Voices of Hope Podcast
1) 013 - Preston Jenkins
Tanya and Jeff Bennion talk with Preston Jenkins, who shares his journey as a gay man in a mixed-orientation marriage with his wife, Taryn. Preston opens up about the two years of bitterness he experi...Show More
2) 010 - Lexi Weyland
Jenn and Anjanette speak with Lexi Weyland, who identifies as bisexual. She shares experiences and insight on how she is able to sit in uncertainty while still choosing to keep her covenants. They als...Show More
3) 009 - Nathan & Cristin Hessing
Jeff & Tanya speak with Nathan and Cristin Hessing. Nathan shares his experience of same-sex attraction and his desire to remain faithful to the Gospel. They talk about finding North Star later than o...Show More
4) 008 - Mary Thompson
Mary Brooks Thompson is the wife of current Northstar President, Spencer Thompson. She is a full time mother to their four beautiful children, and a lover of life and learning. She is thrilled to have...Show More
5) 007 - Trent as a Branch President
007 - Trent as a Branch PresidentJeff & Joseph speak with Trent, who was Joseph’s Branch President in Vermont. He gives insights into how church leaders can be more understanding of different circumst...Show More
6) 006 - Tera Brown
I woke up from a lifelong pattern I wasn’t even aware of…avoiding, numbing and denying my emotions, when after 16 years of marriage my husband disclosed his same sex attraction, infidelity and addicti...Show More
7) 005 - Nicholas & Jordan Applegate
Jeff & Tanya have a conversation with the Applegates who share their experience of being thrust into the spotlight because of two Facebook posts that together garnered over 9,000 likes. Nick had alrea...Show More
8) 004 - Sallie and Danielle - Host Introductions
Sallie and Danielle have been friends for over a decade and are both married to men that experience same-sex attraction. They share the story of how they first connected and how important it was to fi...Show More
9) 003 - Jenn and Anjanette - Host Introductions
Jen & Anjanette have been part of the North Star Community since the beginning. Jen expounds on her story, which was featured in a Voices of Hope video in 2015. She shares the fears that she felt abou...Show More
10) 002 - Tanya and Jeff - Host Introductions
Jeff and Tanya Bennion have been part of the North Star Community since the beginning when Jeff helped found the organization. They have also been a part of Voices of Hope before it grew into a projec...Show More