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Do You Suffer From F.E.A.R.?

What kind of F.E.A.R. do you wrestle with?

Are you more of a TRADITIONAL F.E.A.R. kind of person? You know, the kind where you have a thought that appears to be real but turns into a lot of thoughts that ultimately take over your mind, causing you to think things that are untrue. Someone who experiences TRADITIONAL F.E.A.R. is a person who imagines the worst case scenario.

Laman and Lemuel were TRADITIONAL F.E.A.R.-ers. They went from zero to “we’re all gonna die” in nothing flat. They were so caught up in the “what ifs” that they refused to progress.

Maybe you’re more of the TREADMILL F.E.A.R. type. These are people who keep doing whatever they’re doing because they’re so filled with fear of what might happen if they stop. They don’t repent…which means they don’t change. They just keep running through habitual motions, but never make any progress toward Heavenly Father.

What exactly is F.E.A.R.?

Better yet, why do we hold on to it? According to motivational speaker Kevin Clayson:

F.E.A.R. is a lie, a deception, a tool of suppression.

And Satan knows it.

Is it any wonder that the scriptures are filled with references encouraging us to “fear not”? Angels declared it to the shepherds. Isaiah preached it to his people. Jesus commanded it of His disciples.

How to we combat F.E.A.R.?

Last Sunday we hosted an Our Turtle House Digital Fireside about choosing faith over fear. During the presentation, we heard three powerful stories from three powerful speakers (Leslie Householder, Kevin Clayson, and Ann Ferguson) teaching us how we, too, can overcome F.E.A.R. in difficult times.

The magic cure:

FAITH

Faith that is fueled and sustained by righteous action. Productive action. Hard-working action with the intent of progressive motion.

Faith in the unknown. Faith in the future. Faith in the Savior and His promises to us.

F.E.A.R. can confound us. But when we choose to overcome fear with faith, miracles will happen.

And isn’t it about time for a miracle in your life?

Have a great week,

Our Turtle House

Listen to the entire fireside on YouTube or with a FREE 7-day TRIAL of the Our Turtle House App.

Ann Ferguson | Joyful Heart Mentoring
Kevin Clayson | www.kevinclayson.org
Leslie Householder | www.rarefaith.org
Audrey Baugh spent 15 years of her professional career as an inspirational singer/songwriter and motivational speaker. Now, she happily dedicates her time writing, designing, networking, and managing the marketing content of the Our Turtle House App! Audrey is a wife, a mom, and an avid dog owner who just wants to create pretty things, inspire people, love unconditionally, and eat yummy food.
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What Is a “Turtle Talk” & Why Do I Want Tickets?

Remember when you’d drive to the local bookstore just to purchase inspirational talks on CD? Yeah. It’s pretty much like that…in digital form.

Turtle Talks are, in a nutshell, entertaining full-length talks. They’re pretty much a fan favorite. Honestly, they’re consistently top our “most watched videos” on the Our Turtle House App.

They’re also a bit of a fun production from start to finish.

First, the talks are recorded in front of live audiences at our Turtle Talk Events. Listeners are enthralled by the experience of  watching their favorite motivational speakers on stage. Hank Smith, John Bytheway, and Meg Johnson record multiple Turtle Talks each year. In addition, they share the stage with incredible guest speakers at each event. These guests are chosen because they all with uplifting messages to share. At the event, we laugh, we cry, we inspire. Plus, we have loads of fun! Click here to purchase tickets for 2022 Turtle Talk Events.

 Next, comes the editing process. We edit the Turtle Talks into both audio and video. This makes it so you, as members, have the format that fits your lifestyle the very best. Some members like to listen while they work. Others like to watch them together as a family on a quiet Sunday afternoon. We happen to think that any time is Turtle Talk time!

In the final step, our team chooses a talk of the month. Designers create a cover for the talk and then we release it exclusively on the Our Turtle House App. Each new Turtle Talk is then housed on the app forever, along with dozens of other talks that you can stream at any given time!

Check out a few of our most recent Turtle Talk releases, all carefully hand-selected to keep your family entertained and inspired!

Ready for the app? Download a FREE 7-DAY TRIAL here!

Audrey Baugh spent 15 years of her professional career as an inspirational singer/songwriter and motivational speaker. Now, she happily dedicates her time writing, designing, networking, and managing the marketing content of the Our Turtle House App! Audrey is a wife, a mom, and an avid dog owner who just wants to create pretty things, inspire people, love unconditionally, and eat yummy food.
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Laughing All The Way: Christmas Tour 2021

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 as you enjoy “Laughing All the Way“, a fun and entertaining Christ-centered Christmas event from Jumping Turtle, LLC.

