Volunteers Needed for Laughing All The Way: 2023

We’re looking for incredible and reliable volunteers at each of our “Laughing All The Way” holiday events to act as ushersEach volunteer will need to be available at the venue at 4:30pm the day of the event. Volunteers will receive 2 FREE TICKETS to the event they volunteer at (one for themselves + one for a guest). If you’re interested, please fill out the following form and we’ll email you on or before 11/15 to let you know if you were selected.

❌APPLICATION CLOSED❌ We’ll be in contact with our volunteers shortly.

 

Join best-selling authors (and HILARIOUS motivational speakers) Hank SmithMeg Johnson, and John Bythewayalong with host Mark Williams and special musical guest Carmen Rasmusen Herbert as they fill the Christmas festivities with entertaining stories and Christmas songs that will have you smiling, laughing, and caroling along.

You’ll laugh a lot. You’ll cry (probably from laughing so hard). But most of all, you’ll leave feeling a little bit closer to The Reason for the Season

With a lineup like that, it’s no wonder our events sell out!

Where will we see YOU this holiday season?

(Back to the drumroll, please…)

This year, Laughing All The Way will be touring to the following seven cities throughout Utah and Idaho.

Laughing All The Way: 2023 Christmas Tour

Announcing our Laughing All The Way: 2023 Christmas Tour

Ring in the Christmas spirit through fun, laughter, and inspirational holiday messages at an evening filled with some of the most popular speakers on the Our Turtle House App!

Join best-selling authors (and HILARIOUS motivational speakers) Hank SmithMeg Johnson, and John Bythewayalong with host Mark Williams and special musical guest Carmen Rasmusen Herbert as they fill the Christmas festivities with entertaining stories and Christmas songs that will have you smiling, laughing, and caroling along.

You’ll laugh a lot. You’ll cry (probably from laughing so hard). But most of all, you’ll leave feeling a little bit closer to The Reason for the Season

With a lineup like that, it’s no wonder our events sell out!

Where will we see YOU this holiday season?

(Back to the drumroll, please…)

This year, Laughing All The Way will be touring to the following seven cities throughout Utah and Idaho.

Click on the cities to reserve your tickets!

Friday, December 1: Taylorsville, UT
Saturday, December 2: Logan, UT
Friday, December 8: Layton, UT
Saturday, December 9: St. George, UT
Friday, December 15: Orem, UT
Saturday, December 16: Boise, ID 
Monday, December 18: Idaho Falls, ID

Bring a date, bring the whole family, or bring a bunch of friends…but hurry! Laughing All the Way tickets are limited and our events SELL OUT QUICKLY, so reserve your holiday tickets today! 

Keep scrolling ⬇️ to find out ways to save $$$.

We get it: during the holidays, money is tight…which is why we’ve created ways for you to save BIG on your tickets! 

  • EARLY BIRD PRICING: Now through November 4, 2023, all tickets ring in at 20% off!  Because several of our events typically sell out before this date, you’ll want to make sure you get in on this offer ASAP.

Laughing All The Way: Christmas Tour 2022

Drumroll, please…

Announcing our “Laughing All The Way: 2022 Christmas Tour“!

Wait. “What’s ‘Laughing All The Way’,you say?

Only the BEST Christmas event ever!!!

Ring in the Christmas spirit through fun, laughter, and inspirational holiday messages at an evening filled with some of the most popular speakers on the Our Turtle House App!

Join best-selling authors (and HILARIOUS motivational speakers) Hank SmithMeg Johnson, and John Bythewayalong with host Mark Williams and special musical guest Carmen Rasmusen Herbert as they fill the Christmas festivities with entertaining stories and Christmas songs that will have you smiling, laughing, and caroling along.

You’ll laugh a lot. You’ll cry (probably from laughing so hard). But most of all, you’ll leave feeling a little bit closer to The Reason for the Season. 

With a lineup like that, it’s no wonder our events sell out!

Where will we see YOU this holiday season?

(Back to the drumroll, please…)

This year, Laughing All The Way will be touring to 7 cities throughout Utah and Idaho, PLUS we’ll be broadcasting a LIVE virtual event from one of our tour performances! Here’s our schedule:

Click on the cities to reserve your tickets!

Friday, Dec. 2: Wood Cross, UT
Saturday, Dec. 3: Cedar City, UT
Friday, Dec. 9: Twin Falls, ID
Saturday, Dec. 10: Boise, ID
Monday, Dec. 12: Idaho Falls, ID
Monday, Dec. 12: Virtual Event (see below for more info)
Friday, Dec. 16: Ogden, UT
Saturday, Dec. 17: Provo, UT

Bring a date, bring the whole family, or bring a bunch of friends…but hurry! “Laughing All the Way” tickets are limited and our events SELL OUT QUICKLY, so reserve your holiday tickets today! 

