Latter-day Saint Commentary from the Pacific Northwest - Rocky Mountain Sunshine Podcast

Welcome to the Rocky Mountain Sunshine podcast where we share faith, have some fun, and strive to add a little sunshine to your day! I am your host, Jason Bringhurst.

It’s a great day! I got the second COVID vaccine.  I wanted to high five everyone.

I want to thank a reviewer, CheeseGromit for a wonderful 5 star review on Apple podcasts. I really appreciate it.

I had a friend and listener to the show, Stuart Grigg, who reached out and suggested that I give more of an explanation on how to give a rating and review on apple podcasts because many people may not know how to do it. I thought that it was a good idea since it is a bit confusing.

Do you just love conference weekend?

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Have you ever been in a situation where you thought that you shouldn’t do something but it would really benefit you if you did? Or maybe you could make a lot of money, but you knew it was wrong?  Well, have I got a story for you!

Last week my wife’s sister and her 3 adult children came to visit. Well, technically they were visiting my wife’s parents, but since we just live down the road, we got to spend some time with them. They were here on their spring break vacation.

I of course have to tell all of my crazy stories and one came up that I thought that I would share.

Life is hard. Starting a business isn’t easy. In November 2007 I decided to quit a good-paying job that I hated, and take a crack again at starting another business. I’ve started several businesses. Most have failed. I’ve been blessed and my company Professional Cable is still running almost 14 years later.  We supply cables such as Fiber Optic, Ethernet for Networking, and HDMI cables.

As I’ve gotten older and had more children, the pressure of making sure there is money in the bank & food on the table is daunting. Then in 2012, we had an epic medical emergency when our son Xavier was born 3 months premature and ended up spending 4 months at Primary Children’s Hospital. He developed hydrocephalus (see the post on hydrocephalus) which has required 8 brain surgeries.

So I know a little about financial stress.

Tune in for the rest of the story! 

Cheers from Port Angeles, Washington in the Pacific Northwest!

Easter is just around the corner! I’m excited on many levels for this Easter. I'm excited to see my family and friends in Utah. General Conference is on Easter this year. We are excited for an Easter egg hunt with the kids. It's going to be really great to see my family in Utah. It's been 15 months since I have been able to visit because of Covid!

Links mentioned in the episode:

Easter video that the youth of the Mt. Pleasant Ward helped me create.

https://youtu.be/CZvJWd1MCrw

The Tabernacle Choir singing, "He Is Risen."

In today's episode I talk about an experience with suicide that I had in Tours, France.

I looked behind me to go and I see two ladies walking towards me holding arms. I thought the one on the right was wearing a red bandana on her face. She got closer and I saw it was blood. I jumped off my bike and ran to see if I could help. She said to take her other arm. I left my bike on the bridge.  We walked towards the nearest building.  The lady who was helping her lived there.  The girl who was injured had a huge bump on her temple with a hole the size of a nickel in it.

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Latter-day Saint Commentary from Port Angeles, Washington

Not an official podcast of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Can I just say how much I love spring? I am starting to see trees blooming and I”m giddy! Bring on the sunshine!  I do miss how much sunshine there was in Utah compared to Port Angeles, but when there are blue skies here, along with the ocean air, it is so clear. No pollution or smog here.  There are advantages and disadvantages to living in both places.

Well, in today’s episode I talk about a letter that I found recently, written by my grandmother Maggie Alldredge, and how it impacted my life. Tune in and subscribe! 

Has Heavenly Father ever put someone on your path to help you at a certain point in your life? Looking back at my life, Dave Yates was a faith friend that I needed at a critical time in my life as I was trying to prepare to serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 

I have had so many cars! Hang on tight for a longer episode as I go through every one of my cars. 

From the 1975 Chevy Nova to a convertible BMW. From a 1965 Ford Mustang to a GMC Sierra pickup. I've had a lot of cars! 

But as I look back at all of these, while they brought me a lot of fun in the moment, none of this lasts forever.  What brings me eternal joy is my family.  Luckily some of my kids enjoy going to car shows with me and walking around looking at hot rods and classic cars. The greatest thing about these cars is the memory with family and friends in them.   I’ve been blessed not only to have a lot of fun cars, but to have a lot of fun with my friends and family. I am so grateful for that.

Happy Valentines! I hope that you had a great weekend! I made a deal with my son Gavin this Valentines. We both like white chocolate, and I am married to a strict orthodox chocolatarian, so white chocolate is not allowed in the house. You could be banished for having that stuff! Haha. Just kidding. But I do think my wife might shame us a bit for liking white chocolate.

So about today’s episode! I revisit a blog post of mine from May 10, 2019. I talked about an experience I had when we lived in Europe and the Lord’s Answer to ending world hunger.

So without any further delay,

In today's episode I talk about an experience that I had with CO or Carbon Monoxide and promptings of the Spirit.

Also, as a heads up, I was called to be the bishop of our ward here in Port Angeles a couple weeks ago and funny enough, I have not had much free time since then. I just want to let the Rocky Mountain Sunshine Podcast listeners know that I may not be able to keep up a weekly podcast. I’ll keep trying to put out episodes, but if you see that I go a week or two or more without publishing anything, just smile and know that I’m serving in my calling and spending time with my family. I really love doing this podcast, but it turns out I need sleep. So I’m limited to the time available during the week and I want to spend some time with my family, keeping what’s most important my top priority.

In this episode we talk about Hydrocephalus and why it’s important in our home. I speak with my wife Jen and about our connection to Hydrocephalus and how it’s influenced our family.

Welcome Jen Bringhurst to the show! OK. I’m going to put you on the spot. Did you know that I had a podcast? Haha

So today I wanted to talk about Hydrocephalus and our journey with our son Xavier who will turn 9 soon.  I thought it would be good to have you on the show to get your perspective as a mother of a child with hydrocephalus.