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

Join best-selling authors (and HILARIOUS motivational speakers) Hank Smith, Meg Johnson, and John Bytheway, along with host Mark Wiliams 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.

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

12/3/2021 Clearfield, UT
12/4/2021 Salt Lake City, UT
12/10/2021 Richfield, UT
12/11/2021 St. George, UT
12/13/2021 Idaho Falls, ID
12/17/2021 Spanish Fork, UT
12/18/2021 Vernal UT

RESERVE YOUR TICKETS!
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A Hero’s Journey

Everybody loves a hero.

Strength. Determination. Courage. Security. Confidence. Supernatural powers.

There’s  something inside each of us that wants to become a little bit more like the hero of a story we’ve heard “once upon a time.”

So what does it take to become a hero?

Probably not a perfect life. Probably not a lot of money. Probably not a natural-born instinct that allows us to slide through life with ease.

No. Probably not.

Actually, the most common factor of what makes a hero a hero is pretty much the same exact same concept that creates the most vilest of villains.  The concept can be summed up in one little word:

struggle

Pain. Disability. Loss. Sorrow. Grief. Loneliness. Fear.

While every villian of every story chose, at some point, to succumb to the depths of a life-altering struggle, every hero has chosen to overcome one.

And so can you. 

You see…there’s a little bit of hero in us all.

Because you are a child of God, an eternal Father in Heaven, you have already been blessed with some pretty impressive supernatural powers.

I mean, you might not be able to fly or create alternate universes, but you have real spiritual strengths that others can literally see.

You hold within you a determination to rise above whatever your heartache may be. You alone can create security and instill confidence into those around you.

You can save and you can endure and you can become the best hero of your very own story, but it takes a journey, a story, a struggle, a choice to get there.

You CAN be a hero but, really, you already ARE one.

Where will your journey take you?

We’ve found some episodes from the Our Turtle House App that will help you learn to discover the hero within yourself. Click on the picture below to open each episode directly in your Our Turtle House App.

Courageously face the things that fear you most in life. (Be The Hero of Your Story, Nate Bagely, Armor Up)
Why do we love stories about Spiderman, Harry Potter, and Star Wars? It isn’t because everything goes right for the characters...It’s because just like in your life, lots of times things go wrong! Join Mark Williams as he talks about how the stories we tell ourselves about the hard things we experience are exactly what enable us to live a great life. (The Hero's Journey, Mark Williams, Turtle Talks)
Change doesn't often happen overnight, even when we want it to. This episode helps us remember how (and when) to give others space as they work through the process of change. (Giving Others Space for the Process of Change, Hank Smith, Hank Helps)
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Top 10 Motivational Talks by John Bytheway

For over 25 years, John Bytheway has been one of the most popular motivational speakers in the LDS inspirational industry. Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints from around the world have laughed and cried and been inspired by his dozens of bestselling books, audio talks, and DVDs from across the decades, including How to Be an Extraordinary Teen; Life Rocks; and his first children’s picture book, The Sacrament. 

John’s uncanny humor and fun personality has connected him with Our Turtle House audiences across the globe, making John one of the most requested speakers on the app. Today, he has released a new full-length talk “The Object of the Game“, a talk centered on discovering what God’s mission for us is and learning how to “play the game of life” in order to achieve it!

We’ve found some of John’s most popular Turtle Talks  from the Our Turtle House App that will keep your family entertained and inspired! Click on the picture below to open each episode directly in your Our Turtle House App.

Don’t have the app? Download a FREE 7-day trial here!

NEW RELEASE!!! God has a work for you to do! But how do you figure out what contribution that is? And even more importantly, how do you make Heavenly Father a part of your mission? Join John Bytheway as he talks about how when we understand God’s mission for us, we can become better players of the game of life. 

