This week we wrap up the #LightTheWorld campaign by reviewing a few of our favorite experiences so far serving others One by One to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. We also invited several bloggers, youtubers and influencers to share their testimonies of the Savior Jesus Christ with you. It's my hope that as you hear these testimonies you'll feel the love that our Savior has for YOU and that you'll be inspired to share your light with others as well. Special thanks to @femalefoodie, @colettekati, @iheartnaptime, @lillieeatsandtells, @classyclutter, @melskitchencafe, @setemagali, and @abountifulkitchen for taking the time to record and share their testimonies of Jesus Christ with us this week.

Show Notes:

Light the World https://www.comeuntochrist.org/light-the-world

Testimonies from:

Brooke Eliason @femalefoodie

Colette Kati @colettekati

Jamielyn Nye @iheartnaptime

Lilly Biesinger @lillieeatsandtells

Mallory Nikolaus @classyclutter

Mel @melskitchencafe

Setema Gali @setemagali

Si Foster @abountifulkitchen

Book mentioned in this episode: one by one https://amzn.to/35qEjQo

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If you consider yourself part of Bachelor Nation you're going to LOVE today's episode! And even if you aren't, but you're a person of faith or just love good-hearted people, I think you'll really enjoy today's discussion with Desiree Hartstock Siegfried. Like many of you, I watched Desiree on Season 17 of The Bachelor and my friends and I would say "she seems like she would be friends with us!" and we were all thrilled when she was chosen as The Bachelorette. Today we talk about way more than just her experiences on the Bachelor and Bachelorette though. We get into her back story of how this all unfolded in her life, how following God's plan for her led her to find her way on these shows and eventually find her husband Chris too. Desiree candidly shares with me what it was like to be on these shows, how her faith journey evolved over time, and now how she choses faith over everything, as a mom and entrepreneur.

Show Notes:

Desiree’s Instagram @desireesiegfried 

Desiree’s Twitter @deshartsock

Wedding gowns by Desiree Siegfried http://www.desireehartsock.com/

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Today Neil and I talk all about what the #LightTheWorld campaign has meant to our family over the past several Christmas seasons, some of the good we've been able to be part of and how easy it is to get involved, no matter WHAT faith you belong to. We share some personal experiences and my strong personal philosophy of WHY social media exists, and the power of doing a little good on the internet and how far that can go to change lives. We talk about some favorite memories of #LightTheWorld service days and some of the things we're excited to do this year. If you want to join us you can go to lightTheWorld.org to find a calendar of 25 very simple ways you can serve in the 25 days of the Christmas season, and even sign up to get simple text alerts each day reminding you what that day's theme is. We hope you will join us in making this year the best Christmas ever by bringing Christ back into the true reason for the season.

Show Notes:

Natalie and Ryan’s conversion story video

https://www.comeuntochrist.org/belong/welcome/carleys-book-of-mormon

Be a part of Light the world this Christmas

https://www.comeuntochrist.org/light-the-world/service-prompts-sms-signup

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Imagine what it would be like to go from everything being totally normal one day, to finding out through a voicemail the next day that your child has cancer and needs to seen by an oncologist immediately. That's just the beginning of my friend Amanda Smith's story and today she has graciously agreed to share her family's story of her 7 year old daughter Lynden's diagnosis and 6 rounds of chemo that started only a few months ago. The MOST remarkable part of this story is that Lynden and her family have raised over $40,000 for the pediatric cancer research foundation, all because Lynden asked her mom if she'd donate to the Ronald McDonald box every time she went through the drive-thru after Lynden was diagnosed. Lynden also has a remarkable story of chopping off and donating her hair to crowns for courage a YEAR before she ever knew she would need that same donation herself. Their story is incredibly inspiring, heartwarming and so perfect to lead us into the holiday season where everyone's hearts tend to be a little more open to giving. If this episode touches your heart like it did mine, I would love for you to share a screenshot of it to your IG stories and make sure you tag me @mintarrow so I can see it! You can also go to our shownotes and find links to donate to the pediatric cancer research foundation and buy one of Lynden's lotus bracelets to help her raise even more money for childhood cancer research.

Buy Lynden’s bracelets/donate

https://lyndenslotus.com/

Donate to pediatric cancer research

https://pcrf-kids.org/

Amanda’s Insta @amandalynnsmith_

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The season of giving and doing a little more good around the world is upon us, and this week I'm bringing a guest on to tell you about one of my FAVORITE non-profit organizations, Days for Girls. Celeste Mergens, the founder and CEO of Days for Girls, shares with me her incredibly powerful story of being led by the Lord to start an organization to help women and young girls in developing countries with reusable supplies for menstruation. Days for girls also teaches and educates people globally about their bodies, how to stay safe and avoid human trafficking and become more empowered to stay in school, be leaders in their careers, and wait till their bodies are ready to bear children. The life-changing impact that Days for Girls is having around the world is absolutely astounding to me, with 1.5 million women now empowered to take their days back monthly when many of them used to have to stay home with no other solution during those 5 days of their cycle. They have a long way to go with 50 million women suffering from a lack of solution and education around this issue. We're going to talk about how you can get involved and help and even come to a service project with me next week if you're in the Salt Lake Area, and if not you can go to the show notes to find out how you can help from anywhere.

