Lilies and Manna Madeline Bowen Hoyt

In this special Mother's Day episode, we will be drawing upon a story from Jesus Christ's life that connects to times we give selflessly to our children even when we feel we have nothing left to give. We will talk about how it is in these moments we can feel the closest to the Savior in our service to Him through these selfless acts for our children, and times we can feel most strongly the enabling power of His Atonement in motherhood.

It can feel pretty sad and 'crumb'y after General Conference ends.. but in today's episode Seth and I talk about how we can truly keep the same incredible feeling of the Holy Ghost with us as parents in our daily lives.. just as strongly as we felt it this past weekend.
 
Using the manna of Jesus Christ's words in 3 Nephi, Seth and I find ways that we can feel close to our Savior after General Conference just as the people found ways to still feel close to Him after He left their physical presence. 
 
We invite all that listen to study 3 Nephi 17-20 to find your own personal ways to feel close to the Savior each and every day moving forward after conference.

Today's episode is all about.. you guessed it.. General Conference!
Seth and I talk all about ways to prepare for this weekend with young children.. which we all know can potentially bring some 'crumb'y moments trying to focus on the messages given while also calming tantrums, entertaining toddlers, cleaning messes.. etc. etc.
However, we have found there can be many ways to prepare ourselves and our children to have a spiritually fulfilling General Conference weekend, not in spite of young children but because of them!
Using Mosiah 2 as our guide, we find ways in which we can prepare to hear the words of the Lord just as the people in the Book of Mormon prepared to hear the words of King Benjamin.
We invite those listening to also open up to Mosiah 2 this week to find personalized ways to make this weekend a sacred and personal experience with Jesus Christ for you as parents as well as for your young children.

Today's episode is so impactful and important especially as women and mothers in today's world!
This episode with Amanda includes:
*ways to overcome negative body image, especially in motherhood
*how to avoid comparisons to other women's bodies on social media
*the ultimate purpose of our bodies in His plan
*how Jesus Christ can help us replace negative thoughts about our bodies and rise above the adversary's attacks
*invitations of how to incorporate these truths and tips in daily life

Amanda shares her experiences of traveling the world with her husband and young daughter, while giving multiple tips and insights to help listeners' with their own travel experiences with their children.
This fun episode is something I'm so excited for you all to listen to, especially to hear Amanda share what traveling has taught her about the gospel and motherhood, and ultimately Jesus Christ. 

For my 30th birthday I recorded this special episode where I share 30 things that I know for sure.
It is my hope that those listening will take time to ponder on the things that you know for sure, and that you will share these things with your loved ones.
I know that as we especially focus on daily testifying of the things we know for sure to our children, that one day they will be able to say of us... 'we did not doubt our mothers knew it.'