Preserving Families Podcast

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S4 E34: God’s Love & Mental Health - With Kevin Hinckley Oct 06, 2026

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Mark sits down with Kevin A. Hinckley LPC-NCC, to discuss how understanding the true nature of God can help us with our mental health.

S4 E33: Early To Rise- With Randall Wright Sep 30, 2026

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Mark sits down with author Randall Wright to discuss the power of being an early riser.

S4 E32: Has The Day of Miracles Ceased? - With Matthew Cook Sep 21, 2026

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Mark and special guest and author, Matthew Cook, discuss themes from their book, “Christ’s Miracles: Yesterday and Today”. Mark and Matt present stories and lessons from the bible and present day to show how Christ’s miracles never cease, and how we can better have a miracle mindset. They even dive into what we can do when miracles don’t come.

S4 E31: Family Lessons From Lavell Edwards Sep 08, 2026

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Mark and Janie use teachings on leadership from Mark’s new book, “The Leadership Legacy of Lavell Edwards” to learn how we can be better parents. Lavell lived his life built around relationships, and building others up. By learning about the life and teachings of Lavell, we can better improve our parenting and leadership skills.
Find Marks new book, written with Dave Mccan, on Amazon. Out Now!

S4 E30: Making Our Home A Refuge Aug 25, 2026

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Mark reviews several general conference talks to discuss how we can make our homes a refuge for our families, and how doing so will strengthen and protect our families.

S4 E29: Canceling Cancel Culture Aug 18, 2026

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Mark and Janie tackle a tough topic, discussing how we can stop the cancel culture we have created in families. Many family members have felt the need to cut their family members out of their lives because of small and reconcilable issues or differences. There are instances where cut off from family members may be appropriate, but Mark and Janie discuss how we can better practice forgiveness and seeing the best in well meaning family members.

S4 E28: The God Who Wants You Home- With Kevin Hinckley Aug 11, 2026

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Mark sits down with Kevin Hinckley to discuss new excerpts from his book, “The God Who Wants You Home”. Mark and Kevin dive into great doctrine of the church, and review how culture has impacted our views of who God is, that may not be correct. Joseph Smith said, "If men do not comprehend the character of God, they do not comprehend themselves.” When it comes to judging ourselves, or understanding our relationship with God, we must understand His true nature.

S4 E27: The Three Big Regrets Aug 05, 2026

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Mark uses a talk from Elder Uctdorf to frame his discussion on the 3 biggest regrets people have before leaving this life. Mark dives into how we can avoid these 3 regrets and live our lives to the fullest.

S4 E26: Creating Happiness- With Dr. Dave Schramm Jul 13, 2026

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Dr. Dave Schramm sits down with Mark to discuss how we can all attain greater happiness as the world seems to get darker. Dave is a professor, author, marriage expert, and hosts his own podcast called, “Stronger Marriage Connection”. Dr. Dave shares great insights on things we can do to find the peace and happiness in our lives

S4 E25: Grass Licking - What Cows Can Teach Us About Parenting Jul 06, 2026

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Mark and Janie talk about the parable of grass licking and how to set the best example we can for our children.

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