Fortify with Shannon Foster

“When I leave Conference, there will be something that will stand out to me and it might be different than anybody else.”

I invited my friend Emily Snyder to talk with me about how to prepare yourself…

“We all want to use our agency, we all want to use it wisely, but if we don’t understand why something’s important, then it may not make sense and we may resist.”

We are continuing our discussion of t…

“The struggling is part of the process. Nothing is wrong, this is how we grow.”

We’re back with our series about teaching teens the gospel. In this episode I share part 1 of the best methods I learned…

“Our goal is not to teach a lesson. It is for them to learn in a way that they'll act.”

We’re back for Season 2 of the podcast and I’m really happy about it. I was deep in making Old Testament study g…

“I have come to learn that this is not just about what I say or how I plan a lesson but also about what I am doing to give the spirit as many opportunities as possible to teach my children.”

I’m conti…

“If you want to teach your children about the temple, take them to a temple.”

I’m sharing teaching ideas for children of different age groups over the next three episodes and this first episode is all…

“We want to capture what we are learning as closely as possible to the moment we are learning it.”

I’m continuing this 2 part episode series on scripture journaling with the how to’s for creating a sc…

“I’m really just trying to put myself in a position where that chunk of verses can sink in and I can see things that I have missed before – the kind of things that take work to get to or pondering to…

“Discouragement is one of Satan’s greatest tools.”

Coaches expect things to come up during a game. In fact, they expect the unexpected. This is what we can do as parents to help us navigate discourage…

“Look what can happen when we really feast upon just a few verses and let them become a part of us.”

Sometimes one little story can teach us so much. I’m sharing a small story about Abraham from the O…

“God did not give us His word without giving you the capacity to understand it.”

We can become scholars of the scriptures no matter where we are coming from and what kind of knowledge we currently hav…

“We all have obstacles but the trick is to be unwavering in your commitment. To find ways to keep going in spite of striking out.”

“My faith began to be unshaken in the Lord.” Enos 1:11

We are playing …

“There are many different ways that children learn. Most will do better with a variety of approaches.”

I’m getting into the “how” of teaching the gospel to your children in this episode. I think of th…

“Something that started as a sketch could over time become full of intricate and breathtaking details and something that is a really powerful influence in their lives. That piece of art would become …

“In coming days, it will not be possible to survive spiritually without the guiding, directing, comforting and constant influence of the Holy Ghost.” - Russell M. Nelson

“When it comes to teaching chi…