Utah Policy editor Holly Richardson on how her testimony has helped her tackle the unpredictabilities of motherhood
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🗓️ 9 May 2023
⏱️ 52 minutes
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As Mother's Day fast approaches, this episode of the Church News podcast looks at the power of love, service, faith, community involvement and recognizing and elevating the potential we see in others – just as so many mothers do every day. The editor of Utah Policy, Holly Richardson is a former Utah legislator, current columnist and contributor to the Deseret News; she holds a master's degree in professional communication and a doctorate in political science. She and her husband, Greg, are the parents of a large and unique family of 25 children from eight countries. She speaks about her journey in life as a writer, politician, educator and mother — and, most important, how her testimony of the Atonement of Jesus Christ has helped her tackle the unpredictabilities of life.
The Church News Podcast is a weekly podcast that invites listeners to make a journey of connection with members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints across the globe. Host Sarah Jane Weaver, reporter and editor for The Church News for a quarter-century, shares a unique view of the stories, events, and most important people who form this international faith. With each episode, listeners are asked to embark on a journey to learn from one another and ponder, “What do I know now?” because of the experience. Produced by KellieAnn Halvorsen.
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| 0:00.0 | And I'll just tell you, sometimes it's really dark. |
| 0:12.5 | I can't feel the spirit. |
| 0:14.1 | And what I've learned is when I keep moving on the path and doing the things that I know bring light, that eventually the light |
| 0:21.8 | comes back. That's what I've learned going through more than one loss. Like I've been collapsed |
| 0:27.5 | on the floor sobbing. It hurts so bad. But also knowing that as I read my scriptures, as I turn |
| 0:34.7 | things over to the Savior, as I go to the temple, even if I feel nothing at the time, |
| 0:39.9 | that over time that light starts to come back. |
| 0:43.3 | And it's something that I'm really grateful for. |
| 0:46.1 | And I live a lot of times where it feels like, I don't know what the next step is, |
| 0:50.9 | but I know that it can be there and the light will be there. |
| 0:55.6 | I know that it happens. And I the light will be there. I know that it happens, |
| 0:57.7 | and I just can't back away from that. |
| 1:09.3 | 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 |
| 1:11.5 | news and events of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. |
| 1:19.3 | As Mother's Day fast approaches, this episode of the Church News podcast looks at the power of love, |
| 1:25.5 | of service, of faith, of community involvement, and of recognizing |
| 1:29.9 | and elevating the potential we see in others, just as so many mothers do every day. |
| 1:35.8 | Today we welcome the editor of Utah Policy, Holly Richardson. Holly is a former Utah legislator, |
| 1:42.5 | a current columnist and contributor to the Desert News and Church News. |
| 1:46.6 | She holds a master's degree in professional communication and a Ph.D. in political science. |
| 1:52.2 | She and her husband, Greg, are the parents to a large and unique family of 25 children from eight countries. |
| 1:58.2 | Today we speak about her journey in life as a writer, politician, educator, |
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