Stacie Grover Oyler shares her experience of dealing with anorexia and bulimia. She expresses how her Heavenly Father's love helped her overcome her struggles.

After losing her leg Jill Wilkinson learned to ski again and earned a spot on the US Paralympic Ski Team. This courageous woman opens her heart and talks of the challenges that knocked her down and how she was able to get back up again.

Scott and Emily Mugleston discuss their trials with infertility, cancer and depression.

This episode is dedicated to "I Will Not Fail Thee, nor Forsake Thee," President Thomas S. Monson's profound Sunday morning address from the October 2013 general conference. The prophet's counsel, along with comments and insights from past guests of Enduring It Well, provides an excellent study of lessons learned in life.

The pharmacy accidentally gave Jessie Scott the wrong dosage, putting him into a coma for 72 days. Today he still suffers from side effects, but he remains positive and happy. Jessie's parents, Wayne and Laurie, tell his story.

Jake Scott explains how he overcame a pornography addiction with the help of the Addiction Recovery Program and his supportive wife, Polly.

Guests speak about the suffering associated with raising a child that chooses to live a life of crime.

The earthquake in Haiti in 2010 affected many families, including Jeremy and Hollie Wardle. They were in the process of adopting a Haitian child when the earthquake occurred. Jeremy flew to Haiti to find their new daughter, while helping other orphans along the way.

Despite facing the challenges associated with blindness, Marianne has flourished in the light of the gospel.

A grieving family looks to the Atonement to help them through the death of their teenage son.

A teenager diagnosed with rare cancer still finds ways to help others.

Discover how Mark's faith and trust turned his life of disappointment into one of fulfillment. Mark shares how spiritual traits can be developed and peace can be found during trial, if we are humble and submissive. At age 16, Mark Christiansen, like other teenagers, was healthy and normal. He enjoyed playing sports, friends and felt his life was heading in the right direction. One day, everything changed when he dove into a sandbar hidden in a mountain lake. The result was a severed spine; he...

In 1986 everything in Kerry Chlarson's world seemed to be going right. He was a young husband, new father and successful marine. One day his life took a traumatic turn for the worst when he was involved in a fiery crash that burned over 50 percent of his body and left him in a coma. Kerry describes when he knew his life would never be the same and the moment he realized he needed to reach out to others.

A sledding activity turned tragic when 16 year old Michael Hancey of Littleton, Colorado lost control of his snow tube and slammed into a rock. Suffering from severe brain damage, Michael clinged to life for many days in the hospital. Michael and his parents, Ann and Wade, describe the terrifying moments following his accident; the critical decisions they made; and the life of fulfillment Michael now enjoys during recovery.

Scott and Cindy Johnson and Wade and Ann Hancey join host W. A. Christensen to share their story and experiences with the tragic Columbine High School shootings. Their children attended Columbine and demonstrated heroic efforts during the conflict. The Spirit played a key role in preparing and guiding these Saints through the difficult time.

In part two of “A Silent Hero,” host W. A. Christensen interviews Lia Clark, the “miracle child” of Calvin and Cheryl Clark spoken of in part one. After Calvin Clark was electrocuted in the line of duty, Lia’s mother remarried and although the marriage failed, Lia was blessed with twin brothers from that marriage. Eventually her mother married again to a gentle, kind man who loved the three children as his own. Lia explains the trial of never having known her father, but how her mother...

Cheryl Clark Monk tells the story of how she lost her husband to a tragic electrocution accident while he was on duty as a fireman. The teachings of the gospel of Jesus Christ helped her through the tough time and continually remind her that families can be eternal.

After graduating from BYU, Amanda de Lange taught English in China. There she saw a need to help orphans. She began an orphanage program, including "the Starfish orphanage," which focused on the importance of each individual and how, just like the starfish being thrown back into the ocean, "every life matters." She influenced so many people and lived a life of service. She passed away recently, but two of those who knew her best (Amy Christiansen, her visiting teacher, and Eve Boger, a...

Natalie White, an exemplary young woman, joins host W. A. Christensen to talk about her trial of having a hole in her heart and the new outlook on life that she gained after living through open-heart surgery. Even before finding out about her heart condition, she decided to give her phone over to her mom and cancel her Facebook account for an entire summer. She felt a need to take a break from the pressures that come with social media and texting. The wisdom she gained through her trial...

In part two of this discussion Shauna continues to describe the demands on caregivers and make suggestions of how to survive the trial of caring for afflicted loved ones.

Shauna and her husband, Terrell, lived the typical suburban life. Their happiness was challenged when Terrell was diagnosed with Huntington's Disease. Ever so slowly, Terrell's muscles were beginning to atrophy with no regeneration. While Shauna assumed most of the parenting duties, she also performed most of Terrell's personal care. As physically demanding as it was, she inspired all around her with her love and devotion to her ailing husband. By the time Terrell passed away, Shauna had a...

Is success something to be endured? President Brigham Young was concerned that at some point the Saints would prosper and in that prosperity be vulnerable to temptations and ruin. On this episode of Enduring It Well, host W. A. Christensen welcomes Harris Simmons, president and CEO of Zions Bank Corporation, to discuss the very real challenges that some face in prosperity including pride, greed, and more.

Throughout his career, Dr. Lane Smith, a renowned doctor of medicine specializing in psychiatry, has worked with troubled teens, distraught adults, and marriages on the brink. Through it all he has kept a level head centered in the teachings of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. It was something that was taught to him at a young age, being the grandson of Joseph Fielding Smith, the 10th President of the Church. Dr. Smith tells of the tragic day when his 60-year-old father, Joseph Fielding...

As a wife and a mother of five children, Joan Yarrington had always tried to shepherd her children forward in the gospel to help them find true happiness and purpose in their lives. As her son approached the day to submit mission papers, he suddenly and without warning chose to no longer participate in the Church. She was devastated. What had she done wrong? How could this wonderful little boy decide to make such a decision just at the prime of his life? Her son saw the error of his ways and...

Host W. A. Christensen explores the "Common Threads of Trial" that have surfaced throughout the interviews he has conducted during the podcast series Enduring It Well. Clips from many past episodes are woven together by his thoughts as he narrates.