God speaks through patterns in the scriptures, and one of the biggest patterns is with numbers! Join John Bytheway for a brand new Turtle Talk where he breaks down the numeric symbols in the scriptures and what we can learn from them. (Becoming One: Number Symbols in the Scriptures, John Bytheway, Turtle Talks)
How can you deal with all the uncertainty of life when it feels like there’s so little you can actually hold on to? Filled with scriptures and stories, this full-length talk will uplift you as you navigate the uncertainties of life without feeling a need to fear. (A Pandemic Without Panic!, John Bytheway, Turtle Talk)
We often talk about Adam and Eve, but who really was Eve? In this brand new Turtle Talk, John Bytheway shares why Our Glorious Mother Eve (and her many daughters on the earth) are among the “great and mighty ones” who have made it possible for us all to be here today. (Our Glorious Mother Eve, John Bytheway, Turtle Talks)
Learn how to chase the worry away! (No Worries, John Bytheway, Turtle Talks)
You have a work to do! Join John Bytheway in this new talk based on the Youth theme for 2021. "Wherefore, be not weary in well-doing, for ye are laying the foundation of a great work. And out of small things proceedeth that which is great. Behold, the Lord requireth the heart and a willing mind." (Be Not Weary in Well-Doing!, John Bytheway, Turtle Talks)
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International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day is celebrated on Monday, August 9, 2021. This is a day that the world gathers together to celebrate the women in each of our lives. 

The mothers. The wives. The grandmothers. The daughters. The aunts. The nieces. The sisters.

We celebrate the women next door, the ones overseas;

the women who speak and the women who listen;

the women who lead and the women who follow;

the women who are young and the women who are young at heart.

Women of the world, we celebrate you.

We echo the words of President Russell M. Nelson when he said,

“Sisters, you have all been absolutely heroic! I marvel at your strength and your faith. You have shown that in difficult circumstances, you bravely carry on. I love you, and I assure you that the Lord loves you and sees the great work you are performing. Thank you! Once again, you have proven that you are literally the hope of Israel!”

We’ve found some episodes from the Our Turtle House App that will help you celebrate International Women’s Day. Click on the picture below to open each episode directly in your Our Turtle House App.

"...all things are created and made to bear record of me..." Hank Smith breaks down two verses in Moses 6 and explains how women are symbols of Christ. (Women Are Symbols of Christ: Moses 6, Hank Smith, Scripture Power)
PMS has developed such a bad rap! In this full-length talk, Meg Johnson teaches us how we can choose the feels we want to feel! (Redefining PMS, Meg Johnson, Turtle Talks)
Women have a divine nature. God knows you and loves you. He also has a purpose for you, as a daughter of God. (The Divine Nature of Women, Ty Bennett, Digital Firesides)
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Valuing Progress Over Perfection

Perfect. Flawless. Filter. Top-of-the-line. Best. Unbeatable. Model.

We live in a world where these descriptors seem to be the goal and anything less is unacceptable.

“Model behavior.” “Best in class.” “Flawless complexion.” “Perfect performance.”

But are these expectations real? Do people really expect these from us? Or are they unrealistic expectations we place upon ourselves?

While not always a bad thing to work towards, the idealism of perfection often comes with a price. Low self-esteem, relationship problems, health issues, anxiety, and depression are common results from living a life of chronic perfectionism.

Saint Augustine,  renowned theologian, prolific writer, and skilled preacher of the fourth century once said, “This is the very perfection of man, to find out his own imperfections.“

 We are put on earth to learn how to become perfect, not to live life perfectly.

And as long as you’re trying the very best you can then what you do is good enough.

What if you were to put more emphasis on your progress instead? 

Record your progress so that when you begin to feel frustrated, you can actually see how far you’ve come. Notice the things you’ve become better at or stronger at or risen above. There is nothing wrong with giving yourself a little pat on the back for everyday achievements. You will find that there is so much satisfaction that comes from looking at how much you’ve improved! 

So patient with yourself. Set your goals and show yourself a little love and compassion.

We’ve found some episodes from the Our Turtle House App that will help you show yourself a little more love and compassion. Click on the picture below to open each episode directly in your Our Turtle House App.

In a world that tells you that you aren't good enough until you're perfect, we want to tell you that your "good enough" is usually good enough. (Your "Good Enough" is Good Enough, Brooke Romney, Digital Firesides)
How often do we get caught up in trying to be perfect and give off the perfect image? Sometimes the best thing for us to do is to take a step back and embrace "the pause". (The Power of the Pause, Bob Kittell, Digital Firesides)
Your body is a temple so treat yourself with kindness! Carmen Herbert speaks with the former Miss Utah about finding love and compassion for yourself from the inside out. (Love and Compassion for Yourself, Krissia Hall, Doing Good Podcast)
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Top 10 Motivational Talks by Meg Johnson

Before being paralyzed, Meg was a ballroom dancer and professional party planner. Then a weekend trip changed it all and Meg was paralyzed on March 6, 2004 when she was hiking in Southern Utah. She accidentally jumped off a 40-foot cliff, breaking both of her femurs, wrists, collar bone, and four bones in her neck. She was flown across the state to the hospital where she spent the next four months on a ventilator.

