Pasco 10 Ward: Recent Episodes
Pasco 10 Ward
The purpose of this podcast is to connect our ward together in a more unified way that does not normally allow us. Hearing each other's stories and testimonies is a big reason why Christ organized a church. These episodes are for us and intended to uplift and edify. This has been approved by the bishopric and ward council of the Pasco 10th ward but the words said is not an official representation of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
- Jaime was born in Grandview WA. Originally wanted to be be in mathematics and science but found a new passion, teaching and education.
- Through the example of certain friends and colleagues he investigated the church and was baptized.
- Jaime and Lisa began dating while keep his standards high.
- When he decided to join he church, he already had the respect of many of his friends and family.
- Jaime shares why he makes an effort to be known for who he is and not by his appearance.
- As ambitious as Jaime was in getting started in education, his start was not the smoothest.
- Every few years Jaime moved his way different grades until one day he applied for an assistant principle.
- Jaime shares how he worked into a principle position, but is not stopping there.
- He shares some principles that can be applied in church, family, and work.
- With a growing challenge of youth and technology, Jaime shares some of this thoughts in the matter, and figuring out what matters most.
- How do we stay engaged with each other no matter what our proximity is to each other.
- The small things is how he finds Christ in every day life.
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- Originally from Texas but had a unique way she was named.
- Tiffany’s parents officially divorced after she was born.
- Amongst all the changes, she is grateful she grew up with the parents she did.
- She did not see much of her biological father and although she did not spend much time with him, she was more considerate for his family.
- Tiffany was abused by her brother when she was 10 and moving to Washington was a way to start new.
- With her father strongly supporting her, Tiffany found solace through church and school activities
- Although Tiffany felt experiences of being alone or needing to feel loved, she is able to share that with others.
- Tiffany shares her experience of having Jake and the dynamics of raising children.
- She shares her perspective in having Spencer being called as bishop and how she lives within that calling.
- We should not have to live up to cultural norm expectations.
- Tiffany talks about how we should focus more on following the Savior and not rules.
- She shares how she finds Christ in everyday life.
- From CA but lived in Tri Cities almost all his life.
- Tim has always loved his childhood including Transformers and others.
- During birth he suffered through brain damage and has had difficulty with a learning disability.
- Time was baptized in 2006.
- With being on different medications, one of the results were infertility.
- This lead to efforts towards adaption.
- Tim shares the struggle in how the adoption fell through.
- With not getting the adoption, both Tim and Donna’s faith was affected. Tim fell back into pornography but not stop cold turkey.
- Amongst imperfections, Tim learned how to be a better person every day.
- Tim shares his thoughts about what testimony is about and how being different has been a challenge unique to him.
- Tim starts to share what he has going on in his man cave
- He finds Christ in every day life by simply searching for Him.
- Tim shares his testimony in how he felt not only his Saviors love but his mothers too.
- Rod grew up on a farm in California.
- The church at the time had big athletics. Rod played as as fast pitch softball and his team made it all the way to the championship.
- As he played, his bishopric member gave long lasting lessons that carried into his life.
- Rod served his mission in New Mexico and has kept up with speaking Spanish.
- Rod was so good that he was going to play with a Baltimore team. He had hard decisions to make and his prayers were answered as time went on.
- He loved physical education and majored in it during college. As much as he loved it, he had to figure out a career change
- He ended up finding his passion in Physical Therapy.
- Rod and Laura had Lisa. They were given advice to put her in a home due to having down syndrome. 6 kids later they feel that was the best decision to have in having more children.
- With having 5 kids in the first 6 years of marriage life became busy but found solace and being center with family home evenings and reading the Book of Mormon.
- He went back and forth between companies. He thoroughly enjoyed his last 20 years of his career working more in biomechanics. After 45 years of practice, he retired a few years ago.
- Rod shares his story about how they moved to Tri Cities and how a prompting was acted upon under a decade later.
