Hearing our Heritage is a podcast that showcases the life stories of elderly individuals in their own words. Each episode delves into the triumphs, tragedies, family relationships, and life experiences of one featured individual. The podcast is readily accessible on all major streaming platforms, enabling loved ones to easily access and listen to the stories of their parents and grandparents.
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15: Joan Furner: Farming, Five Kids, and First Grade
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Joan Furner is the salt of the earth. She is kind, funny, beautiful, and faithful. She is part of the Parrish family, who are prominent in Centerville, Utah where she has lived most of her life. She grew up on a farm and enjoyed singing in her younger years. She met her husband, Blair, through a blind date set up by her mom. Together Joan and Blair…
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14: George Toner- A Master Mechanic
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George Toner is a good man. He was born and raised in Burley, Idaho, where he has spent most of his life. He is a master mechanic- one of his greatest passions in life. He started fixing cars when he was just a kid. He's built all five of his homes and even flew airplanes. He married his sweetheart, Rosie, and together they have three amazing kids.…
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13: Richard and Anna Wilstead: From Meeting at the Mezona to Seven Kids
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Anna and Richard Wilstead are a wonderful couple from Arizona. They have been married since 1969 after meeting when Anna was sixteen and Richard nineteen. Together they have seven children, Lorianne, Gregory, Jeffery, Elizabeth Kenneth, Curtis, and Deborah They have worked hard their entire lives, since they were young teens, to provide for themsel…
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12: Thom Rothey: Bears, Brokerage, and Being the Best Husband and Father
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Thom Rothey has had an amazing life. He has five great kids, five bonus kids, many grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. His life began in Ogden, where he had a fun childhood but faced some serious hardships in his family. He met his eternal companion, Helen, in high school, and they were married after he returned from his mission to the Northern…
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11: Richard Smith: The Painless Dentist and Faithful Patriarch
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Richard Smith is a wise, gentle man who has lived a faithful and blessed life. He is married to his lovely wife, Norma, and together they have four sons and have many grandchildren, and even a great grandchild. He was raised in Utah and after attending BYU, working many jobs, joining the reserves and getting married, he ended up in Kansas City for …
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11: Norma Smith: The Service Queen
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Norma Smith is a happy, bright bubbly and beautiful woman who loves her family more than anything else. She was raised in humble circumstances as a young girl before her mother remarried. She was an actress and she attended Brigham Young university where she met her husband, Richard. Together they have built a beautiful life and have four wonderful…
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10: Dorothy Tall: A Teacher, a Mother and a Saint
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Dorothy Tall is a beautiful, vivacious, caring woman. She is the mother of five children and has been married to her sweetheart, Tom, for fifty-eight years. She is the daughter of German immigrants and had a very happy childhood. She has devoted her life to her family and her faith in God. She had an incredible career as an elementary school teache…
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9: Tom Tall: Husband, Father and Western Wear Extraordinaire
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Tom Tall has a remarkable story. His journey began in the hills of Los Angeles. He eventually landed at Snow College before being drafted into the army and stationed in Germany. He graduated Brigham Young University at the age of thirty-three and travelled all over the western United States selling western wear. As an expert salesman, he has overco…
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8: Gloria Melendez: Life is Good
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Gloria Melendez is one of the most beautiful, kind, positive and resilient people I’ve ever known. She has had a fascinating life full of learning and travel. She is a devoted mother and grandmother who has been a faithful member of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints her whole life, including serving three missions. Her story takes pla…
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7: Gary Bikman: A Tribute On His 80th Birthday
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If you spend five minutes with Gary Bikman, there's a good chance he'll have you laughing. He's a quick-witted eighty-year-old with a fascinating history and an inspirational life. He married his first wife, Suzy, after falling in love at BYU, and together they had nine wonderful children. After tragically losing Suzy to cancer, he remarried his no…
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6: Lester Broadhead: Life's LESsons
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Lester Broadhead is a kind and humble man, who has learned some really profound life lessons throughout his journey. He explains those lessons through entertaining and unique stories from his 80 years on earth. He was born in rural Utah to fairly old parents, he played sports and loves cars. He has 4 kids to whom he was a single father to for a whi…
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5: Bill Cranney: Airplanes, Africa, Auto Parts and Ann
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Bill Cranney has spent his life providing for his family, enjoying sports and the outdoors, and diligently serving the Lord. From his stories it’s clear that he has tried, all his life, to do the right things and do what he has been asked to do– which has actually quite a bit. He and his wife Ann raised four strong, successful, athletic kids. Bill …
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4: Ann Cranney: A Life Fueled by Service
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Ann Cranney is a gentle, kind soul. She has devoted her life to raising her four amazing children and serving in the church. She is a capable and hard worker who says she has hard time sitting still for long. She has always enjoyed being busy and doing good. She met and married her sweetheart Bill when they were just freshmen at BYU and together th…
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3: Ellis and Carolyn Allred: A 70 Year Legacy
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Did you know that only .1% of marriages make it to 70 years? Well, Ellis and Carolyn Allred are in that tiny group that makes it to their platinum anniversary. The two met in high school, have 5 amazing children and one foster son. The couple worked hard to build a faithful family, served in the church, and loved each other the whole way through. T…
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2: Rea Rader: A Priceless Woman
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If you talk to Rea Rader she will probably try to tell you that she's had a very ordinary life, but she has nearly 90 years of stories that say otherwise. She spent her childhood in rural Utah— at times without power or plumbing! She met her sweetheart, Bill, when she was still in high school, and they raised their six children together. They also …
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1: Jan Johnson: Cheaper by the Dozen, Almost
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Jan Johnson is a kind, happy and beautiful 84 year old woman. She has filled her life with love, service, and laughter and has shared it with her beloved husband Ted, their 11 children, 48 grandchildren and many great grandchildren. Listen as she shares the funny stories from their family farm and the inspiring perspective that has carried her thro…
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