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    <itunes:title>What It&#39;s Like to Be a Senior Missionary</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail Lori Thurston and her husband, Bob, each served a mission when they were in their 20's, and they have also been on three missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as a senior couple: Cambodia as Humanitarian Country Directors, Ghana Kumasi as Member Leader Support, and Hong Kong as Asia Area Welfare Specialists. At this moment they are awaiting their 4th mission call. In this episode, Lori talks about what it's like to be a senior missionary and how to prep...]]></itunes:summary>
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    <itunes:title>The Power of Connection</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Tyler Gordon shares his 17-year recovery journey from heroin addiction and explains how his LDS faith, his relationships, and also accountability play a powerful role in substance use recovery.  ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2529836/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p>In this episode, Tyler Gordon shares his 17-year recovery journey from heroin addiction and explains how his LDS faith, his relationships, and also accountability play a powerful role in substance use recovery. </p>]]></description>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, I share some information about myself, and also a spiritual experience my Grandma Bates had- a sacred moment when her grandmother, who had already passed away, appeared to her. It's a beautiful reminder that this life isn't the end, and that our loved ones aren't very far away. (LDS, Family History work, geneology, disability, life after death).  ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2529836/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p>In today&apos;s episode, I share some information about myself, and also a spiritual experience my Grandma Bates had- a sacred moment when her grandmother, who had already passed away, appeared to her. It&apos;s a beautiful reminder that this life isn&apos;t the end, and that our loved ones aren&apos;t very far away. (LDS, Family History work, geneology, disability, life after death). </p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2529836/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p>In today&apos;s episode, I share some information about myself, and also a spiritual experience my Grandma Bates had- a sacred moment when her grandmother, who had already passed away, appeared to her. It&apos;s a beautiful reminder that this life isn&apos;t the end, and that our loved ones aren&apos;t very far away. (LDS, Family History work, geneology, disability, life after death). </p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:author>Kim Smaellie </itunes:author>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail Heidi, is a faithful member of the LDS Church, a wife, a mother, and grandmother, tells about her life, her family, her faith, and her battle with metastatic breast cancer.  ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2529836/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p>Heidi, is a faithful member of the LDS Church, a wife, a mother, and grandmother, tells about her life, her family, her faith, and her battle with metastatic breast cancer. </p>]]></description>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail Drug and alcohol addiction can wreak havoc in a person's life, tearing apart relationships, health, and hope. In this episode, Tyler Gordon CMHC (who is a faithful member of the LDS Church) shares his journey from heroin addiction to becoming a healer, and how God's grace and mercy transformed his life.  ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2529836/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p>Drug and alcohol addiction can wreak havoc in a person&apos;s life, tearing apart relationships, health, and hope. In this episode, Tyler Gordon CMHC (who is a faithful member of the LDS Church) shares his journey from heroin addiction to becoming a healer, and how God&apos;s grace and mercy transformed his life. </p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2529836/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p>Drug and alcohol addiction can wreak havoc in a person&apos;s life, tearing apart relationships, health, and hope. In this episode, Tyler Gordon CMHC (who is a faithful member of the LDS Church) shares his journey from heroin addiction to becoming a healer, and how God&apos;s grace and mercy transformed his life. </p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail "If life revolves around surfing, and the surfs no good, where am I?" Murray Ceff, a lifelong surfer from Australia, shares his journey of joining the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day saints! (LDS, missionaries, faith) ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2529836/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p>&quot;If life revolves around surfing, and the surfs no good, where am I?&quot; Murray Ceff, a lifelong surfer from Australia, shares his journey of joining the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day saints! (LDS, missionaries, faith)</p>]]></description>
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