- During his time in Tri Cities, he has had many callings including being a sealer. He describes his process of being called to a Sealer in the temple.
- He finds Christ in everyday life through living the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
- Kristin lived in a military family with her father in the US Marine Corps.
- She grew up in 29 Palms Marine Corps base.
- She shares insight in the value she learned growing up in the military lifestyle.
- Kristin moved to go to Rexburg but not for BYU-Idaho but for beauty school.
- Kristin went on a Mission to Richland VA. Through her mission, she ended up coming home for health issues.
- Kristin ended up in Las Vegas after her mission. During her time in Las Vegas Kristin worked herself into a salon.
- As she was building her salon cliental she found herself working into a law firm. She learned many lessons working in law.
- As Kristin was release early from her mission she experienced an extensive amount of guilt. She eventually stopped living in accordance of the Gospel but still went to church.
- Kristin met Cody while he was a missionary in Las Vegas.
- Her testimony was never lost during her time of inactivity of life style. Kristin shares how we can live and share love with those that are not living the Gospel.
- Kristin shares her personal struggle through recovery from abuse she experienced when she was little.
- Kristen shares insight about how to love others regardless of the life style they live.
- Some of the symptoms she experienced from her childhood abuse was masterbation.
- “Your addiction is the solution to your problem.”
- We can become addicts of success. Culturally we tend to be over emphasis roles that may not be ideal for some families.
- Carly is from Sandy Utah
- Carly started school as pre med but find out how she did not wanted to do that. She finished in public health and nutrition.
- She left for her mission, got married to Robby but never finished school.
- Carly and her sister opened an Etsy shop and started monetizing her craft.
- She took calligraphy and other classes which she enjoyed.
- Little by little she find herself building a business.
- She works more on Weddings and greeting cards today.
- Robby majored in psychology but was unable to find jobs. Due to having a hard time finding a job he landed a job in Safety which took their family in different states including New Mexico and Washington.
- Although they have been trying to move, they own two homes in the ward and they are unsure about future plans.
- With the start of hustling for her business Carly already had 4 kids at home.
- She’s noticed the “mom” and “dad” guilt come but the best remedy that has worked for her is:
- A father that is present
- Planning
- Carly’s cliental is not typically member’s of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints but unwraps how and why that works.
- Carly shares her feelings about how we focusing on the Savior more enables us to become more like Him. This would help take our self imposed burdens off our shoulders.
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0-17' Sister Hurts talks about where she's from, what she enjoys, and how her testimony has developed.
17-35' Sister Heaps talks about how she learned how to make friends, how she enjoyed her stay at home mom, and how her testimony developed.
- 0-5 Where she is from and how she grew up, and her educational background before serving a mission.
- 3-10 Why Rachelle decided to become an educator and the life lessons learned from teaching children with special needs.
- 10-20 Life after the mission and her career development.
- 20-26 How Rochelle met and developed her relationship with.
- 27-42 How Rochelle decided to teach preschool and do her passion all amongst her family growing.
- 42- How and why she created the annual celebrity run for Bree in addition to all the miracles she has seen.
- 0-3:34’ Where Lon is from and how he met his first wife and education.
- 3:45’ Lon’s early career in the rehab setting and finding hope through trials.
- 14:30’ Investing into some
- 21:20’ Lons weakness and finding passion and another career building
- 35:20’ Lon’s divorce process and having someone that can match the direction you are moving toward.
- 45’ How Lon met Kimberly and their journey together.
- 59’ How integrating into a new marriage and a new life
- 1hr 7min Change in career again.
- 1hr 14 How Lon recognizes Christ’s constant presence in our lives.
20”- Where she grew up and and why moving around.
2’- How her and Brent met and how they got married 3’3”- Where she majored and her time in France and how it shaped her life and calling. 9’30”- How the scriptures connect us to life. 10’40”- Why Karen chose to do what she does and how others can find joy in what they do. 24’48”- What her family life was like, some challenges she faced growing up, and patterns of daily living. 36’20”- karen’s approach in life, family, and Gospel learning. 43’55”- How to overcome the “funk” in studying/reading scriptures. 1hr 50”- Final question.
