Lone Star Latter-day Saint Voices Podcast

March is Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Awareness Month. Our guests on this episode of Lone Star Latter-day Saint Voices are Justin and Clairissa Cooper, who have become very familiar with MS since Clairissa was diagnosed with MS 15 years ago. In this conversation, the Coopers talk about what MS is, how it impacts a patient and their family, how faith shapes their outlook, and why Clairissa is actually grateful for MS and the impact it has had on her life.

It's the Christmas season, which means The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has launched its annual Light the World campaign. On this episode of Lone Star Latter-day Saint Voices, two local Church communication leaders, Janae Baird and Jani Nielsen, provide an update on Light the World - what's new for 2022 and how you can access an expanded Virtual Giving Machine to make donations to local charities - as you seek to do your part to Light the World this Christmas season.

Barry Wilkinson of Prosper, TX, is an inventor. He doesn't think of himself that way, but that's what Mattel called him when it produced and marketed a toy he developed called Sweet Shaper. But there's more to Barry's story. On this episode of Lone Star Latter-day Saint Voices, Barry talks about his penchant for developing new ideas, and he shares how reinventing himself pulled him out of a difficult life and placed him firmly on the gospel path, which has blessed his life ever since.

 

The famous Marmaduke comic strip has ties to north Texas. Paul Anderson of Flower Mound is the son of Marmaduke creator Brad Anderson, and he now produces the comic strip, continuing the legacy his father established in 1954. On this episode of Lone Star Latter-day Saint Voices, Paul talks about about growing up with a cartoonist father, finding the restored gospel of Jesus Christ, becoming the Marmaduke cartoonist, and experiencing some miracles that have blessed his life.

April 11 is National Submarine Day, marking the anniversary of the day the United States Navy acquired its first modern commissioned submarine in 1900. Our guest on this episode of Lone Star Latter-day Saint Voices is Jon Scholl of Prosper, Texas, who served on a submarine when he was in the Navy. He shares what it's like to live and work under water, onboard a submarine.

 

Jen Geigle Johnson is a North Texas mother of six, and she is also a published author of clean and wholesome historical romance novels, with more than 40 titles. In this episode of Lone Star Latter-day Saint Voices, Jen talks about her passion for telling stories, the role her faith plays in her writing, and how she strives for balance in her life.

 

 

For Gerry and Molly Wood, the French horn has played a key role in the most important aspects of their lives - from high school to college, their marriage, faith, careers, and their parenting - all three of their children play the French horn as well. In this episode of Lone Star Latter-day Saint Voices, Gerry and Molly talk about the blessings they have received from playing the French horn and the inspiration that came to use their combined family talent to share sacred music during the COVID-19 pandemic.

David Larsen never imagined that he would write hundreds of hymns with one of the most prolific composers in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. But he was inspired by a simple question from Janice Kapp Perry, and for more than 20 years now, the two have collaborated to write hymns based on talks by church leaders. Larsen currently serves as president of the Dallas East Stake and has shared his hymns with members of his stake on a weekly basis during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode of Lone Star Latter-day Saint Voices, President Larsen shares how he began writing hymns and where he finds his inspiration.

 

As high school sweethearts in Denton, Texas, Jim Martino and his now-wife Jennie could not have imagined that they would spend much of their adult lives serving the Lord together in full-time service for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, including many years in Central America, South America, and Russia. In this episode of Lone Star Latter-day Saint Voices, Elder and Sister Martino share their experiences, insights, and testimonies...and why they're happy to now return to their home in Texas.

 

In this episode of Lone Star Latter-day Saint Voices, Texas residents CJ & Kelly Patracone share the story of their unexpected return to church activity by way of CJ's enrollment in PathwayConnect. PathwayConnect is an element of BYU-Pathway Worldwide, an affordable online educational program that provides access to spiritually based degrees. Also on this episode, Church Service Missionary Tammy Sanders shares her insider's perspective on PathwayConnect and CJ's inspiring return to the covenant path, including his sealing to Kelly in the Dallas temple.