The Ward Family

The Ward Family

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The Ward Family episodes

  • David, welcome to the ward family!

    We sit down with David and get to know more about his life including getting lost as a child in Venezuela, serving a mission in Japan, and building a life and family with his wife Sarah.

    27 min
  • Shirlee, welcome to the ward family!

    We sit down with Shirlee and get to know more about her life including asking her husband to marry her, using Primary as an opportunity for missionary service, and playing Yahtzee with an unexpected new friend.

    22 min
  • Bonus: Luisa, welcome to the ward family!

    We sit down with Luisa, one of our newest members, and get to know more about her life, including her childhood and schooling in the Philippines, falling in love with her husband through writing letters, and getting baptized after a lifetime of being a devout Catholic.

    29 min
  • Ed, welcome to the ward family!

    We sit down with Ed and get to know more about his life including growing up in the Depression, taking the sacrament in the midst of a war zone, and being ready to answer the question "do you have a job yet?".

    23 min
  • Ann, welcome to the ward family!

    We sit down with Ann and get to know more about her life including a special prompting to get baptized, her professors making it possible for her to go on a mission, and being the right height to date her now husband.

    28 min
  • Barbara, welcome to the ward family!

    We sit down with Barbara and get to know more about her life including early dreams of being a ballerina, attending BYU as an adult with two of her children, and a touching piece of creative writing for Charles, her second husband.

    21 min
  • Charles, welcome to the ward family!

    We sit down with Charles and get to know more about his life including years spent living with his grandparents as a youth, going off to war, and then love and loss in the years that followed.

    31 min
  • Laura, welcome to the ward family!

    We sit down with Laura and get to know more about her life including growing up in the area, discovering her love of teaching, and being swept off her feet by the best pickup line ever.

    30 min

About The Ward Family

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The Ward Family podcast has the dual goals of: (1) creating greater connectedness and community among members of the Cuesta Park Ward, and (2) supporting family history work by recording personal…