She returned home without the use of her legs, back, stomach, or hands and is a C-7 quadriplegic.

Meg inspires audiences all over the world with her message of hope, happiness, determination, and triumph. Her messages are recorded and shared in several CDs and online audio. She is the author of five books including, When Life Gets Hard, and Always a Princess. Her YouTube channel showcases her abilities and motivates others to appreciate theirs. Meg’s newsletter, Meg’s Monthly Message, is read in over 20 countries across the globe.

Her work as a speaker and an influencer has touched many around the world and today she has released a brand-new full-length talk “Good to Great: Unlocking Help from High”. 

We’ve found some of Meg’s most popular Turtle Talks  from the Our Turtle House App that will keep you rollin’! Click on the picture below to open each episode directly in your Our Turtle House App.

Heavenly help is on the way! Laugh and learn with Meg Johnson as she takes us on a stroll down the halls of the temple and shows us how to unlock the doors of angelic assistance. (Good to Great: Unlocking Help from on High, Meg Johnson, Turtle Talks)

True “beauty” is so much more than what you may see in the mirror. In this full-length , Meg Johnson shares that we all can experience a “spiritual makeover” that will transform into something more beautiful than we can even imagine. (More than a Mirror: Keys to a Spiritual Makeover by Meg Johnson, Turtle Talks)
If you’ve ever had a garden, you know how amazing it is to watch those plants grow from little seeds to fruit (and vegetable!) bearing plants. But in order to see that growth, you (as the gardener) have to make sure your plants get enough sun and water! In this new Turtle Talk, Meg Johnson shares how our lives are like a garden. And our Heavenly Father is The Master Gardener, who helps us get the “water and Son” we need so we can eventually be “pruned to perfection.” (The Master Gardener, Meg Johnson, Turtle Talk)
On your mark...get set...GO! The race is ON and the runners are running...but the race of life isn't won by crossing the finish line first. In this Turtle Talk, Meg shares her own experiences running the race–both literally and figuratively. Sometimes we win, sometimes we lose (badly) but when we take the time to slow down and lift others, we'll discover there's a new way to win! (The Race is On, Meg Johnson, Turtle Talks)
Meg takes a lighthearted, fun, and funny look into the ever-surprising consequences of the often awkward actions we take when we follow the Spirit. (When the Spirit Speaks, Meg Johnson, Turtle Talks)
Have you ever wanted to achieve a goal, but you haven’t been sure how to accomplish it? In this new Turtle Talk by Meg Johnson, Meg shares personal stories and examples of ways you can turn your thoughts and dreams into your reality! (Visions of Success: Accomplishing Goals and Reaching Dreams, Meg Johnson, Turtle Talks)
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Navigating Life-Changing Experiences

Marriage. Divorce.

Birth. Death.

New job. Job loss.

Back-to-school. Graduation.

Pandemic. Peace.

We live in time of constant evolution, where the only thing that’s consistent about life is it’s rapid momentum of change.

Some changes are small and seemingly insignificant while some are of more gargantuan proportions. 

Yet, as we’ve seen recently small changes can turn into big obstacles in the blink of an eye, making even the smallest of changes every bit as difficult to navigate as the bigger ones.

Here are some other really great tips for cheering up the lonely from some of our Our Turtle House episodes. Click the pictures to open the episodes directly on your Our Turtle House app!

When life doesn't go as planned, it's always important to learn to KNOW The Savior and not just KNOW OF Him. Join Joe Cochran, Ben Shilaty and Mark Williams for this inspiring Digital Fireside. (When Life Doesn't Go As Planned, Joe Cochran, Digital Fireside)
How can you deal with all the uncertainty of life when it feels like there’s so little you can actually hold on to? Filled with scriptures and stories, this full-length talk will uplift you as you navigate the uncertainties of life without feeling a need to fear. (A Pandemic Without Panic!, John Bytheway, Turtle Talk)
Trials can sometimes create an imability to work If this happens to you, here are some tips and tricks you can use to hold onto your "happy" though the hard. (When You Lose Your Ability to Work, Meg Johnson, Trial Tips)