Mark uses personal stories, research, and data to explain the importance of teaching our children to have grit. He also talks about how using personal stories, and examples of grit in our family histories can help our children understand why grit is important, and want to carry that trait themselves.
S4 E14: When Parents Prevent Their Children From Marrying
2026/04/14 | 40 mins.
Mark and Janie discuss the phenomenon of parents who prevent the marriage of their children, when all the factors of the relationship, and each individual are in good order. There seems to be an upward trend of parents interfering or prohibiting their child from making the marriage decision. This episode is not about parents interfering in relationships with big red flags, rather, when there seems to be no real red flags.
S4 E13: The Prophets as Fathers- Part 2
2026/04/07 | 30 mins.
One of Marks main focuses of his research at BYU and his personal studies, concerns the modern prophets and their abilities and characteristics as fathers. This episode, Mark reviews characteristics our latter-day prophets exemplify, and how they can inspire us to be better parents.
S4 E12: The Prophets as Fathers- Part 1
2026/03/31 | 30 mins.
One of Marks main focuses of his research at BYU and his personal studies, concerns the modern prophets and their abilities and characteristics as fathers. This episode, Mark reviews characteristics our latter-day prophets exemplify, and how they can inspire us to be better parents.
S4 E11: Beyond The 5 Love Languages
2026/03/26 | 30 mins.
Mark dives into the 5 love languages, and how he believes there are many more ways to show and receive love. He also describes how we can show love to others in the way they want to receive it.
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