The Raising Family Podcast

Apr 02 2025 34 ep. 39 mins 22
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"The Raising Family Podcast" hosts David Steele and Linda Hill tackle the most pressing issues facing today's families, from social and cultural questions to theology. The show airs every week wherever you get your podcasts. To learn more, visit TheFamilyProclamation.org

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Divine Roles and Eternal Identity: Exploring Paragraph 3 of The Family Proclamation

Apr 02 2025 62 mins  
In this episode, host Brent Andrewsen sits down with renowned gospel scholar Jared Halverson for a rich and timely discussion on Paragraph 3 of The Family: A Proclamation to the World. Together, they unpack profound truths about eternal identity, divine roles, and the sacred nature of gender as essential characteristics of premortal, mortal, and eternal life. This thoughtful conver

Jenet Erickson: The Complimentary Roles of Mothers and Fathers

Aug 15 2023 52 mins  
Our guest in this episode is Jenet Erickson, a Fellow at the Wheatley Institute and Associate Professor of Religious Education at BYU whose research has specialized in maternal and child wellbeing. Join us as we discuss the different, yet sacred roles of both mothers and fathers. Jenet shares how children develop emotionally and physically by bonding with both a mother and father a

Benjamin Pacini: Humility & The Pursuit of Truth

Dec 20 2022 52 mins  
Benjamin Pacini, host of the podcast, “Radical Civility,” is currently a faculty member at BYU-Idaho in Elementary Education and pursuing an EDD from BYU. His experience as both educator and student has given him a unique perspective on how our culture seems to view and express “truth”. Benjamin explores how truth remains constant across cultural borders and historical peri

Christopher Cunningham: Therapy & Repentance

Dec 02 2022 36 mins  
Christopher Cunningham is the managing editor for Public Square Magazine, a faith and research based online editorial discussing various issues of the day. He joins us to discuss his most recent article, “When Therapy Subverts Change.” In this episode, Christopher and our host, Brent Andrewsen, discuss a potential communication disconnect between therapists and clients (5:57),

Mimi Bascom: Sharing Testimonies With #HowIKnow

Nov 21 2022 28 mins  
Sharing our testimony can sometimes be a little intimidating, but does it really need to be? In this episode we sit down with Mimi Bascom, a Latter-Day Saint Content Creator who has partnered with us for the knew #HowIKnow campaign. This campaign follows the “Stories of How I Know” lesson on thefamilyproclamation.org website and is designed to help each of us identify and share

Priscilla Davis: Emotional Resilience and Sharing Goodness

Nov 02 2022 40 mins  
Social media is a large part of our world and, for better or worse, our main source of information. Our guest, Priscilla Davis started her Instagram account, SheSharesGoodness, to encourage anyone struggling with depression or anxiety and to help bring more light and truth to the world. She begins by discussing her own battle with depression and how she found help through therapy a

Teresa Clark: Storytelling and Testimony

Sep 19 2022 34 mins  
Elder Neil L. Andersen once said that “spiritually defining memories from our book of life are like luminous stones that help brighten the road ahead.” How do spiritually defining memories act like luminous stones and what can we do to make sure we have them in times of need? Professional storyteller Teresa Clark joins the podcast today to discuss stories and why they matter. C

Jeff Bennion Part Two: Identity

Jul 01 2022 32 mins  
Jeff Bennion is a real estate and property manager, a part time marriage and family therapist, and one of the co-founders of North Star International. In this second part of Jeff’s two-part episode, he clarifies that not subscribing to a gay label does not and should not mean going “back in the closet” (3:30). He talks about the three aspects of the gay label (4:55), what the

Jeff Bennion Part One: Identity

Jul 01 2022 35 mins  
Jeff Bennion is a real estate and property manager, a part time marriage and family therapist, and one of the co-founders of North Star International. North Star is a faith-affirming resource for Latter-day Saints addressing sexual orientation and gender identity, and who desire to live in harmony with the doctrines and values of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In

Dennis Schleicher: Gay Membership and Temple Work

Jun 03 2022 56 mins  
Dennis Schleicher is the author of “Is He Nuts?: Why a Gay Man Would Become a Member of the Church of Jesus”. He joins the podcast to share his conversion story (1:14) and what drew him to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (4:23). Though being a gay member of The Church can be a painful journey, Dennis shares how his membership brings him joy through family histor