Deseret News national politics editor on what the American Family Survey reveals about family, marriage

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🗓️ 8 November 2022

⏱️ 32 minutes

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This episode of the Church News podcast is dedicated to the American Family Survey, an annual nationwide study of 3,000 Americans by the Deseret News and the Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy at Brigham Young University. The 2022 survey found that Americans are divided politically and losing confidence in marriage, but are committed to their own families. Deseret News national politics editor Suzanne Bates provides insight into the survey and what its findings reveal about marriage and family.

The Church News Podcast is a weekly podcast that invites listeners to make a journey of connection with members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints across the globe. Host Sarah Jane Weaver, reporter and editor for The Church News for a quarter-century, shares a unique view of the stories, events, and most important people who form this international faith. With each episode, listeners are asked to embark on a journey to learn from one another and ponder, “What do I know now?” because of the experience. Produced by KellieAnn Halvorsen.

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0:00.0	And so as I was looking at the results of the survey,
0:11.3	just that family is a gift.
0:13.5	Relationships are a gift.
0:15.3	They are a gift from our loving God to give us an opportunity
0:19.5	to feel his love on this earth as we love each other.
0:23.0	You know, we help feel his love.
0:26.3	We help share his love with each other.
0:28.5	You know, our relationships matter.
0:29.7	And the more we lead into those relationships, the more we can learn about our Heavenly
0:34.2	Father and His love for us.
0:38.9	I'm Sarah Jane Weaver, editor of the Church News.
0:41.8	Welcome to the Church News podcast.
0:43.9	We are taking you on a journey of connection as we discuss news and events of the Church
0:48.3	of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
0:59.1	This episode of the Church News podcast is dedicated to the American Family Survey,
1:05.3	an annual nationwide survey of 3,000 Americans by Desert News and the Center for Study of of Elections and Democracy at Brigham Young University.
1:08.8	The eighth annual survey found that Americans are divided politically
1:12.2	and losing confidence in marriage, but loving their own families. To talk about this important
1:18.1	survey, we welcome Suzanne Bates, the National Politics Editor at Desert News. Suzanne has a graduate
1:24.4	degree in journalism from Columbia University and a bachelor's degree in political science from Brigham Young University.
1:31.0	She is originally from Toronto, Canada, and now lives in South Jordan with her family.
1:36.3	A former Air Force spouse, Suzanne and her husband, Matthew, have five children who were all born in different states.
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