In Our Lovely Deseret: Recent Episodes
Mark and Dal
Two young working professionals living in the hearts of Utah and Salt Lake Valley try to find themselves by discussing noteworthy news, interviewing the most interesting people that will come on their podcast, and attempting to give unsolicited life advice.
But really we're just two guys trying to have a good time by channeling our creative energy into something productive. We hope this becomes a seminal podcast that can justify its existence under the 'Health & Fitness - Sexuality' podcast category.
We're back! In this episode, we discuss updates in our lives and the new structure of the podcast moving forward. We start with some of our motivations for coming back to the podcast. (1:50) We then go through some of Dallin's adventures on Facebook and the reasons he can't delete his account. (2:33) We discuss the new structure of the podcast moving forward. (14:43) We then devolve into the NBA playoffs, conspiracy theories, and recent media we have consumed. (17.49)
Today we happily welcome Anna Hurwitz to the podcast. Anna is a recent convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and is currently a Junior studying communication disorders at the University of Rhode Island. On this episode Anna talks us through her experience finding and joining the Church in Rhode Island. (2:45) She then give us some insights about how her life has changed since her baptism and confirmation and how the LDS service differs from other church services (25:47). We finish this podcast a little more light hearted with a draft of the top things we find annoying and talk a bit about Anna's obsession with the Flash and other superheroes. (31:35) We want to thank Anna for being so open and honest with her experiences and for being on a being patient with delays on getting this episode out. We wish you the best!
We welcome Cam Ferrell to this episode and discuss the newly announced and published For the Strength of Youth Pamphlet from The Church of Jesus Christ. We start the podcast by getting to know Cam and his background in running and discussing some current events. (1:42) We then go into some of Mark's random thoughts which range from deep philosophical thoughts to bad business ideas. (8:48) We transition into a deep dive of For the Strength of Youth - the new structure of the pamphlet, wording changes, and the principles the pamphlet focuses on. (26:00) We finish off with some light hearted banter on standards we would make for those that still want to be "compelled in all things" and then go into some of the final principles we liked and quotes from Elder Uchtdorf. (1:00:26) Big thank you to Cam for coming on the podcast and we wish him the best of luck on his mission.
We happily welcome back Hannah Wilson to the podcast to discuss ideas and topics that were explored in a couple Modern Wisdom Podcast Episodes cited below. We start out with a life update with Hannah and internship the UN/LDS Charities in Geneva, Switzerland and quickly get into women "Boss" culture and how career ambitions can affect dating for women in the Church. (3:17) We discuss what Incels (Involuntary Celibates) are and how that mindset can affect men and women and how salary disparities can be problematic in forming and maintaining relationships. (17:07) The conversation then shifts to motherhood and the "biological clock" that is ticking for a lot of women as they get older. (30:50) Finally we move to solutions and mindsets that could be helpful those that are having a hard time dating in the church. (50:29)
We would also like to congratulate Hannah on completing her first marathon and wish her the best in her career and educational pursuits.
Extra Links:
Modern Wisdom Episode 526 - Are Incels A Threat To Society? and 528 - Can Women Have A Career And A Family?
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Today we have the great pleasure of welcoming Jeff Barlow to the podcast. Jeff was raised in the FLDS Church in Colorado City, AZ. He lets us know what it was like growing up there and the rebellious things he did as a teen. (3:06) He then chose to leave the religion at about age 16 or 17 to set off on his own. He eventually joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints a few year later and we get to hear about his conversion and things he had to relearn about scriptures and gospel principles. (20:04) We touch on Jeff's education, career, and how he ended up back in Colorado City as an attorney (41:11) and end with some insight on media portrayals of the FLDS church and fun stories from his childhood. (49:33)
Today we cordially welcome budding entrepreneur and Snow Canyon High School's sophomore Student Body President, Austin Renstrom to the podcast. We start with a new segment called Dallin's thought journal where we discuss random thoughts and experiences he has had over the last couple of weeks (1:50). Austin updates us on how his small business it doing, the state of high school sports in Utah, and his experience as a student body officer (15:01). Austin then recounts one of the funniest and most influential nights of his life which resulted in fame, 60+ more instagram followers, and the loss of his two front teeth (30:24). We then end by asking if being a member of the church is Saint George is cool for high schoolers (59:03).
