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Heidi Swinton

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As a young journalism student at the University of Utah, Heidi Swinton had big dreams of one day working for Newsweek, but a prompting encouraging her to focus on the work of the Lord led her to a different path in life instead. This path still involved Swinton using her talents through writing, but in ways she never could’ve imagined—including writing the biography of President Thomas S. Monson. That was the point when the journalist in me gave way to essentially a child of God.” Show Notes 1:43- A Mother’s Example of Resilience3:34- Journalistic Dreams6:12- Losing an Infant12:12- “All the Way Home”15:12- A Witness of Joseph Smith25:04- “I Did My Best For You” 27:44- A Cold Call from a Prophet32:26- “Exactly Who You Think He Is”36:15- Experiencing Firsthand How President Monson Made People Feel41:24- What the Lord Allows Us To Do and Feel45:38- The Call of a Prophet and the Call to Us To Follow49:40- What Does It Mean To You To Be “All In” the Gospel of Jesus Christ? Find the full episode transcript at ldsliving.com/allin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As a young journalism student at the University of Utah, Heidi Swinton had big dreams of one day working for Newsweek, but a prompting encouraging her to focus on the work of the Lord led her to a different path in life instead. This path still involved Swinton using her talents through writing, but in ways she never could’ve imagined—including writing the biography of President Thomas S. Monson. That was the point when the journalist in me gave way to essentially a child of God.” Show Notes 1:43- A Mother’s Example of Resilience 3:34- Journalistic Dreams 6:12- Losing an Infant 12:12- “All the Way Home” 15:12- A Witness of Joseph Smith 25:04- “I Did My Best For You”  27:44- A Cold Call from a Prophet 32:26- “Exactly Who You Think He Is” 36:15- Experiencing Firsthand How President Monson Made People Feel 41:24- What the Lord Allows Us To Do and Feel 45:38- The Call of a Prophet and the Call to Us To Follow 49:40- What Does It Mean To You To Be “All In” the Gospel of Jesus Christ? Find the full episode transcript at <a href="https://www.ldsliving.com/pages/allin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ldsliving.com/allin</a>.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Heidi Swinton: Profiling a Prophet

Heidi Swinton is an author, screenwriter and historian who has written several books to accompany historical documentaries created by film-maker Lee Groberg. She also wrote a biography of Thomas S. Monson and a biographical essay on Lorenzo Snow.