The Light and Joy Podcast
Gospel conversations and thoughts that bring light and joy into your life. I am a happy member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Episodes
40 episodes
3.6 Looking for the Lord with Stephanie mp3
When life hit Stephanie with a really hard experience, Stephanie found ways to look for the Lord in the moments around her and also in others lives. She shares with us this experience and how she learned to find Jesus in her everyday.
3.5 Excepting the Invitation
Christ has extended the invitation to all of us to follow Him. How can we more fully accept this invitation in our lives?https://www.churc...
3.4 Choosing Christ with Sarah
Sarah shares her conversion story and how Christ has become the center of her life. She reminds us of the importance of allowing choosing Christ and allowing Him to be our safety net.
3.3 Even If
Anxieties and fears live in the "What if". But how about we reframe the "what ifs" and turn them into "even ifs". https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org...
3.2 Daily Spiritual Vitamins
When our physical body is feeling sick or weak, we take action to help ourselves feel better. We take medication, vitamins, and eat foods that strengthen us. Are we as in tune with our spirits? Do we give our spirits the daily nourishment and h...
3.1 General Conference Apr 2026 Review with Rachele
Another April, Another Conference! Members of The Church of Jesus Christ have the privilege of gathering every 6 months to hear from living prophets and apostles and other church leaders. There are so many great messages that are shared in the ...
2.15 Bring It To the Altars with Tanya
What lessons to do learn from the altars in your life? What do those altars represent to you? Tanya and Amy discuss Elder Jaggi's talk from the October 2025 General Conference and what Altars have taught them about the Savior.
2.14 Loving When It's Hard
It's easy and almost effortless to love those that see eye to eye with us. But what about those tricky situations where our loved ones don't agree with us or want to do life the way we think is best? Amy shares a short message about learning to...
2.13 Strengthen the Family w/ Rachele S
Amy and Rachele S discuss President Oaks talk from the October 2025 General Conference, "The Family-Centered Gospel of Jesus Christ". How is the family central to God's plan for us? How can we teach our children and lead them to good? ...
2.12 Lessons from Parenting
We have been blessed to be part of bringing children into the world. One of the blessings that has come from this is the little glimpses it has given me into how Heavenly Father feels about His children. I have seen a few of these lessons and, ...
2.11 The Safety Net of Ministering with Rachelle A
We are all here to help one another, to look out for each other, to be a friend. Rachelle and Amy talk about the important role we all play in caring for each other.
2.10 Glorify The Good
There is so much heaviness and negativity in the world that it is easy to put our focus there. We have been taught by prophets and apostles the importance of joy and optimism. It feels good to be part of the army shedding light on the good arou...
2.9 The Miracles that Surround us with Mindy and Rachele
Miracles are all around us but sometimes they come from the ordinary things and happenings in our daily lives. We can look for miracles in the small and simple, the regular daily events, and the unexpected. Today, the three of us are discussing...
2.8 Everyday Missionaries
What is it about doing member missionary work that has us a little hesitant? We have all received the call to be part of the exciting gathering of Israel! But let's remember, there is more than one way to participate in this work. We all have s...
2.7 The Holy Ghost Guides w/ Braden
What a special opportunity for me to have my son on today to share an experience that we had together. This experience was a testimony builder and a witness of the Holy Ghost in our lives.
2.6 It's the Small Things
It's not a new message, but always a good reminder. The big miracles and the big life changing stories are fun to hear about and even awe-inspiring. But the true momentum comes from the small things we do consistently.
2.5 Choosing the Gospel From the Start w/ McKay and Ally
Ally and Mckay share with us the importance of making the choice to live the gospel early on. We discuss how discipleship is something we often choose far before in gets complicated. We discuss Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf's talk from the current 2...
2.4 Turn Off the Fan with Brittney
Have you ever noticed how much background noise one fan can make? It seem like such a small thing but once it turns off you really feel the difference. Brittney and Amy discuss what it means to turn off the figurative fan in our lives and make ...
2.3 Anchor Points of Our Testimony with Whitney
Our faith or our testimonies may have their moments of strength or their moments of struggle. Whitney shares how finding anchor points of her testimony have helped her during times of struggle or a spiritual rut. She shares her faith and testim...
2.2 Prepared for this Majestic Time with Linda
There is so much that is happening in our world today. While it is easy to see the tragedy and the hard, let's not miss the good and the exciting that is also happening. Elder Rasband refers to the "majesty" of these days. As a people, we are c...
2.1 General Conference Review Oct 2025 with Stacey
Conference was so wonderful! I feel so blessed to be able to hear from our church leaders every 6 months. Stacey and I review and share our thoughts on some of our favorite talks from the most recent conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of...
1.19 Hope in Times of Crisis
It feels as though so much is happening in our world right now and it feels like it is really hitting close to home. When times of crisis and sorrow happen, our prophets speak of hope. The Spirit brings hope, peace, love, and power. Not fear. T...
1.18 Charity & Virtue with Rachele
When I first heard President Russell M. Nelson tell us that increasing our charity and virtue would give us confidence before God, I became instantly alert. How could improving my charity and virtue give me confidence before God? Rachele and I ...