Spack Chats

By Jessica Spackman

Welcome to Spack Chats, your practical guide to survive and thrive in the latter days.

If you’re a Latter-day Saint girl in your teens or 20s making life choices about:

- Dating

- College

- Missions

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How many episodes does Spack Chats have?

The podcast currently has 10 episodes available.

Spack Chats episodes:

April 18, 2026Girls Can Serve at 18! Should You? - The Mission Decision (w Bethie Beck)
WAS THIS YOU? You’re going through high school, minding your own business, then get splashed awake with the news that girls can serve a mission at 18!
Overnight, the mission decision became way more real and urgent for thousands of girls around the world.
If you’re trying to decide if a mission is right for you, you’re in the right place. Bethie had a similar moment happen to her when the sister missionary age change turned from 21 to 19, and she’s here to give us all the dos and don’ts to make the best decision for you.
Guest: Bethie Beck - @realsimpletruths on Instagram
Some of the things we discuss:
Bethie’s story: choosing to serve a mission after the last mission age change from 21 to 19
How to answer: “Is a mission is right for me?”
Is a mission right for every girl?
Does timing my mission papers improve my chances of going foreign?
Beverage: Just Ingredients electrolytes - Get $10 off your first order with http://rwrd.io/ref_2WICP9A?c
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Special thanks to Faith Creators Alliance & Falter Media for making this show possible
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36min
April 11, 2026Abortion: What Every Latter-day Saint Girl Needs to Know (But Most Aren’t Told)
Pro-life or pro-choice: the issue of our time that Church members avoid talking about with young women—but it’s also one of the most important conversations for YOU to join now.
Guest: Merrilee Boyack @maboyack
What we discuss today:
Why this abortion stuff matters for Latter-day Saint women
Merrilee’s story as a young mom to now
How we started Latter-day Saints for Life
Ideas for service
How to respond to common questions/misunderstandings
Beverage: H20 ;)
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Special thanks to Faith Creators Alliance & Falter Media for making this show possible
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50min
April 04, 2026When Going to Church Is Hard: How to Trust God & Beat Social Anxiety
If church gives you more stress than rest, you’re in the right place. I used to hide in the foyer because I couldn’t handle sitting in the chapel, or worse, relief society.
What we discuss today:
My story: mental health issues on my mission and as a young adult
My story: returning to Church
Tips to endure and even overcome anxiety
Tips to help someone else to return
Beverage: Just Ingredients strawberry lime electrolytes - Get $10 off your first order with http://rwrd.io/ref_2WICP9A?c
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Follow for weekly episodes, and follow @spackchats on Instagram and Facebook. For extra content, visit my blog at spackchats.com
Submit your own advice question to [email protected]
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Special thanks to Faith Creators Alliance & Falter Media for making this show possible
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22min
March 28, 2026Should You Go to BYU? Pros and Cons with Current BYU Student (w Cole Spackman)
Trying to decide where to go to college? Have you been feeling pressure to go to BYU because that’s where the most righteous people go?
Are you worried that if you don’t go to BYU, you won’t meet your eternal companion?!
Today, our “BYU expert” and my brother, Cole, is going to help us go through the pros and cons of BYU, and help you decide if BYU is right for you.
Guest: Cole Spackman
Some of the questions we answer:
What kind of person thrives at BYU?
What myths about BYU should die?
Is BYU the best place to find your eternal companion?
What might be a bad reason to choose BYU?
Beverage: Just Ingredients vanilla protein powder - Get $10 off your first order with http://rwrd.io/ref_2WICP9A?c
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Subscribe for weekly episodes, and follow @spackchats on Instagram and Facebook. For extra content, visit my blog at spackchats.com
Got a question? Submit your advice questions to [email protected]
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Special thanks to Faith Creators Alliance & Falter Media for making this show possible
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27min
March 21, 2026Stop Wasting Your Time in Dating: What Latter-day Saint Guys Are Actually Looking for (w Jacob Beck)
Get inside the male Latter-day Saint brain (and heart)! In this dating series part 2 of 2, Jacob Beck gives us x-ray vision into the Latter-day Saint male brain — what guys actually think, and what actually makes them want to marry you.
Guest: Jacob Beck
Some of the questions we answer:
What made Bethie stand out and make you want to date her?