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- How Kimberly started working in cosmetology.
- 3’30” How Kimberly’s first marriage developed but lead to a divorce.
- 5’00 Kimberly’s process in getting through a divorce and deepening her relationship with Jesus Christ, and the differences between types of scripture study.
- 9’20, 28’ How Kimberly and Lon met, dated, and got married. How their journey developed.
- 15’50 What it was like to be a single mom of 4 kids and how accepting help enabled her to be interdependent.
- 31’ How Kimberly didn’t let bad personal experience reflect toward her kids.
- 33’ Kimberly describes how her and Lon stay back to back against the “baggage” of having a mix marriage.
- 35’ How Kimberly and Lon moved here and what they do these days.
- 38’ Kimberly’s journey in starting to be a health coach.
- 46’ How Kimberly see’s Christ in every day life.
- 1’45 Music and family dynamics growing up.
- 4'00 Scott’s music career development.
- 5'45 Scott’s developmental change in mindset of music and toward life.
- 11'54 Scott’s journey through finding what he loves.
- 17 Scott’s refined focus in more recent years and other activities he enjoys.
- 20’ Principles Scott has learned from theater and how we can be more united than we think.
- 27’ How Scott likes to look through the lens of charity at church and everywhere he goes.
- 30’ How to face hard and difficult questions/concerns in the church.
- 38’25 Don’t be afraid of making decisions,
- 41’30 How to see people in a positive light.
- 46’25 How he see’s Christ in everyday life.
- 0-7:30 Where Blake and McKenzie are from and how they met.
- 7:30 Mckenzie’s family history background and how she remained steadfast through all the dynamics.
- 11:10 Mckenzie’s relentless attitude toward school, life, and everything she does.
- 13:05 The Rowley’s decision process in becoming Certified Public Account’s.
- 23:15 How Blake and McKenzie both work with a baby at home.
- 28:05 Figuring out how they implement Gospel learning at home and through the day.
- 35:23 The Rowley’s future plans and how much they enjoy life
- 41:45 How Blake and Mckenzie find Christ in every day life.
* 0-9' Home life and dynamics.
* 9’ How family experiences affected/changed his testimony and perspective on life.
* 14’50 How he met Taja at school and how their relationship and family developed over time.
* 24’ Tom’s balancing act in life with lessons learned.
* 43’20 Tom’s career.
* 55’ Learning how to help people in a complicated medical system.
* 1.04 Final question: How he finds Christ in every day life.
- 0-5’42 Growing up in a small town.
- 7’45-24’45 Taja’s career path as a book keeper, mother, and piano teacher.
- 12’10 Balancing life during school and having a supportive spouse through it all.
- 24’45 Her family and the dynamics through Tom’s graduate school.
- 27’40 Adjusting to new environments and working through insecurities.
- 32’50 How the way you are raised and life’s experiences affects how we interact with everyone.
- 35’45 Why move to the Trip Cities.
- 39’15 How Taja try’s to implement Gospel learning in her home.
- 42’40 Taja’s personal growth during her calling.
- 49’40 Final question.
Getting to know Bishop Harker was a unique and pleasant experience. I'm sure at some level you were able to relate to his experiences or gain a new insight of the steward that is over you.
- 15” Where Spencer is from and family background.
- 3’20 How he meet his wife.
- 5’ Family life and unique challenges they faced together.
- 12’15 & 43’30 How he balanced his personal job, life, and callings.
- 18’10 Personal school and education.
- 25’48 Fishing and life lessons from the outdoors.
- 30’20 Leadership, life lessons, and learning how to recognize the spirit as a bishop.
- 37’46 Serving in the church and thoughts in ways to approach it.
- 47’25 How being a bishop and father compliment each other.
- 50’10 His thoughts about the ward and how he see’s Christ.