Neill Marriott | Finding Peace and Meaning in Each Season of Life

Latter-day Saint Women Podcast

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

5 • 670 Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2020

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Neill Marriott, former counselor in the Young Women general presidency, with her unique warmth and candor shares about accepting, learning from, and finding meaning and joy in each season of life. She shares her recent experiences serving as a missionary in Portugal with her husband, and what she learned as they unexpectedly returned home early due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Neill reflects on her time serving as a general officer in the Church, shares heartfelt encouragement and advice to mothers of both young children and adult children, and reflects on her experiences as a convert to the Church at age 22. Neill reminds us that anchoring our lives in the gospel of Jesus Christ will bring peace and assurance through life’s challenges and opportunities. Additional Resources: Neill Marriott Biography https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/neill-f-marriott General Conference Talks by Neill Marriott https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/speakers/neill-f-marriott?lang=eng

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Latter-day Saint Women podcast, where we share the legacy of women of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
0:11.0	You'll get to know the faithful women who shaped our past and hear from inspiring women of faith today.
0:16.1	I'm Shailen Back.
0:17.3	And I'm Carly Geiman.
0:18.9	We're your co-host.
0:20.2	Today we are so excited to welcome Neil Marriott
0:23.1	to the podcast. Neil, welcome. We're so happy that you're here. Carly and Shailene, I'm honored.
0:28.8	Thank you for thinking of me and inviting me to come. I'm pleased to be here. Thank you.
0:33.1	We're so glad you're here. We're so glad you're here. We've been looking forward to it. So Neil Marriott is a beloved former counselor in the Young Women General Presidency,
0:41.7	who served from 2013 to 2018.
0:45.6	Neil was born and raised in Louisiana in the United States, and she possesses a southern
0:50.4	charm that we have all come to love, And she was converted to the Church of Jesus Christ
0:55.7	of Latter-day Saints at age 22. She and her husband recently returned from a mission to Portugal.
1:01.5	We'll talk a little bit about that. So, Neil, we're so happy again that you're here.
1:05.5	At the time of this recording, we're living in a very unique time where we're all dealing with
1:10.2	COVID-19 and those new things
1:13.0	that we're trying to navigate. And like thousands of missionaries around the world, Neil, you and your
1:18.0	husband returned home early from your mission to Portugal earlier this year because of the COVID-19
1:23.1	restrictions. And you've shared with us that you and David have found peace despite your early return and the
1:29.7	unexpectedness and the abruptness of that.
1:32.1	And it certainly wasn't what you originally planned.
1:34.7	So we just want to know what counsel do you have for current and return missionaries, prospective
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