Former BYU basketball player Travis Hansen on his life, faith and the importance of ‘being in the right place’
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🗓️ 10 June 2025
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Former BYU Cougar basketball player Travis Hansen played professional basketball for more than a decade, spanning the NBA and internationally in Spain and Russia following his collegiate career. But basketball doesn't define Hansen; from a young age, he had many tender experiences that helped him build a strong spiritual foundation and know that Heavenly Father loves him. On this episode of the Church News podcast, Hansen joins Church News editor Ryan Jensen to discuss his professional and spiritual journey, highlighting the positive influences that have shaped him. As a basketball player, a missionary in Chile, a husband, a father and currently a young adult leader in Orem, Utah, he shares how his faith and effort to "be in the right place" blessed his life and the lives of others.
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. Hosts Jon Ryan Jensen, editor of the Church News, and Church News reporter Mary Richards share unique views of the stories, events, and 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 | The best person that you could put first is Jesus. |
| 0:12.0 | And can you keep following him? |
| 0:14.0 | Can you keep putting him in your life? |
| 0:16.0 | You're going to get off the iron rod at certain points in time due to influences |
| 0:20.0 | earth life. But can you keep time due to influences and earth life. |
| 0:21.6 | But can you keep coming back to him and through his grace and his love and the person that he is, |
| 0:26.6 | through his teachings, but that'll save you more than anything. |
| 0:30.6 | And it's working. |
| 0:32.6 | And my covenants mean so much to me. |
| 0:35.6 | They just mean so much. |
| 0:36.6 | The promises that you make in the temple, |
| 0:38.3 | if you'll spend time on them and you'll understand them, |
| 0:41.3 | and I'm trying to even more than I ever have, |
| 0:43.3 | there's just an incredible power that will help you get through your day, |
| 0:47.3 | that will help you get through any challenge. |
| 0:49.3 | Could it still be hard, and you might lose your mom to pancreatic cancer, |
| 0:52.3 | you might have to go through some really hard things, but there's power in your covenants. |
| 0:58.7 | And for that, I'm incredibly grateful. |
| 1:06.9 | This is John Ryan Jensen, editor of the Church News. |
| 1:10.6 | Welcome to the Church News podcast. |
| 1:12.8 | Today we're taking you on a journey of connection as we discuss news and events of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. |
| 1:23.1 | Former BYU basketball player Travis Hansen played professional basketball for more than a decade across the NBA, Spain, and Russia following his collegiate career. |
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