As a young journalism student at the University of Utah, Heidi Swinton had big dreams of one day working for Newsweek, but a prompting encouraging her to focus on the work of the Lord led her to a different path in life instead. This path still involved Swinton using her talents through writing, but in ways she never could've imagined—including writing the biography of President Thomas S. Monson.

That was the point when the journalist in me gave way to essentially a child of God."

Show Notes

1:43- A Mother's Example of Resilience 3:34- Journalistic Dreams 6:12- Losing an Infant 12:12- "All the Way Home" 15:12- A Witness of Joseph Smith 25:04- "I Did My Best For You"  27:44- A Cold Call from a Prophet 32:26- "Exactly Who You Think He Is" 36:15- Experiencing Firsthand How President Monson Made People Feel 41:24- What the Lord Allows Us To Do and Feel 45:38- The Call of a Prophet and the Call to Us To Follow 49:40- What Does It Mean To You To Be "All In" the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

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