Shannon Symonds has been helping families and individuals through the trials and heartaches of Domestic violence for years. She took this experience and wrote 2 novels about it, Safe House and Finding Hope. Shannon offers advice for those who are watching loved ones experience the pain of domestic violence and her books while entertaining, are also great insight into the secret lives of those who are abused at home.

Author and Teacher Sierra Wilson teaches me how to keep those kids occupied and taught while we are going through this difficult social isolation. She's got great tips on staying sane and resources to use.

I wanted to share this sample from the audiobook Visions of Heaven today. With all the craziness going on in the world, thanks to covid19, I thought we could all use this message of hope and love by Jane Moe. You can also hear more of janes behind the scenes story in the Behind the Veil episode. You can hear the whole audiobook on Itunes and Audible

Susan McCloud, Author of Joseph Smith: the Journey of a Prophet and Lyricist of Lord I Would Follow Thee, and I had a beautiful conversation about the Prophet, about his mother, about writing, about her touching song and much more.

Hot Mess Mom's are back and we are really running off the rails today in this hilarious episode about writing and Sarah McConkie's new Victorian romance, The Promise of Miss Spencer!

Giveaway in this episode!

Blogger, YouTuber, and Podcaster Crystal Escobar and I discuss the difficulties of trying to be an all-in-it-mom without losing yourself. Even someone as beautiful, talented and driven as Crystal has found that it's not easy and sometimes you can do it all, but not always all at once!

There are no Temple ordinances specifically talked about in the Book of Mormon but Valiant Jones has discovered that the entire book is a guidebook for the covenants we make in the temple. He believes that Joseph Smith was prepared to receive the covenants for the temple by translating the Book of Mormon. Find out more about how to find the temple in the Book of Mormon!

Dennis Schleicher is back! It's been 4 years since he joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He updates me on how the saints are treating him, how he feels about gay conversion therapy and he gives me some insight into what it was like to be on Sally Jesse Raphael and Larry King Live when he was just 17 years old!

What do Romance, Polygamy, History and British Game Shows have in common? My new favorite author, Catherine McGreevy, or as her friends call her, Cathy. We became bosom buddies, (as Anne of Green Gables) would put it, when we discovered we both love Taskmaster the British Tv show and Valerie is a perfect name for a satirical romance novelist. At one point we go off on an educational tangent about polygamy and Victorian period England poor-houses.

Rebekah Pitts returns to share more facts! This time we talk about Temples.