Stephanie and Claire Nielson: The Resilient Bond of a Mother and Daughter

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Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 8 May 2024

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

When Claire Nielson was 8 years old, her parents were involved in a small plane accident that left both her mom and dad badly injured, including burns that covered 80 percent of her mother’s body. Immediately following the accident, Claire’s mother, Stephanie, was barely recognizable but then Claire saw something she knew completely: Her mother’s eyes. On this week’s episode, Stephanie and Claire Nielson testify of God’s goodness even amidst the unthinkable and love’s power to conquer all things.

2:46- Growing Up Quickly
6:32- The Power of Eyes
11:40- Meant To Be Their Mom
15:31- Pulling Out the Box
20:17- Finding Healing Through Burns
24:28- The Process
28:21- Looking Away From the Mirror and Out the Window
32:57- Intentional Parenting
36:35- Bittersweet
46:12- What Does It Mean To Be All In the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

“It’s the bitter and the sweet, the happy and the sad, the helping and the healing and we do both at the same time and we become more because of it.” -Claire Nielson

Links:

Stephanie’s book, “Heaven Is Here”

“God Needs Mothers of All Kinds” (Previous All In Mother’s Day episode):

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0:00.0	In 2010, the church released a video that featured Stephanie Nielsen and has been viewed over a million times.
0:07.0	In the video, Stephanie, a popular blogger who became a true inspiration following a small plane accident that left 80% of her body burned
0:16.8	and kept her in a burn unit for five months with four small kids at home said,
0:22.0	I'm just grateful that I'm here on this earth and I have the
0:25.4	opportunity to be a mother and do the things that I love and enjoy I view my
0:30.0	role now as more divine. Now 14 years later her oldest daughter Claire recently completed a role as a
0:37.5	burn tech at that very same burn center. Stephanie's example has long
0:42.4	inspired me to cherish the opportunity to be a mom if that
0:46.1	opportunity ever presented itself. So on this my first Mother's Day with a daughter of
0:51.5	my own and another on the way.
0:53.0	I am grateful to have had the chance to visit with this special mother and daughter.
0:58.0	Stephanie Nielsen is the author of Heaven is here and the creator of the Nini Dialog's blog. She and her husband
1:06.0	Christian are the parents of five children. Claire Nielsen, Stephanie's oldest daughter,
1:11.6	served a mission in Brazil and upon returning worked as a
1:14.6	burn tech in the Arizona burn center. She plans to attend Brigham Young University
1:19.8	this fall. This is All-N, an LDS Living podcast where we ask the question, what does it really mean
1:29.8	to be All-In, the Gospel of Jesus Christ?
1:32.2	I'm Morgan Pearson, and I am so honored to have
1:35.4	Stephanie and Claire Nielsen on the line with me today Stephanie and Claire welcome.
1:40.4	Thank you. Well this is so fun for me.
1:44.7	I have had the chance to interview Stephanie a few times now and it is always a delight.
1:52.0	I am a big fan both like personally and from a distance.
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