My 99 Cousins

The final Houston Trip episode comes out with a visit from Lindsay and Kenny Weston.They discuss the origins of the podcast and Lindsay's initial enthusiasm for the project, which aligns with her own interest in family and marriage. Lindsay shares her experience as a faithful listener and reflects on the unique and exceptional nature of their family. Devin updates listeners on his visit to Houston to support his sister Charlotte and her family, as her and Ben's son Liam recovers from cancer surgery. The conversation then shifts to Lindsay and Kenny's backgrounds, including their education, careers, and the challenges of frequent moves due to Kenny's job.

Lindsay and Kenny share their love story, from their first meeting at BYU Idaho to Kenny's romantic proposal on Lindsay's 19th birthday. They talk about their six children and the various places they've lived, highlighting the support they've received from family members during these transitions. Lindsay's family members praise her for her generosity, intelligence, and deep thinking, as well as her ability to unite people and balance family and work. They share specific memories of Lindsay's accomplishments and the positive impact she has had on their lives.

The final topic of the podcast is "not giving up on people." Lindsay explains that this topic has been on her mind due to her experiences as a therapist and the importance of patience and love in helping others change. She emphasizes the need to keep an open heart and be willing to forgive and support others, even when progress is slow. Kenny adds that change and progression look different for everyone, and it's important to give people the space to grow at their own pace. They discuss the importance of effective communication and conflict resolution in families, and the need to balance guiding children while respecting their agency.

Devin concludes the episode by reminding listeners about the upcoming family reunion in July 2026 and sharing an update on his and Sarah's infertility journey. He expresses gratitude for the support and prayers from family members and appreciates the opportunity to connect with Lindsay and Kenny. The episode ends with mutual admiration and appreciation for the strong family bonds that have been nurtured through their shared experiences and love for one another.

In this episode of "My 99 Cousins," host Devin Andersen visits Houston to support his sister Charlotte while she stays in the hospital with her son Liam who is recovering from a surgery to remove cancer. while there he interviews his cousin Sarah and her husband, Forrest. They discuss Sarah's mission in Ciudad Obregón, Mexico, her love for languages, and the importance of family connections. Sarah shares memorable experiences from her mission, including a conversion story and overcoming dengue fever, while reflecting on the rewarding aspects of her service and her decision to major in linguistics at BYU.

Forrest talks about his upbringing in Palmer, Alaska, his mission in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and the miracles he witnessed there. The couple recounts their meeting at BYU, their relationship journey, and their life with their four children. They also discuss their aspirations, such as living in a French-speaking country, and share personal stories, including Sarah's scare during a pregnancy and Forest's childhood experience on a glacier. The conversation highlights their deep family bonds and the joy of reuniting with loved ones.

The episode delves into language acquisition, with Sarah and Forrest emphasizing the importance of exposure and immersion. They share their methods for teaching their children multiple languages and discuss the significance of early exposure to different sounds. The couple also touches on the concept of loan words and the evolving nature of language. The podcast concludes with Devin expressing gratitude for the support during his infertility journey and inviting Sarah and Forest to a family reunion, ending on a hopeful note celebrating family connections and shared experiences.

Devin is in Houston visiting his sister Charlotte's family to help out while Charlotte's son, Liam, recovers from a life saving surgery that removed cancer from his leg. While helping with the family, Devin decided to kill 4 birds with one stone, and interview 3 cousins. This is the first of those interviews.

Camille comes to visit Devin at Charlotte’s house, and they sit down for a nice one on one conversation.

They discuss the many nicknames that Camille has and some of their origins. Camille then talks about how moving from Utah to Texas when she was a Junior in High School was a blessing in disguise as it facilitated her meeting her husband, their subsequent marriage, and then their 4 children.

Devin then asks Camille 3 thought provoking questions before Devin shares impressions, stories, and memories that he gathered from Camille’s family.

Devin then goes off script and challenges Camille to a “chip-off”. Camille then shares memories and stories of their grandparents, aunts and uncles, as well as cousins.

For the final topic, Camille and Devin discuss the blessings of the temple, and how helping others who have passed on can also bless their posterity. Devin shares some information about symbolism in the temple before the end of the episode. 

The Andersens head down to Cedar City to meet up with another Miller cousin. Adam is the oldest of the 6 Miller siblings, and Devin and Sarah have dinner at Jacob Miller's house with the Miller Brothers and their families before Devin and Sarah sit down for the podcast with Adam and his wife Michelle.

Adam shares his background, where he went to school, his mission experiences in Chile, meeting Michelle, and their story.

