I'm Sarah Jane Weaver, editor of the church news.

Welcome to the church news podcast.

We are taking you on a journey of connection as we discuss news and events of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with leaders, members, and others on the church news team.

We end each church news podcast by giving our guests the last word

and the opportunity to answer the very important question.

What do you know now?

We hope each of you will also be able to answer the same question and say,

I have just been listening to the Church News podcast, and this is what I know now.

With age comes wisdom is an adage old and true. Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,

living faithfully into their 70s, 80s, 90s and beyond are indeed discovering silver linings.

While change is an ever-constant in life and living longer increases experiences of loss,

older church members find comfort as they strive to connect deeper with their families,

serve their neighbors and loved ones, and practice and worship to the best of their ability.

They find out that there's still room to create, to inspire, to learn, and to grow.

Today on the Church News podcast, we are joined by Norman C. Hill, a former mission president

in the Ghana-A-Craw West Mission and the Sierra Leone Freetown mission? He understands some of

the unpredictable challenges that come with changes in life as his wife, Raylene B. Hill,

passed away from complications following a routine medical procedure

while the couple served their mission. Upon Brother Hill's release, he found himself unexpectedly

alone and with the support of his children decided to reenter the workforce. He found a part-time

career working as an affiliate associate professor at BYU's Ballard Center for Social Impact.

Now married to the grandmother of one of his own return missionaries, Stephanie Hill.

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