What if the struggle that nearly broke you was the path God used to bring you back to His light? Aussie mom and former maximum-security corrections officer, Jac Woodhouse, hit rock bottom in a myriad of ways—dehumanizing workplace misogyny, parting from a 15-year career, navigating her son’s serious health challenges, and fighting her own battle…
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What if your child’s youth nights became adventures modeled after Book of Mormon heroes? On today’s episode of Latter-day Lights, we’re joined by Josh Chapman, a creative father of six from Ogden, Utah, who retired from his day job to create ‘Nephi’s Apprentice’. Nephi’s Apprentice is a gospel-centered program that takes life skills like compass…
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What happens when years of faith-formed grit turn minutes of daily discipline into record-breaking triumphs? This week on Latter-day Lights, Scott and Alisha welcome Guinness World Record holder, book worm, and Gospel-loving Latter-Day Saint—DonnaJean Wilde—to the show, whose once broken wrist and five-minute planking challenge sparked a decade-long journey of fitness fueled by scripture study…
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How far can mercy reach when a decades-long double life finally unravels, shaking a ward’s trust and a family’s heart? This week on Latter-day Lights, Scott and Alisha welcome back Martin Onken for Part Two of his story—the hope-filled conclusion to his twelve-year journey of repentance. In part one, Martin opened up about a lonely,…
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What happens when bad choices and “small sins” spiral into life-altering consequences? Martin Onken’s raw testimony reveals how a single decision at age 16 to “sin a little” led to decades of deception and a double life that impacted countless people. Born to Dutch-Indonesian parents who survived Japanese prisoner-of-war camps, Martin’s childhood was marked by…
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What if the life you dreamed of for yourself never showed up—because God used it to write an even better story? This week on Latter-Day Lights, life coach and host of “The Single LDS Woman Podcast,” Sharon Lamar, opens up about spending 30 years of her life as a single Latter-Day Saint before marrying at…
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When trials get steep and hope runs thin, what keeps you hanging on to faith? This Sunday, our 5-part “Faith to Stay” miniseries reaches its finale with a candid round-table discussion on “Enduring to the End.” Latter-Day Lights hosts Scott Brandley and Alisha Coakley welcome viral missionary Carter Ellis, and faith-forged father Jon Coakley—to unpack…
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What if the darkest parts of your past were the very things God used to lead you home? On today’s episode of Latter-day Lights, we meet Becky Sheffer—a woman whose childhood was marked by addiction, neglect, trauma, and instability. But through it all, small miracles began to appear—moments that quietly pointed her toward something greater….
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How does a parent stand back up when every corner of home echoes with grief? For EMT, educator, and loving mother Larissa Dagley, tragedy began at her teen son Cody’s shooting incident—a moment that left Cody drowning in relentless nightmares and bullying for the remainder of his life. Overwhelmed by guilt and depression, Cody took…
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When a father’s greatest nightmare strikes his family not once but twice, can Heaven still find a way to spark hope? Idaho rancher, husband, and devoted father Eldon Buchanan returns to Latter-day Lights to share the sacred tender mercies that steadied him after losing his son to suicide: Feeling the invisible strength of his son…
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