Today's episode features Bishop Jeff Anderson of the Leighton Lakes Second Ward, a father, missionary, and leader whose story is rooted in faith, family, and the quiet power of ministering to the One.

Bishop Anderson shares a moving snapshot of his family, his convert wife Lori, their twins Zach and Ellie, and their youngest Avery, and the traditions that keep them close. We talk about his mission to Denmark and Iceland, including a powerful story in Keflavik that began with a simple prayer and led to the first baptism in that city. As a bishop, he opens up about feeling unqualified, learning to listen more than talk, and discovering that the real miracles happen in one-on-one moments. He unpacks leadership lessons, delegating, counseling together in the humble, hungry, framework, and how promptings, even as small as making chicken noodle soup, can become answers to someone's prayer.

We dive into his vision for temple-centered discipleship, clear partnerships between parents and leaders, and the courage of today's youth as they take ownership for their own decisions and faith. Above all, Bishop Anderson testifies to the Savior's mercy and the invitation to keep moving forward. Stay with us for a conversation filled with practical wisdom, tender stories, and a deeper call to hear him and ask.

Today's episode features Rob Dean, who is currently serving on our State High Council and is a lifelong disciple of Deep Roots in Germany and a powerful testimony shaped by prayer, obedience, and miracles. Rob grew up in a family that found the gospel when missionaries knocked the wrong door and that providential mistakes set a course for generations. Rob shares a former childhood story, a family prayer and a quiet prompting that led them to leave a sunny fishing spot, only to learn the next day that a flash flood had claimed over hundred lives there.

It's a witness of how prayer and heeding the spirit protect and Called to the Frankfurt, Germany mission, was late later among the first missionaries welcomed into East Germany after decades without proselyting. He recounts checkpoints, sacred meetings with church leaders and the faith of saints who had waited 50 years. You'll hear about cottage meetings, member led invitations and the midnight baptism of a local communist youth leader who found the courage to pray and followed Christ despite real personal risk. Rob's message is simple and actionable: love, share, invite.

From university friends in Freiburg to colleagues in corporate America, he shows how small acts of kindness open hearts to Jesus Christ. Stay tuned to hear how obedience brought miracles, how a hand-written copy of President Monson's Dressed in Prayer was fulfilled before Rob's eyes, and how the fall of the Berlin Wall reshaped missionary work overnight. This conversation will strengthen your faith and give you practical ways to be a peacemaker and a national missionary wherever you are.

Today I'm thrilled to introduce our guest, Monica Shumway. Monica grew up in Sholoway, Arizona as the fourth of 12 children, learning courage and service from her parents. And together her husband, Kurt, raised six amazing daughters and now cheers on 13 grandkids. She served across the church from primary to young women's to the Relief Society, and today supports interfaith and community outreach as our state communications director. She also has a deep love for the temple and for her pioneer ancestors whose faith fuels her own.

In our conversation, Monica shares how seeing herself as a steward of God's children reshaped her motherhood in ministry. A pivotal moment when the Spirit asked, who are you trying to make look good and how that changed how she serves. Beautiful experiences in the temple baptistries such as White Fridays packed with youth that fill her with hope. What she calls holy envy of other Christians who pray on the spot and who are more open with their faith and how we also can be more open, welcoming and bold in our discipleship.

She also shares simple ways to gather, love, and invite, like sitting with someone new, hosting on low-key chips and salsa FHE, or posting activities so neighbors can find them. It's a light, faith-filled, and practical conversation about choosing faith over fear, trusting the Lord of outcomes, and seeing other people through the Savior's eyes. Stick around. Monica's stories will inspire you to act on those small promptings and help you bring a little more light to your corner of the world.