Ruth Todd | Building Bridges

Latter-day Saint Women Podcast

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

5 • 670 Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2021

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

“The sisterhood we share in the gospel crosses all kinds of boundaries and barriers. We are there to lift each other and help each other; sometimes we’re down, and sometimes we lift others who are down, but we are in this together.” Ruth Todd joins us to discuss her opportunities and lessons learned from her successful career as a news anchor and journalist, the exciting and challenging time she spent as a Church spokesperson, and her responsibilities serving as a member of the Young Women General Advisory Council. She talks about the importance of building bridges and making connections that help us learn from and love others. She shares her insights from the new Young Women theme and the value in aligning our identities with being a daughter of Heavenly Parents. Ruth also encourages listeners to do the best they can while putting the gospel first, through all the chapters of life. Transcript: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/inspiration/latter-day-saints-channel/bc/mormon-channel/images/audio/lds-women/pdf/Ruth-Todd.pdf

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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
0:09.3	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. You'll get to know the faithful women who shaped our past
0:14.0	and hear from inspiring women of faith today. I'm Carly Geiman. And I'm Shalen Back. We're your co-hosts.
0:20.2	Today we're so excited to have sister Ruth Todd here with us.
0:24.2	Ruth, thank you so much for making the time to be here with us today.
0:27.9	Oh, it is my pleasure.
0:29.0	I am so glad to be with you.
0:30.6	It's really fun to meet you.
0:31.8	I've listened to you on the podcast and all of your great guests.
0:34.8	And so I just feel honored to be here. Well, we're honored to have you.
0:37.9	We've listened to you, too. Yeah, but I was the voice of gloom and doom, right? Death and Destruction
0:42.4	on the 10 o'clock news, right? Well, yeah, many of our listeners may recognize Ruth Todd from her 25 years as a
0:48.9	television news anchor and a reporter throughout the U.S. And then currently, she's a senior vice president of global public affairs for a health and wellness company.
0:57.4	And then she also served as a church spokesperson in the public affairs department of the church.
1:02.1	And now is currently serving as a member of the Young Women General Advisory Council, which was formerly called the Young Women General Board.
1:10.1	And Ruth, you're just coming to us
1:11.7	today with so much experience and so many different perspectives, and we've just been really
1:16.0	looking forward to talking to you. So thanks again. Well, thank you for having me.
1:19.4	We almost feel like the roles should switch that you should be interviewing us, but hopefully
1:23.0	our interview skills are up to snuff. We wouldn't have as much to share on the other side.
1:28.0	I'm sure that's not true, but I will say I'm much more comfortable in your seat than my seat.
1:32.8	I much prefer asking the questions than answering them, but it doesn't matter. I'm happy to be here.
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