Garett Bolles: Light in Dark Moments

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Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 6.2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 October 2021

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

What could’ve been the darkest moment of his life turned into the moment that changed Garett Bolles’ life. It is a story that has been widely referred to as “Utah’s Blind Side” but Garett’s story was far from over when Greg and Emily Freeman took him in as a high school student. On this week’s episode, we talk to Garett about how God brought light into his life right when it seemed darkness was closing in and why he is now determined to bring that same light into the lives of others, including his son, Kingston, who was recently diagnosed with apraxia of speech.

"There's always that chance where you can do a 180 and go back to where the light is."

Show Notes

1:29- A Lost Kid
4:42- The Freeman Home and a Change of Heart
7:14- A Corner Master
8:52- Getting a Shot in the NFL
11:59- Playing Angry
16:40- Hard Work Pays Off
17:53- Learning Disabilities
20:19- A God of Second Chances
23:35- Cleats
26:31- What Does It Mean To Be All In the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

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0:00.0	If you watch the All-In Special on KSL, we think you'll love the extended cut of our interview with Garrett Bowls today.
0:07.7	If you miss the special, you can still watch on the KSL TV app,
0:12.0	and over the next month, we'll be airing the interviews the extended cuts from the special every other week.
0:18.1	So be sure to stay tuned for the interviews with Davis and Agilene Smith and Sister Michelle Amos.
0:24.5	We will also have bonus episodes we'll release of the supplementary interviews from the specials,
0:30.4	so be sure to subscribe so you don't miss those when they come out.
0:34.2	You could say that Garrett Bowls' life hinges on three words a woman heard as she knelt in prayer
0:41.4	and then relayed to her husband on the phone, bring him home.
0:45.6	This is the story behind that call and how it changed everything in one young man's life.
0:51.5	Garrett Bowls is an offensive tackle for the NFL's Denver Broncos.
0:56.2	He was drafted into the NFL after an impressive college career playing for the University of Utah.
1:02.4	He and his wife Natalie are the parents of two children.
1:06.2	This is All-In, an LDS living podcast where we ask the question,
1:11.2	what does it really mean to be All-In the Gospel of Jesus Christ?
1:14.8	I'm Morgan Jones and I am so honored to be with Garrett Bowls today.
1:18.4	Garrett, welcome.
1:19.3	Thank you so much for having me.
1:20.7	This is such a treat for me.
1:22.2	I have been a big fan and have followed your career and your story.
1:26.2	And I want to start, we are actually at West Lake High School,
1:30.2	where you played high school football.
1:32.3	But it's hard to believe that you were actually expelled from five schools.
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