Michelle shares her own recollections of meeting Adam, and about their son Toby. Toby was born with a congenital heart condition called "tetralogy of fallot". A condition requiring surgery and years of medical intervention. Michelle shares Toby's story of perseverance and the joy of his gradual improvement.

Devin asks Michelle and Adam about their Marketing business "Sunflower Marketing" and their website sunflowermarketing.co. Michelle talks about her love of writing, and the 60 day challenges she's started to help people find a community of writing together.

Adam shares memories of his parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. Devin then shares memories he'd collected from Adam's siblings, and some of their mutual aunts.

For the final topic, Adam chose to discuss "Trying to improve on going through trials."

Devin travels down to Manti, UT to spend the weekend with Cousin Mary, her husband, Doug, and some of their wonderful children.

The podcast begins with Devin sharing his experience of attending the musical "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and winning his very own Golden Ticket.

Devin then asks all the usual questions. Mary's name, her cousin number, her family, education, and her mission. Mary shares that she and Doug served in the same mission, which is where they had met.

Doug shares his own mission experiences, meeting Mary, and how they sang together on their mission. Mary then shared how she went to Doug's homecoming, how they started dating, and were eventually married.

Doug talks about being a choir teacher, and how they had worked together as a family for 7 years at Brigham's Play Housek and some of the adventures that they shared.

Mary then shares stories and memories of staying with Devin's family when Devin was a small boy in Texas, and some of the lessons she learned there.

Devin then shares many memories he collected form Mary's family before finishing with the final topic - following your intuition and trusting in the Holy Ghost

Devin and Sarah visit the youngest Andersen cousin, Camilla Andelin Curtis. They have dinner with Camilla's husband, Tyler, and his brother Kyle, before sitting down to record the podcast.

Camilla and Tyler share how they met on their mission and the unique circumstances of serving during the pandemic. They share how they dated and got engaged shortly after their missions.

Camilla shares stories of growing up on the farm, and Devin shares memories that he collected from the Andelin family.

Camilla talks about music, what it means to be an opera singer, and the affects that Artificial Intelligence can have in the realm of music. Devin shares some songs that he created through the power of AI before ending the episode reminding the family about our family reunion.

Brenley's episode Part 2

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Devin, Sarah, and Tim head to Huntsville, Utah, to visit cousin Brenley and her family. After an amazing dinner with 2 types of salmon, and a small concert, the Andersens and the Burton's sat down to record the podcast.

Brenley shares how she got her name, what her cousin number is, and who else was born the same year as her.

She talks about her mission experiences, meeting her husband, Spencer, their courtship, and how he proposed.

Spencer shares a story of his mission, and his side of the story with meeting Brenley. He talks about growing up in Huntsville, and how the prophet, David O McKay was also baptized in the same creek as him, located just behind their house.

Brenley then shares memories that she had of Grandpa and Grandma Andersen, as well as cousins, aunts, and uncles.

Sally and her three children visit Devin and Sarah's home for dinner before Sally sits down with Devin and Sarah for the interview.

Sally shares some fun memories of her childhood, the time she got to spend with Grandpa and Grandma Andersen, as well as some of her favorite memories of cousins at the farm and in Arizona. Climbing trees, stealing roses, and eating cold cereal were some of her favorite memories.

Sally talks about her children, and how she met her husband Chris. She shares their courtship story and how they got engaged. Then with permission from Sally, Devin shares a portion of Chris's Obituary.

Devin then shares memories and stories that he gathered from Sally's siblings and parents before moving on to the final topic - "How temple work has influenced my life."

Devin reminds everyone of the big family reunion in 2026, and then Sarah ends the episode by giving news about our infertility journey.

This interview is split into two parts. This is part 1

Devin, Sarah, and Tim spend their vacation in Hawaii and while there, they stay at the Mission Home in Honolulu where their Uncle Dean and Aunt Colleen live.

After staying there several days, Devin and Sarah get the opportunity to interview Dean and Colleen for a few hours in their lovely dining room. Dean and Colleen share their experience of being called as Mission Leaders in the Honolulu Hawaii mission and the miracles that took place for that to occur.

Devin then asks Dean questions about his childhood and about his father. Dean shares many interesting and funny memories he had with Devin's father when they were younger, and then Dean and Colleen share memories of their youth and when they dated.

Dean and Colleen share memories of Grandma and Grandpa Andersen, Devin's family, and several other memories before the end of this episode.

Devin and Sarah record a short blurb to update people on their infertility journey, and how Annie is continuing to help by being attempting to become a gestational carrier for them.

Part 2 of this episode will come out next week!