Show Notes:

Special Days for Girls event hosted by PMD in Draper Utah November 26th 2019

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pmd-beauty-x-days-for-girls-hosted-by-corrine-stokoe-of-mintarrow-tickets-79243115291

Days for Girls website

www.daysforgirls.org

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DaysforGirls/

Instagram @DaysForGirls

Twitter @DaysForGirls

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As an 8-year helicopter pilot for the US Army and now wife to a man in active duty, toting two darling kids all over the United States and sharing her journey every step of the way, Amy Lou Hawthorne is an American sweetheart who has stolen the hearts of many of my current listeners and followers. I recently asked on my instagram stories for suggestions of people to interview for Veteran's Day who either were in the armed forces themselves or married to someone in active duty, and Amy Lou Hawthorne was the overwhelming favorite and most suggested out of anyone. I was delighted to find out that not only is she an army wife who understands the struggle of having a spouse away on active duty, but she herself also served in the military for 8 years as a helicopter pilot. Amy shares candidly her ups and downs of being in the military, the leadership lessons she learned, how its affected her marriage and her children as she's raised them through several deployments and most importantly, she educates me on how to better serve and understand and appreciate those who sacrifice so much to make our country safe. I'm so thankful so many of you pointed me to her and I really think you're going to love this interview.

Amy Lou Hawthorne Instagram

The Ever Co. Business Instagram 

Military Support Organizations: Legacies Alive http://legaciesalive.com/ Team Red White and Blue https://www.teamrwb.org/ Legacy Magazine https://www.legacymagazine.org/ Wounded Warrior Project https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/ For volunteer opportunities on military bases contact:

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Have you ever wondered why some women wear a head scarf, where that tradition comes from, and why it’s important to them? Today I have the honor of interviewing a fellow modest fashion blogger Leena from the blog With Love Leena all about her journey in wearing hijab, dressing modestly and finding the confidence to be herself in a world where modesty isn’t always easy. She shares with me why modest fashion is so important to her, how she found her confidence in wearing a head scarf even though she’s the only woman in her family who does this, and what she wishes other people would understand about women who choose to dress like she does. I was amazed by all the parallels between her belief and mine in the importance of modesty, and I hope you’ll listen and be inspired by her beautiful perspective too.

Show Notes:

https://www.withloveleena.com/

https://www.instagram.com/withloveleena/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFlVeT7oDLA2JhU57Ed3JKA/featured

Video explaining temple garments: https://youtu.be/5vvN4qJRBM0

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This was a hot topic that I polled my audience about several months ago and I'm happy to bring on my best friend who's an expert at creating and maintaining deep friendships, my husband Neil. Together we talk about the importance of having good friends, where to find those friends, what to do (and NOT to do) to make sure your friendships are rooted in trust, and even some advice for parents whose kids are struggling with friendships. We hope that you'll find some ideas that are helpful and uplifting in this episode and if you do we'd love to hear about it at the end if you'll take just a second to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Show Notes:

How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

“Beware of Pride” Ezra Taft Benson https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1989/04/beware-of-pride?lang=eng

“Are Ye Stripped of Pride” Kim B. Clark https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/kim-b-clark/ye-stripped-pride/

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If you're into business podcasts or online business websites you've proooobably heard of Pat Flynn, the host of Smart Passive Income and blogger at smartpassiveincome.com. But have you heard his story of losing his job in 2008 like so many other Americans, and what he did to catapult his entrepreneurial career after that job loss? Today Pat shares his candid experience of job loss, how he picked himself up after that blow and decided to take action, and where that action has led him over the past 11 years. He shares some incredible wisdom and inspiring advice for anyone who feels a little timid about what they might have to offer the online world, how you DON'T have to be the most credentialed expert in your field, and even how that may be to your advantage to be just a step or two ahead of someone else wanting to do what you've done. I came away totally inspired from this interview and I know you guys are going to walk away uplifted and inspired by this interview too.

Show Notes: 

Pat’s blog https://patflynn.com/

SuperFans- Pat’s new book https://patflynn.com/superfans/

Smart Passive Income https://www.smartpassiveincome.com/

Pat Flynn YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGk1LitxAZVnqQn0_nt5qxw

Social Channels: Instagram @patflynn, Twitter @patflynn, FB https://www.facebook.com/public/Pat-Flynn

Kevin Kelly 1,000 True Fans article https://kk.org/thetechnium/1000-true-fans/

Internet Business Mastery Podcast https://www.internetbusinessmastery.com/category/podcast/

Pencils of Promise https://pencilsofpromise.org/

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