We are back with another wonderful episode with Brixton Gardner, who is now happily married to Andrea Gardner. We start with a short update on married life and then hop right into critiques and criticisms of popular media (8:03). We then get a quick update on Jet's star quarterback Zach Wilson (23:47) and then talk about the wonderfully satirical Instagram account @byuvirgin (31:06). We end with a more serious discussion on how to handle sensational news cycles and an important role of religion (34:30).
Today we happily welcome back Alexis Tullis to the podcast. We start this episode with a fun segment where we draft who would we feel comfortable alone in a room with NBA edition (3:18). We then take a deeper dive into the social media phenomenon known as Momtok and discuss what it is and how it effects us (23:59).
On this episode we welcome Connor Hill and Kadee Nielsen. We learned on the episode that Connor actually doesn't have a "small business" but he graciously gives us his take on the developing summer sales season and experiences he has had so far on the doors. Kadee has a booming Utah based floral business called Little Lady Floral. She primarily caters to weddings and let us in on tips, tricks, and insights into the floral business.
Please support Kadee @ https://littleladyfloral.com
We give a very warm welcome to Natalie "Nat Pat" Curtis and Hannah "Han" Wilson as they come on this episode for some girl talk. There is no talk of makeup or boy crushes, although I am sure that would have made for a very compelling podcast, instead we touch on subjects literally and figuratively near and dear to our hearts like breast cancer, how we could improve for women's in the church, and Utah's soda bar culture.
Daniel Bickel and Joshua Hiatt join us on this episode to talk about boy things. After we discuss Daniel’s side of the March Madness debacle we take a dive into things that are important to men. Conversations on sports, zombies, and testicular cancer all await you in this episode.
We happily welcome a former member of the LDS Tools Podcast, Nathan Evans, to the episode today. Nate completed one of the greatest feats of this dispensation when he ate 19 pancakes in 5 hours because his bracket lost in March Madness. We get a behind the scenes look at Nate's mentality and what helped him push through to finish this challenge.
We had a lot of material gathered that wouldn't have made good episodes on their own so we put them all together in this episode. We wander through a myriad of topics that include Taco Bell, Dallin's Facebook posts and Mark's blog.
If you would like to check out Mark's blog, The Deep Stuff please visit http://thedeepstuff.substack.com to subscribe or browse.
We did it. We finally got the illustrious Natalie Curtis to join us on this podcast. Natalie is a recent BYU grad with tons of work experience and a think outside of the box entrepreneurial mind. She is a very unique person and we are very pleased to be her friend.
We welcome back Brixton Gardner to the podcast to talk about everything VASA. If this episode WORKS OUT well we want it to be a consistent segment in our content.
In Our Lovely Deseret welcomes the bubbly and soon to be BYU grad, Makenna Bascom, to the podcast to answer 10 burning questions we had for her. Listen to the end to get a bonus story about orphans in Mexico.
Today we welcome the treasured Brixton Gardner back to our our podcast where we discuss movies, tweets, and some more serious subjects that are pertinent to life in Utah as a young adult.
Today we have the great pleasure of having Matt Smith on the podcast! Matt is Dallin's Dad and a Branch President of a YSA in Rhode Island. The topics ranged from Tom Brady's retirement and Matt's experiences as a college basketball player to Matt's take on allowing diversity of thought/opinion and compartmentalization in the church.
Today we welcome Alexis Tullis, an LDS Tools alumni and Dallin's sister, to the podcast and discuss local news stories and learn more about the church's award winning website and app Family Search.
We're back! The LDS Tools Podcast has rebranded and is now called In Our Lovely Deseret. In this introductory podcast we go back to the our roots of doing random but informative segments and interviewing our most interesting friends. Connor Hill joins us and tells us about his life, sports, and BYU.