Keep scrolling ⬇️ to find out ways to save $$$.

Let’s Talk About the Virtual Event

Don’t live close enough to attend an event? Let US bring the event to YOU!

Homes around the globe streamed our 2021 Virtual Event and LOVED it! Our state-of-the-art camera crew streams a professional event straight onto your device. You’ll see everything that our live audiences see and experience everything our audiences experience…PLUS you get a little something FREE in your inbox so you don’t miss out on the prizes! With three different tiers to choose from, you can custom design your passes to fit what’s best for your budget.

As an added bonus, this year we’ve teamed up with www.ourrescue.org to make our virtual event even more meaningful.

We’re donating 20% of all VIRTUAL EVENT ticket sales to support the efforts of Operation Underground Railroad, in their fight against human trafficking and exploitation.

The O.U.R. Mission Statement is “to shine a light worldwide on the global issue of child sex trafficking and exploitation, and in so doing rescue more children from slavery and assist law enforcement to seek justice for those who violate children. We place survivors on a path to recovery by partnering with vetted aftercare providers.”

Purchase a live virtual event pass and join us in supporting this phenomenal cause this holiday season.

Two Ways to Get Discount Tickets

We get it: during the holidays, money is tight…which is why we’ve created TWO ways for you to save BIG on your tickets! (We highly suggest that you take us up on BOTH of these offers and save even BIGGER!)

  • EARLY BIRD PRICING: Now through November 5, 2022, all tickets ring in at 20% off!  Because several of our events typically sell out before this date, you’ll want to make sure you get in on this offer ASAP.
  • OUR TURTLE HOUSE APP MEMBER PRICING: We give an additional 10% off to all our app members! Stack that on top of the Early Bird Pricing and that saves you enough for way more than just a few stocking stuffers!

    Not an app member? No worries! Sign up for a FREE 7-DAY TRIAL now, then order through the app! It really is that simple.

5 Reasons You Should Sing the Hymns at Church (even if you’re not a great singer)

A guest post by Whitney Permann from Mercy River
Updated 9/2/2022

A few weeks ago, I looked around my congregation during church. I was so surprised by how many people actually weren’t singing! 

I know that some people sing out loud while others feel more comfortable singing within their hearts. I get it. I really do. But then why do the Psalms repeatedly tells us to “sing to the Lord”? (Psalm 98:5)

What does this mean for those who aren’t a great singer?

I’m glad you asked.

Here are 5 reasons you should sing in church…even if you “can’t” sing.

Singing is good for the brain.

Even if you don’t like to do it, singing is still good for your brain.

Singing uses both parts of the brain and releases oxytocin, dopamine, and endorphins (anti-depressants) which promote unity, trust, and joy.

It connects us to got and each other.

(God knows a little something about the brains and what it needs. 😆)

▶ You might also like “Why Do We Sing So Much at Church?” A FollowHim Favorites by Hank Smith and John Bytheway

Music activates the spiritual attention centers of the brain. As a bonus, music is proven to outlast memories–especially as we age and so when we sing hymns, the lyrucs become written on (and stored in) our hearts.

Truly, singing makes “the word of Christ dwell in you richly” (Colossians 3:16). 

▶ You might also like “Getting Your Classroom to Sing” A Teaching Helps Podcast Episode by Hank Smith

Singing hymns is an act of fellowship. It’s not about you or your voice. Instead, make it about others.

When you sing, you add YOUR witness to the group.

You can lift and build those in your church family who are hurting…all from the safety of your pew.

▶ You might also like “Hear Him: A Musical Fireside” by Wayne Burton

When you sing, you push pride aside and stop worrying “what do others think?”

And simply worship.

You show God you gratefully honor Him–more than your discomfort.

You offer yourself, no matter how flawed. 

That is worship!

No one is listening to you sing.

Hint: Good singers love the sound of their own voice. You can sing by them because they are lost in their own little performance. 

But truly, it’s freeing to drop insecurities. Let go of what you  “think people think”. 

So just sing for Jesus. Don’t worry about anyone else.

Just sing.

Whitney Permann is a member of the trio Mercy River. Originally from Idaho Falls, Idaho, she currently resides nearby in a small farming community with her husband and their 6 children. Whitney finds joy serving in her community by writing and directing the annual town melodrama, running Internet Safety Week in the schools, and organizing the 12 Days of Christmas each December. Some of her favorite things include reading, writing, attempting to raise happy humans, sitting in front of the fireplace, homemade chicken noodle soup, and Costco.