What are the biggest mistakes girls are making in their Mutual profiles?
How can I make myself more attractive to guys?
What are girls wasting their time on?
How can I regain confidence and hope in dating?
Beverage: Yogi throat comfort tea (with Local Hive honey)
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Subscribe for weekly episodes, and follow @spackchats on Instagram and Facebook. For extra content, visit my blog at spackchats.com
Got a question? Submit your advice questions to [email protected]
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Special thanks to Faith Creators Alliance & Falter Media for making this show possible
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40min
March 14, 2026Latter-day Saint NCMOs, Mutual, and More: Your Dating Crash Course (w Bethie Beck)
Trapped on the nonstop dating carousel? (Or don’t know how to get on and start dating?) This is a Latter-day Saint girl’s crash course to finding confidence in dating—and to actually get married. (Part 1 of our 2-part dating series, featuring the Becks!)
Guest: @bethie_beck
Some of the questions we answer:
What made you know you were going to marry Jacob?
When should teenagers start dating?
How do we feel about NCMOs?
What are the biggest mistakes girls are making in dating?
Should you kiss a platonic friend just to get your first kiss over with?
Beverage: Just Ingredients lemon lime electrolytes - Get $10 off your first order with http://rwrd.io/ref_2WICP9A?c
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Subscribe for weekly episodes, and follow @spackchats on Instagram and Facebook. For extra content, visit my blog at spackchats.com
Got a question? Submit your advice questions to [email protected]
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Special thanks to Faith Creators Alliance & Falter Media for making this show possible
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44min
March 07, 2026 Introducing Spack Chats: A Practical Guide for Latter-day Saint Girls
Latter-day Saint girls deserve a space to talk about real life and find answers to the questions that matter to YOU.
Welcome to Spack Chats, your practical guide to survive and thrive in the latter days.
Listen for a quick intro to the show and what to expect around here.
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Subscribe for weekly episodes, and follow @spackchats on Instagram and Facebook. For extra content, visit my blog at spackchats.com
Got a question? Submit your advice questions to [email protected]
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Special thanks to Faith Creators Alliance and Falter Media for making this show possible.
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3min
December 13, 2020 Guest: Rachel DeMille - When Girls Don't Serve Missions
Guest Rachel DeMille shares her experiences and insights as a disciple of Christ, lifelong Church member, and girl who didn’t serve a mission. We discuss how to choose whether you should go on a mission and how to live out our personal life mission.
Inspired by the original blog post “Boys and Girls Who Don’t Serve Missions - Yes, You CAN Marry One!”: https://spackchats.com/2020/12/06/girls-and-boys-who-dont-serve-missions-yes-you-can-marry-one/
Additional resources:
Thomas S. Monson 2012 “Welcome to Conference”: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2012/10/welcome-to-conference?lang=eng
Jeffrey R. Holland 2016 Face-to-Face: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/broadcasts/face-to-face/archive/?lang=eng
Russell M. Nelson 2013 “Decisions for Eternity”: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2013/10/decisions-for-eternity?lang=eng
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26min
November 23, 2020 Abortion: Forming a Doctrinal, Scientific, and Philosophical Perspective
Some say Christians have to be pro-life all the way. Others say Christianity requires them to be pro-choice.
Today, we go through building a perspective about abortion that is both based in the doctrine of Christ (according to His Restored Gospel and Church) and scientifically and philosophically sound.
Focus on the Family:
https://www.focusonthefamily.com/pro-life/abortion-complications/
What is your perspective on abortion? How did you come to that perspective?
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42min
November 01, 2020 Focusing on Christ: Please Don't Call Us Mormons
PLEASE don’t call us Mormons!—even if you are one.
Today, we chat about why my favorite of recent “big changes” in the Church is NOT 2-hour church. We get into coming closer to Christ, particularly through how we speak of Him and His Church.
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Extra reading: Elder Bednar’s address, “We Talk of Christ”:
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2020/10/45andersen?lang=eng

Read the blog post that inspired this episode:

http://spackchats.com/2019/10/21/please-dont-call-us-mormons-even-if-you-are-one/
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19min

FAQs about Spack Chats:

How many episodes does Spack Chats have?

The podcast currently has 10 episodes available.