relationship.  
• How he wanted to get out of his small town
• How he was introduced to the LDS church and eventually became a member.
• Meeting his wife Cindy
• How he navigated raising 4 children - and one with special needs.  
• Why he has tons of alarms
• And much much more!

What an awesome opportunity to sit down with Roger and hear some of his story!  I've been trying to get him on the podcast for a while - so it was pretty amazing for me when I asked him (again) and he said "sure!".  Roger is about as steady as they come...always there and always willing to help.  Some of the highlights of his interview:

• Growing up in a super small town in Kansas
• Learning the guitar and playing in a band all over the place with his Dad and brother
• Some of the relationship difficulties with is father
• How he lost both of his parents in a car accident - before he had time to heal the relationship.  
• How he wanted to get out of his small town
• How he was introduced to the LDS church and eventually became a member.
• Meeting his wife Cindy
• How he navigated raising 4 children - and one with special needs.  
• Why he has tons of alarms
• And much much more!