Elle Rowley is a woman on a mission to change the perception of motherhood. For someone who believes motherhood gave her the confidence to do more and be more in life, she wants to help others begin to view motherhood as transformative instead of something to be endured. On this week’s episode, we talk with Elle about why she believes motherhood is a hero’s journey—one absolutely worth taking.

“[Motherhood] tests every part of you but on the other side of that is transformation. It is finding yourself, it is knowing yourself. That archetype is a Christ archetype. It is service. It is losing yourself and finding it.”

3:12- Potential Unlocked
7:15- Softness, Humility and Open-Heartedness
13:35- Combatting Feelings of Inadequacy
16:12- Maiden, Mother, and Matriarch
21:37- Experiencing Our Own Paths
24:37- Nothing Too Precious
28:16- Losing Your Life
32:38- “Bring the Baby”
39:58- Honoring Our Elders
44:08- Grandma Moses
49:49- What Does It Mean To Be All In the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

President Keoni Kauwe and his wife, Monica, left behind the life they’d built in Utah when they were asked five years ago to serve as President and First Lady of BYU-Hawaii. Since then, they’ve fallen in love all over again with the island President Kauwe grew up on and on this week’s episode he shares what he’s learned about connecting with college students and what best prepares them for success when they leave home.

3:00- Relating to College Students
8:48- A 16-year-old College Freshman
12:52- The Wisdom in God’s Timeline
18:10- Exercising Priesthood Power as a Married Couple
22:08- The Unique Nature of BYU-Hawaii
24:07- The Polynesian Cultural Center
28:16- Grateful, Humble and Determined
31:00- Sacrifice
34:30- Culture Night
41:20- Willing To Walk Away
47:00- Preparing Kids to Leave Home
54:05- What Does It Mean To Be All In the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

“When you do what He asks, the blessings are far beyond anything you could possibly imagine and far beyond than you’ve given up.”

Links:
President Kauwe’s BYU-Hawaii devotionals- https://president.byuh.edu/john-s-k-kauwe-iii

Morgan’s BYU-Hawaii Devotional- Trusting God With the Rest of Your Story- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jm-jX12Uwfk

BYU Jerusalem story- https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2005/10/the-light-in-their-eyes?lang=eng

Over the last few years, in addition to teaching young single adults a temple prep class she calls “Temple Plus,” Melinda Brown has traveled from her home in Utah to Durham, North Carolina to pursue a degree from Duke Divinity School. In the process, she has found her love and appreciation for the temple deepen. On this week’s episode, she shares why she believes the gifts God intends to endow us with within His holy house are intended to bless our lives in the present. She now recognizes that eternity is now.

2:50- Divinity School
11:25- Liturgy and Temple Worship
16:15- The Giver and the Receiver
22:51- Teaching Children About the Temple
31:21- Seeking a Positive Temple Experience
38:19- Temple Garments
43:25- Practice
48:09- What Does It Mean To Be All In the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

“Every day is a new starting point and we just get to keep trying. It’s all practice.”

Links:
An Endowment of Love- https://bit.ly/3S2OqVu

Eve and Adam- https://bit.ly/4kahyGe

Instagram Live with Mindy Brown- https://www.instagram.com/tv/Ch0wfgLpIGl/?igsh=cXl1MWozdmo4aTNv

Previous All In episode with Mindy Brown- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-in/id1439975046?i=1000467433196

YouTube mini-class on the Temple with Mindy- https://youtu.be/dw1CkaFJp_w

Other recent interviews with Mindy about “An Endowment of Love”-
Out of the Best Books: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/out-of-the-best-books/id1779601020?i=1000704289819

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https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-fresh-perspective-on-our-temple-experience/id1643211858?i=1000702502616