Bonus Episode: Introducing Y Religion Presents - The Eternal Family (John Hilton III & Mark Ogletree)

Y Religion

BYU Religious Education

Religion & Spirituality, Education, Christianity

4.9 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 1 June 2026

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Y Religion Presents: The Eternal Family is a limited-series podcast for summer 2026 that explores the doctrine, challenges, and lived realities of family life in today's world. Across thirteen episodes, leading scholars and teachers examine topics including the changing nature of families, the divine framework outlined in The Family: A Proclamation to the World, preparing for and strengthening marriage, effective parenting, and the sacred roles of mothers and fathers. The series also addresses timely issues such as gender, faith, digital culture, and supporting loved ones through hardship. Together, these conversations offer research-based insights and gospel-centered principles to help individuals and families build resilient, Christ-centered homes.

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0:00.0	Hello, Y-Religian friends. John Hilton here. Today we're releasing a special bonus episode to tell you about a very exciting project.
0:07.6	And I'm joined today by my colleague Dr. Mark Ogletree. Welcome, Mark. John, so glad to be with you.
0:14.2	Normally in a Y-Religion podcast episode, we interview a professor about a specific research study they've done.
0:20.1	And twice a month, on
0:21.1	the first and 15th of each month, these episodes are released, but there's not really
0:24.8	a connection between each episode.
0:27.6	In the summer of 2025, we had our first ever Why Religion Presents series.
0:33.0	It was focused on learning and teaching.
0:35.9	Each week, a new episode came out that was focused on an element
0:38.5	of gospel teaching, and it was really powerful. Mark, you have been working for months on our new
0:44.0	2026 Why Religion Presents series. Can you tell us what it will be about? Yes, I'm excited to share
0:51.0	this with you, John. So this is going to be all about the family. It's why religion
0:55.3	presents on the family. This is really an outgrowth of so many other things, right? Back in the 90s and
1:03.0	the 2000s, Douglas Brindley and Daniel Judd were really instrumental in having those who teach
1:09.4	classes on the family write chapters for a book.
1:13.3	What was called eternal marriage?
1:14.7	I think one was called eternal families.
1:17.2	One was focused on marriage.
1:18.6	One's focused on parenthood.
1:20.5	And the faculty all contributed.
1:22.1	It was awesome.
1:23.5	And then even Mike Goodman and Brent Topp kind of resurrected that idea about 10 years ago.
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